Sarah Napthali's writing endeavors to capture personal narratives, exploring the practical application of Buddhist principles in everyday life. Her diverse professional background, spanning from language education to human rights advocacy, infuses her work with a unique perspective. Through her literary efforts, she aims to offer readers a deeper understanding of life's journey and its inherent challenges. Her writings are characterized by a compassionate and wise voice, drawn from lived experience.
Focusing on spiritual and mindful parenting, this guide weaves personal narratives with stories from various mothers to illustrate how these practices can enhance openness, attentiveness, and contentment in parenting. It serves as a resource for all mothers, regardless of their spiritual background, to foster deeper connections with their children and cultivate a more fulfilling parenting experience.
Raising school children is a radically different experience from tending children under the age of five. With children at school, life is both easier and harder and there are very different challenges on the horizon—mothers are often thinking of going back to work, or juggling work–life balance issues. They are questioning what they want out of life, how they want to interact with the world, and creating new definitions for themselves. Children are more demanding too, asking questions, testing boundaries, and beginning to define themselves as separate from their parents. Sarah Napthali explores the distinct issues arising from this phase of motherhood and how Buddhism can play a role in providing answers and direction, in her usual warm, wise, inclusive, and accessible style.
Het boeddhisme is gemaakt voor celibataire monniken met veel tijd. Moeders van kleine kinderen hebben tijdgebrek. De auteur, zelf moeder van twee kleine kinderen, heeft de lering en beoefening geschikt gemaakt voor moeders. Ieder hoofdstuk beschrijft een positieve eigenschap zoals aandacht, mededogen en kalmte die tijdens de zorg van kinderen kan worden gepraktiseerd. Er zijn veel concrete voorbeelden van moeders en veel praktische tips. De uitleg van boeddhistische beginselen is goed. Er is veel aandacht voor de moeilijke kanten van het moederschap. Schuldgevoel, drang naar perfectie, angst en zorg voor de kinderen komen aan bod. Meditatie kan worden beoefend tijdens het huishouden en hoeft niet zittend op een kussen. Achterin staat een uitgebreide woordenlijst. Drs. T. de Jong
Addressing the often-overlooked spiritual needs of mothers, this book discusses Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges and stresses of raising children. Offered are ways for mothers to reconnect with their inner selves and become calmer and happier—with the recognition that a happier mother will be a better parent. This realistic look at motherhood acknowledges the sorrows as well as the joys of mothering and offers real and achievable coping strategies for mothers to renew their lives on a deep level.