We all go through hard times. We can experience moments when life feels like an uphill struggle,leading to unhappiness and stress. Perhaps we are feeling sad,anxious,or are challenged to deal with something bigger,such as a bereavement,a loss,a painful ending or a broken heart. It is during these moments when life feels difficult that we could do with some help with our thoughts and feelings.
In Handbook for Hard TimesGelong Thubten teaches us to understand that happiness,kindness and resilience can be cultivated through reframing life's difficulties as opportunities for transformation. Meditation and mindfulness practices help us to access deep reserves of inner strength as we learn how to'lean into'our suffering. Thubten suggests how we can find meaning in pain and discomfort,transforming deeply ingrained patterns of fear and resistance.
As we discover how hard times can enhance the development of mindfulness,compassion and forgiveness,we can develop a fearless outlook on life and lasting,unshakeable happiness.
This approachable and practical book,complete with meditations,is designed for modern times,and will be a valuable resource to anyone during times of struggle,but also during all times to encourage and build resilience and help us find inner contentment and peace.
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781529367652Number of pages: 224Weight: 320 gDimensions: 220 x 142 x 24 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'This is a timely and practical guide to help us navigate the fear and challenges of the times upon us. Uplifting and empowering!'- Mo Gawdat
'Thirty years ago Gelong Thubten suffered from severe burnout... so begins the first line of his latest inspirational book. Gelong Thubten has'walked his talk'in every sense of the word. Through his own personal experience of transformation from crippling anxiety and depression,he is a most qualified guide in the journey from darkness and turmoil towards inner peace and positivity. At a time when many of us are experiencing a'new level of societal fear',everyone can absolutely benefit from this accessible and supportive life handbook.'- Annie Lennox
'This book helps us with one of the most important aspects of our time and human existence - how we can go inside ourselves to find peace,happiness and learn about ourselves. Only by going inwards and becoming comfortable with all our emotions can we enjoy life more and enhance our contributions to the world. This book is written in such an enticing and accessible manner that it really is indispensable for this journey we should all take into ourselves.'- Andrew Bovarnick,Global Head,Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems,United Nations Development Programme
'No one is more brilliant at bringing you out of the dark and into the light.'- Ruby Wax
'This is the anti-self-help book that everyone should be reading. Thubten shows us that life's most important lessons are often hard won,and that embracing these experiences,while difficult,offers a path to freedom. A courageous book that inspires by example.'- Ashish Ranpura,MD,PhD,Clinical neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist
Gelong Thubten
Canterbury - Rose LaneWednesday 22nd November 18:30
Gelong Thubten,Buddhist monk and meditation teacher,is the authorof the Sunday Times bestseller A Monk's Guide to Happiness.His 30 years of training under some of the most experienced Tibetan masters includesa four-year solitary meditation retreat.
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