Woman Awake: Women Practicing Buddhism
A Psychology, Religion, Spirituality book. Its interesting. Women have come so far when it comes to equality but it would seem that...
Because women have been conditioned to live according to traditional feminine values—conformity, passivity, and surrender of the self, they often feel powerless to transform their lives and lose their sense of worth. In Woman Awake, Christina Feldman suggests that it is possible for women to break out of their negative patterns and accept themselves as they really are. With a growing awarenss of the dignity of all life and its connection with them, women can overcome the social conditioning and myth-making that overwhelm and oppress them.For those women new to Buddhist meditation, Christina Feldman offers sensitive and valuable guidelines on breathing and relaxation, stressing, above all, that learning to understand, appreciate, and value themselves is the first step towards women's creative and joyful integration with the world.
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- Pages: 162 pages
- ISBN: 9781930485068 / 1930485069
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Its interesting. Women have come so far when it comes to equality but it would seem that the more things change the more they stay the same. Even those of us who consider ourselves empowered, educated, and in charge of our own spiritual selves, still find obstacles not only culturally but also in our own hidden beliefs. Its as if the... The subtitle of Christina Feldmans book, Woman Awake, is Women Practicing Buddhism. That is an unnecessarily limiting subtitle. Feldmans book, while informed by her study and practice in Buddhism, is an essential read for any woman on any spiritual path.While Feldman is an Insight Meditation teacher, she emphasizes the need for women...
