Buddha Mom
Author | : Jacqueline Kramer |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2004-04-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781101143636 |
ISBN-13 | : 1101143630 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In Buddha Mom, Jacqueline Kramer beautifully illuminates the ways in which motherhood can be woven with the spiritual life. Drawing upon her twenty years as a practicing Buddhist, as well as many other wisdom traditions from around the world, she offers powerful insights into cultivating a more spiritual attitude toward parenting. In chapters, guided by central Buddhist themes-Simplicity, Nurturance, Joyful Service, Unconditional Love-Kramer's personal experience of pregnancy, birth, and then raising her daughter to adulthood serves as a guide to integrating the roles of parent and spiritual being. A celebration of all that motherhood can be, Buddha Mom presents an inspiring vision of child rearing.