- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Tarcher (April 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1585422177
- ISBN-13: 978-1585422173
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,071,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Jacqueline Kramer has been a practicing Buddhist for 20 years, but some of her best insights into Buddhism have come not from meditation but from mothering. I was led to believe that mothering was a side track on the path toward spiritual liberation, but that wasn't my experience, she explains. I have found mothering to be a direct path to spiritual insight. In this gentle book, she explores how she has become a better Buddhist through opening herself to motherhood. Even childbirth (which she did sans epidural) became, for her, a valuable meditation lesson, since the pain forced her to consciously relax and surrender control. In fact, surrendering control is the central theme of the entire book. There are chapters on housekeeping, nurturing (particularly regarding food) and the practice of loving-kindness, or metta. For Kramer, motherhood has been a catalyst to strive for greater selflessness and connection with the universe, both core Buddhist principles. It has also brought home to her the impermanence of all things; there is nothing like the rapid growth of children to remind us that all relationships are destined to change. Such impermanence has led Kramer to a conscious decision to be fully present in the here and now, determined not to miss a moment of her daughter's life or her own. This fluid book on mindful mothering will appeal to many readers who are interested in the profound spiritual significance of the everyday acts of motherhood metta.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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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.
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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.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read and a must share with own daughters...,
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This is an amazing account of one woman's journey into motherhood. Her connection with her 'self' and consciousness is one to be admired and sought.This is a book mothers should share with their own daughters. She records many insightful facts, experiences and teachings that we can't always remember to tell our girls before embracing the wonder of motherhood for them selves. This should be on every womans top 5 must read list.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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breathing room for mothers,
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This review is from: Buddha Mom (Hardcover)
I am not a practicing buddhist, but the spiritual and practical insights of this book have helped me immensely. They've inspired me to be a better parent. The author, a buddhist and single mother, encourages mothers to slow down, take time for themselves, and love themselves, so that they'll be kinder to their children. Her discussion of mindfulness and lovingkindness is very accessible. She even managed to change my mind about chores, explaining that these are acts of love we perform for our children, rather than something to be dreaded. I am a working mother, and I'm very short on time, but thanks to this book I've found that I'm more patient (with myself and my children) and more centered. I still dislike doing the dishes, but at least I can now do them with (almost) a smile.
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Not deep enough,
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I found this book lacked depth. The author does not share a lot of details of her life that make it difficult to really get into her story. I wouldn't recommend this book.
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