Tiny Buddha : simple wisdom for life's hard questions
โ Scribed by Deschene, Lori
- Publisher
- Red Wheel Weiser Conari;Conari Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 304
- Edition
- 11/19/11
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Why are we here? What is the meaning of life? How can we feel happy and free? The answers to these and other life questions are gathered in Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions.
Tiny Buddha began as a quote-a-day Twitter account, @tinybuddha, in 2008. Lori Deschene's daily wisdom posts about mindfulness, non-attachment, and happiness became so popular that she now has more than 200,000 twitter followers who share quotes and stories about inspiration in their daily lives.Deschene asked her Twitter followers to contribute their thoughts and perspectives on the difficult questions that influence how we live our everyday lives: thoughts about the meaning of life, pain, happiness, fate, and more.
Tiny Buddha, Simple Wisdom for Life's Hard Questions is a combination of the amazing responses that she received along with her own insightful essays, and insights from wise teachers around the world and throughout time. Deschene explores how these issues have played out in her own life and offers action-oriented suggestions to help people empower themselves, even in a world with so much uncertainty. The result is a guide that helps readers discover the endless possibilities for a life lived mindfully in the present, and connected to others.
โฆ Subjects
Meaning (Philosophy);Self-help techniques.;Mind and body.;Motivational.
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