tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post2391933013111584412..comments2023-09-28T05:31:05.540-06:00Comments on Pondering the Myriad Things: The Places that Scare You: Book ReviewTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-15546592484804981312008-06-07T20:58:00.000-06:002008-06-07T20:58:00.000-06:00You're welcome, melanietai! Thanks for coming by ...You're welcome, melanietai! Thanks for coming by :) Another book that helps calm me down and not panic is Thich Nhat Hanh's Peace is Every Step. Actually everything I've read by him so far has been very settling to my mind. <BR/><BR/>I'm waiting for the day when we all 'get it' too.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-85095546451775021112008-06-07T20:52:00.000-06:002008-06-07T20:52:00.000-06:00this is just what i needed to read tonight. thank...this is just what i needed to read tonight. thank you. sometimes when i'm thinking about the future, i can really get myself worked up and scared. i try to remember to come back into I HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT NOW. Because I do, we all do. then i try to imagine the best possible future, we all get it: peace with each other, the planet, and ourselves.<BR/><BR/>thanks for a little positivity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-34704357385678256012008-05-20T10:11:00.000-06:002008-05-20T10:11:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-14298241230966789832008-05-19T08:28:00.000-06:002008-05-19T08:28:00.000-06:00I've just read The Wisdom of No Escape and I compl...I've just read The Wisdom of No Escape and I completely agree with your review of her writing - easily accessible and grounded. Many other books on Buddhism can be esoteric and too out there for me; she makes it fit right into every day life, language, and experience.Akkirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448133755067849396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-51438264297632162942008-05-18T20:16:00.000-06:002008-05-18T20:16:00.000-06:00What a wonderful review, Theresa. This sounds lik...What a wonderful review, Theresa. This sounds like a book we all need to be reading right now. I can really see how letting go of the negative feelings and opening ourselves up to kindess and softer emotions will progress us forward. Politics in the US, for example, has become such a bitter game of buying and backstabbing. Nothing can get done in that atmosphere and nothing can get down, on the global scale, when we hold on to our anger. I'll definitely add this to my to-read list and also have linked to your reivew in my sidebar of Bookworm Book Reviews. Thank you, Theresa.Green Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-1375399249630215662008-05-18T18:55:00.000-06:002008-05-18T18:55:00.000-06:00Actually this makes any review I would write about...Actually <A HREF="http://thetyee.ca/Books/2006/06/06/ActivistsLearn/" REL="nofollow">this</A> makes any review I would write about Carry Tiger to Mountain quite unnecessary!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-35273683566082835482008-05-18T18:35:00.000-06:002008-05-18T18:35:00.000-06:00Elyon, do I have a book for you! It's called "Car...Elyon, do I have a book for you! It's called "Carry Tiger to Mountain: The Tao of Activism and Leadership" by Canadian environmental activist Stephen Legault. This book is from a Taoist, not a Buddhist perspective, but it would definitely be in the ballpark of what you're looking for. The author has translated the entire Tao Te Ching with reference to activists and the work they do, and then he goes on to talk about how he's used Taoist principles to avoid burnout in his work. <BR/><BR/>I have been reading this book in fits and starts over the past several months and it's next on my reading list after I'm done "Blue Gold" for the Challenge. I can review this one too, afterwards. <BR/><BR/>Here is a quote from it to give you some idea what it's like: <BR/><BR/>"I was the portrait of the angry young activist -- seething at times, letting the hurt that I felt for the Earth, struggling under the weight of humanity, propel me forward. These emotions made me want only one thing: to win at any cost....Now, to win so that the victory last is my goal. To win so that in five, ten or twenty years, we don't' have to fight the same battles all over again...."<BR/><BR/>It's an awesome book, I'm sure you would like it!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-44823311502114121572008-05-17T12:50:00.000-06:002008-05-17T12:50:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Eylon Israelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344222413504171659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-23937856550026946212008-05-16T21:27:00.000-06:002008-05-16T21:27:00.000-06:00Maggie - thanks for coming by! That first sentenc...Maggie - thanks for coming by! That first sentence really says it all, doesn't it.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-9055827436256849682008-05-16T17:01:00.000-06:002008-05-16T17:01:00.000-06:00I am still reading Pema's book Start Where You Are...I am still reading Pema's book Start Where You Are. It is like you said very easy to read and understand.<BR/>Her first sentence in the book is "WE ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED".<BR/>Towards the end of her book Pema says "appreciation for this life can wake us up and give us the courage we need to stay right there with whatever comes through the door".<BR/>I look forward to reading her other books and doing the practices mentioned in them.<BR/>Lets learn to relax, lighten up, smile and enjoy each moment as we live this short precious gift of life right now.<BR/>" notice everything. Appreciate everything, including the ordinary. That's how to click in with joyfulness or cheerfulness."<BR/>Hey just go get a copy of this book! Thanks theresa.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155210756905386478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-91477882881830646082008-05-16T15:25:00.000-06:002008-05-16T15:25:00.000-06:00I think it's ok to have angry feelings - who doesn...I think it's ok to have angry feelings - who doesn't! I think she's saying that it's better not to <I>cultivate</I> it - i.e., nurture or foster it to the point where it festers into aggressive thoughts or actions. Sort of like if you're planting a garden. There's going to be some unwanted 'weeds' in there, but that's not what you're intentionally cultivating. You're cultivating the plump and juicy cantaloupe of kindness :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-42584832828085285602008-05-16T13:25:00.000-06:002008-05-16T13:25:00.000-06:00What do you mean by "Choosing to cultivate love ra...What do you mean by "Choosing to cultivate love rather than anger just might be what it takes to save the planet from extinction?"? I love my anger! <BR/><BR/>I am kidding of course. I know that anger is less than constructive in the longer run. However anger does push me to do things that I may feel otherwise lukewarm - anger towards the irresponsible corporations pushed me to write letters to senators and donate to environmental organization; anger towards one lying political candidate pushes me to canvass for another. <BR/><BR/>I do realize that after I calm down, letters are better written and persuasion for a candidate is more rational and objective. It's just that the initial anger tips me to a direction. Maybe I just have too much inertia. Clearly I have a lot of work to do :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-40934916915244548682008-05-16T09:57:00.000-06:002008-05-16T09:57:00.000-06:00This is a beautiful review. A friend said recent...This is a beautiful review. A friend said recently that we can do every green thing there is to do perfectly but if we don't get along it doesn't matter. I was so focused on my sustainable tasks I was forgetting that part and she woke me up. As did your write here. Thank you.Kale for Salehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467378353738682141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-17026289660190280582008-05-15T17:14:00.000-06:002008-05-15T17:14:00.000-06:00Wow! Sounds like a great book. Thanks for the revi...Wow! Sounds like a great book. Thanks for the review. I'll look for it in our library!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.com