Lewis Richmond's Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to PDF
By Lewis Richmond
ISBN-10: 1592407471
ISBN-13: 9781592407477
The bestselling writer of Work as a religious perform presents a user’s lifestyles consultant to getting older good and making each year pleasant and transformative.
Everything adjustments. For Zen Buddhist priest and meditation instructor Lewis Richmond, this primary Buddhist guideline is the root for a brand new internal street map that emerges within the later years, charting an realizing that may deliver new percentages and a wealth of appreciation and gratitude for the existence trip itself.
Aging as a religious Practice is a smart, compassionate publication that publications readers throughout the 4 key levels of aging—such as “Lightning moves” (the second we get up to our aging)—as good because the techniques of adapting to alter, embracing who we're, and appreciating our certain lifestyles chapters. not like many philosophical works on getting older this one comprises illuminating evidence from clinical researchers, medical professionals, and psychologists in addition to contemplative practices and guided meditations. Breath by means of breath, second by means of second, Richmond’s teachings encourage unlimited possibilities for a pleasure that transcends age.
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Mere paying attention is not always a spiritual practice. Paying attention rises to the level of a spiritual practice only when it is about core spiritual values. Ikkyu understood the patron’s true motives, and he chose to turn the moment into a spiritual lesson. Aging usually forces us to pay attention to what is really going on. My father had to face his own disappointments. Alan had to face his own mortality. Even Katherine, when asked to think about her own aging, came face to face with her own accomplishments—and felt good.
So I got in touch and asked if we could continue the conversation. The following week, I found myself sitting in their living room, drinking a glass of wine, surrounded by athletic trophies and Christina’s bright acrylics. ” “Aging as a Spiritual Practice,” I said. “That makes an interesting connection,” Christina said. “We have the spiritual practice part down,” Alan said. ” He chuckled. “Unless I sleep in. ” “It helps us stay young,” she explained. “At least that’s the plan,” Alan said. “Not that we’re old,” Christina said.
If the feeling was positive, did it change or shift your feeling about growing old? If it did, how would you describe that change? Ask yourself the same questions if the feeling was negative. When I did this exercise myself, I recalled my feeling as negative. I felt confusion and anxiety as I drove home from the doctor’s office, but it was not about having cancer; it was about what I was going to tell Amy, my wife. But when I told her, she took it in stride. ” At that moment, I was visualizing myself living to grow old, having a long life.
Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser by Lewis Richmond
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