If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook For Finding Love On a Spiritual Path (Compass) - Softcover

Kasl, Charlotte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140195831 ISBN 13: 9780140195835

Publisher: Penguin, 1999

Synopsis

In this practical, playful, yet spiritual guide, Charlotte Kasl, author of the highly successful "Finding Joy: 101 Ways to Free Your Spirit and Dance with Life," shows you what it would be like to have the ancient wisdom of the Buddha to guide you through the dating process.

Kasl brings a compassionate understanding to the anxiety and uneasiness of new love, and helps readers discover their potential for vibrant human connection based on awareness, kindness, and honesty. She approaches the dating process as a means for awakening, reminding us that when we live by spiritual rules, we bring curiosity and a light heart to the romantic journey.

Filled with quotations from Zen, Sufi, and other wisdom traditions, and informed by the experiences of people from all walks of life, here is a relationship book that will appeal to readers looking for more than a Venus-meets-Mars solution to the complex affairs of the heart.

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Review:

Praise for If the Buddha Dated and Charlotte Kasl

"[Charlotte Kasl] adds an entirely new level of understanding to our lives through love and not fear." --Geneen Roth, author of When Food is Love

"A must-read for all people who value honesty, kindness, and compassion in the affairs of the heart."--Susan Page, author of If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?

"[This book] focuses not on a lot of basic how-to's or manipulations but on creating spiritual bonds. Kasl does a beautiful job weaving Eastern philosophy into modern day relationships." --Janet Luhrs, author of Simple Loving and The Simple Living Guide

"Dr. Kasl provides a wonderful blend of Buddhist wisdom, practical suggestions, psychological research, and her own rich perspective of being a mother [in If the Buddha Had Kids]. Parents will find this book very helpful in their efforts in promoting healthy brain development." --Daniel Ladinsky, author of Love Poems from God, A Year with Hafiz, and The Purity of Desire

"[Kasl] brings the Buddha's wisdom to the complex world of relationships. We've all heard that marriage can be a spiritual experience; reading this book, you actually believe it." --Marianne Williamson, New York Times bestselling author of A Return to Love and A Year of Miracles

"[If the Buddha Had Kids] brings the wisdom of the ages to bear to help parents inways that are extraordinarily inspiring and remarkably practical.You discover compassion for your child and compassion for yourself." --Marti Erikson, PhD, coauthor of Last Child in the Woods

"If the Buddha Got Stuck provides a roadmap to freedom and greater possibilities. Regardless of your starting place, Kasl will help you achieve greater joy, authenticity, and peace of mind. . . . Encouraging, practical, beautifully written." --Laura Davis, author of I Thought We'd Never Speak Again and coauthor of The Courage to Heal

"If The Buddha Got Stuck brings perspective, inspiring stories, and useful exercises to feel less overwhelmed by life's difficulties." --Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and author of Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse

About the Author:

Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D., a practicing therapist and nationally recognized workshop leader for more than 20 years, has had lifelong connections to feminism, Buddhism, Quaker practice, and Reiki healing. The author of several books including Finding Joy, she lives in Lolo, Montana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140195831
• ISBN 13: 9780140195835
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240