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Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism - Hardcover

Boucher, Sandy

 
9780807073087: Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism

Synopsis

Featuring Buddhist meditations for beginners, a warm, introductory guide to Buddhist philosophy and practice for women explains the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, offers stories of Buddhist goddesses, and examines Buddhist attitudes toward women.

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Review

"Here is a trustworthy traveling companion for the countless Western women who desire, and deserve, to venture on the Dharma path." -Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self "I found Opening the Lotus illuminating in its clarity, depth, and patient guidance and could see it appreciated in numerous settings, from meditation centers to college classrooms." -Ellyn Kaschak, professor of psychology, San Jose State University, author of Engendered Lives "An energetic and useful recasting of Buddhism's beliefs for contemporary women." -Publishers Weekly "Opening the Lotus is a triumph of clarity and feminine wisdom." -Frederic A. Brussat, Body Mind Spirit

Here is a trustworthy traveling companion for the countless Western women who desire, and deserve, to venture on the Dharma path.--Joanna Macy, author of "World as Lover, World as Self"
"I found "Opening the Lotus" illuminating in its clarity, depth, and patient guidance and could see it appreciated in numerous settings, from meditation centers to college classrooms." --Ellyn Kaschak, professor of psychology, San Jose State University, author of "Engendered Lives"
"An energetic and useful recasting of Buddhism's beliefs for contemporary women."
"-Publishers Weekly"
""Opening the Lotus" is a triumph of clarity and feminine wisdom."--Frederic A. Brussat, "Body Mind Spirit"

Synopsis

The author, a longtime Buddhist practitioner, combines a guide to spiritual practice with personal narrative and anecdotes to explore Buddhism's basic beliefs, its history, and its female images of the divine. She assesses Buddhism's traditional and contemporary attitudes toward women, and discusses issues such as women as Buddhist leaders, specifi

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