How to Thrive in Hard Times: A Buddhist Manual

by Stephen Fulder

This is a uniquely practical, accessible and inspiring guide to living according to Buddhist principles, written by a well-known spiritual teacher and long-time Palestine–Israel peace worker. It is needed more than ever in these dark times.

"This book is filled with all the wisdom and compassion Stephen has gleaned from years of teaching, healing and peace work in Israel and Palestine." – Jack Kornfield

"deeply nurturing and illuminating" – Jon Kabat-Zinn

This book describes the magical, rich and fulfilled way of living that comes when we act according to Buddhist principles. Mindfulness – or the practice of paying attention to the present moment – is a part of this, but only one part. This book reveals exactly how radical, exciting and life-changing it can be if we transform our daily life according to the exceptional Buddhist wisdom of compassion, joy, detachment and liberation. Written in in simple, straightforward language, the book contains 50 essays covering every aspect of modern life, ranging from the mundane to the spiritual. Topics

How to be fulfilled at work How to relate to money What mindfulness really means How to find the magic of the moment What being authentic means How to age wisely How to be friends with your own body How to step off the treadmill of the daily grindHow to radically shift our thoughts, emotions and difficult memoriesWays to grasp spiritual concepts such as enlightenment, non-duality and equanimity. 
This book goes all the way from the ordinary to the sublime and will imbue your life once more with the sense of wonder that you felt as a child. It will allow you to put down the burdens of anxiety, joylessness, restlessness or a judging mind. And it will do all this by enabling you to shift your experience of the world in a truly profound way.

Genres: Self Help

288 pages, Paperback

Published December 3, 2024

About the author

Stephen Fulder Ph.D is internationally known as a teacher of Buddhist practice and meditation, and the founder and senior teacher of the Israel Insight Society, the major Buddhist practice organisation in Israel. He brings mindfulness, Vipassana and dharma teachings to thousands of participants by means of retreats, classes, online teaching, professional events and even pubs and bars! He has also been involved for many years in peace work in the Middle East and was a founder of the MiddleWay organisation. His latest book ‘Daily Life Awakening’ was the number one bestseller of instructional books in Israel for 18 weeks and will be published in the UK and US in January 2019 under the title: ‘What’s Beyond Mindfulness: Waking Up to This Precious Life’.

He was born in London in 1946 and educated at Oxford. He has a Ph.D in molecular biology and taught at London University and other universities. He has worked for 40 years as a pioneer, consultant and author in the field of herbal and complementary medicine about which he has had many books and scientific papers published, and has broadcasted widely in the UK and the US. One of his books on ginseng has sold at least ¼ million copies, and another academic text on complementary medicine became the authoritative book for the medical profession in the UK. He lives in a thriving alternative village in Galilee, Israel, which he helped to establish, along with his children and many grandchildren.

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Reviews

[Meytar Avraham · Rating 5 out of 5]

My therapist gave me this book 5 years ago, I was 29 and suffered immense pain and hardship from cancer. This book was my first step to Buddhism. It was so mind-blowing and mind opening to me.
At first I was really angry of some of the things written there, filling the pages with angry notes about how the text is nonesence. Then with reading and practicing my heart opened and I saw clearly how it describes life with beauty and truth.
This def one of the books that changed my life.
Thank you Stephen.

[Shay Tsadok · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was the book that showed me the path to Buddhism and Dharma. It was recommended by a friend of mine when I was new to Buddhism, and this book that is written in such a simple and accessible way, opened my eyes.
I still remember the feeling. On one hand, calm and steady, the way you feel when reading a good book, on the other hand, insightful and in a way - mind-blowing.
Thank you, Stephan, for this book and for the things you bring to my life and others life.

[Gabrielle Jarrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stephen Fulder's writing is engaging, practical, and inspiring. Again, the simple path of mind adjustment, meditation, and compassion for self, leading to compassion for others is offered in logical and welcoming terms. His work with Palestinian and Israeli peace making is refreshing and hopeful. I will read another of his books.

[Eyal Sherman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found the book so inspiring and relevant, I highly recommend