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Der Kleine Buddhistische Alltagshelfer

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Eigentlich möchten Sie nicht unbedingt Buddhist werden – aber den tagtäglichen Zumutungen in Familie, Schule und Beruf würden Sie schon ganz gern etwas entspannter und lockererer begegnen? Dann ist dieses Buch genau das Richtige für Sie. Denn keiner zeigt auf anschaulichere und unterhaltsamere Weise als Franz Metcalf: Buddhistische Grundregeln zu beherzigen, tut einem selbst und den Menschen, auf die man Tag für Tag trifft, einfach gut – macht gelassener, froher und glücklicher. In über 70 kleinen Szenen und Geschichten, in vielen Fällen nur allzu vertraut – »Natürlich, der Stau musste jetzt auch noch sein, wo ich eh schon so spät dran bin...« – »Nein, es gibt jetzt kein Eis –, aber wie mach ich das dem nervenden Nachwuchs klar, ohne immer gleich selbst voll auszurasten...« – bringt er die Probleme auf den Punkt und bietet als Lösungen Tipps, Tricks und Übungen an, die für jeden nachvollziehbar sind und zeigen, wie eminent praktisch und alltagsnah der Buddhismus sein kann.

237 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2004

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389 reviews96 followers
April 29, 2009
Accessible, practical, funny and pragmatic. This book gave me some great ideas on how to deal with tricky everyday situations that I would normally react badly too. The sections on getting impatient in traffic and dealing with aggressive authoritarian types were really useful. It gave me perspectives that I had not ever considered before.
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March 3, 2008
I love reading about Buddhist ideas and approaches to different situations. I liked this book because I could read the chapters out of order, according to which ones interested me most, and the advice and explanations were straightforward.
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7 reviews2 followers
December 4, 2009
practical and funny, a wonderful riff on the fact that there's no problem until we make one.
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July 26, 2013
Some of the best daily advice I have seen in a long time. Buddhist philosophy has always intrigued me but seemed so complicated and time-consuming. Metcalf has presented it in such a way that it never felt out of reach. I actually found myself trying out some of his mindfulness practices for some "hellish" situations and was overjoyed when I found they were easy and successful. I am going to seek out his other books and might just consider buying this one.
6 reviews1 follower
January 6, 2011
Superb! Truly practical, brilliant solutions.
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