This book 'Stumbling Toward Enlightenment' is so down to earth....I can see it was very likely the best choice for me as an introduction to Buddhism--not too heavy and spoon-feeding me the basics. Here I am far away in Scotland and I find the author gave the talks in this book at a Buddhist Temple which is just a couple of miles away from my brother's house in Michigan. Small world. Guess I'll need to visit the temple when I go back for Christmas.
Why I feel Buddhism may be the best path for me:
As someone who has been easily stressed for most of my life I'd like to:
-be calmer, peaceful-live in the present, not the past or future
-possibly prolong my life by dumping stress
-those around me will benefit as well, ie husband (who is naturally calm)
-I need to change by way of seeing things, being judgmental, impatient, needing to be right, a bit of snobbery....ok...sometimes quite a bit-learning acceptance.
First steps to do daily:
5 minutes meditation
Remember to think only about the task I'm doing - mindfulness
watch out for judging people or making assumptions
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