The seeds of love, growing mindful relationships, by Jerry Braza
Type
Label
The seeds of love, growing mindful relationships, by Jerry Braza
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The seeds of love
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
701811917
Responsibility statement
by Jerry Braza
Sub title
growing mindful relationships
Summary
By sharing ways to practice mindfulness and use it to stay open to self and others, The Seeds of Love offers a path for nurturing the positive seeds within ourselves and transforming seeds of fear, anger, jealousy and doubt into compost for our soil. Drawing on a variety of faiths and traditions, the Seeds of Love fosters the practice of using simple actions to reach the best in ourselves and share it with those around us. --from back cover
Table Of Contents
Nourishing the gardner : everyday practices for growing mindful -- Seeing : it all begins with the gardener -- Renewing : taking care of the gardener -- Being : watering the seed of mindfulness -- The soil : exploring our consciousness -- Looking deeply at the present moment -- Exploring the garden of our consciousness -- Working with the seeds of love and suffering -- Selective watering : focusing and mantras -- Every garden needs these seeds -- Loving-kindness -- Compassion -- Joy -- Equanimity -- Every garden is nourished by these seeds -- Deep listening -- Loving speech -- Gratitude -- Generosity -- Every garden has compost -- Fear -- Anger -- Jealousy -- Doubt -- Conclusion: chapter 20 -- creating a legacy as a master gardener : tending your inner -- Garden