My 50 Years of Buddhist Practice: Dealing with Depression, Serious Illness & Everyday Life is a great introduction to the practical application of Buddhism. It is about the lessons Mike Lisagor has learned from 50+ years of practicing and studying Nichiren Buddhism on a daily basis together with his wife. Mike wrote these 41 essays, articles and speeches about religion and spirituality between 2016 and 2019. These perspectives and experiences reveal how SGI Nichiren Buddhism - which offers teachings of personal and social ...
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My 50 Years of Buddhist Practice: Dealing with Depression, Serious Illness & Everyday Life is a great introduction to the practical application of Buddhism. It is about the lessons Mike Lisagor has learned from 50+ years of practicing and studying Nichiren Buddhism on a daily basis together with his wife. Mike wrote these 41 essays, articles and speeches about religion and spirituality between 2016 and 2019. These perspectives and experiences reveal how SGI Nichiren Buddhism - which offers teachings of personal and social transformation, Daisaku Ikeda's guidance, and psychotherapy have continued to help Mike and his wife deal with serious illness, depression, childhood trauma, aging, parenting and creating hope in these challenging times. This book is a sequel to Romancing the Buddha (third edition) which has sold almost 10,000 copies. Mike also turned that book into a one-man show that can be viewed on YouTube. Learn more about Mike at ... Mike has written hundreds of articles and blogs on Buddhist and business topics. He was a former information technology industry executive and founded a consulting company, Celerity Works. He is also a co-founder of GovFlex.com. Now retired (from work), he writes weekly articles, gives motivational talks to high school students and shares his Buddhist perspective with members of other faith communities. Mike does graphic art and plays harmonica and sings in a blues band, Good Karma Blues, on an island in the Pacific Northwest. TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE, CREATING HOPE IN DIFFICULT TIMES, A JEWISH BUDDHIST AND A CHRISTIAN MEET IN A TAXI, HELPING STUDENTS WORRY LESS, BE THE CHANGE, DEAR DEPRESSED, CHANGING MY MENTAL & KARMIC CONSTRUCTS, CELLS THAT FIRE TOGETHER WIRE TOGETHER, A GREAT PATH TO PEACE, REWRITING MY STORY, A JEWISH BUDDHIST & THERAPIST FIND SELF-LOVE, WHEN TEENAGE ANGST IS NOT JUST A PHASE, FIFTY YEARS AND COUNTING, BEING THE FATHER I NEVER HAD, IS THERE LIFE AFTER LIFE?, GROWING OLDER CAN BE A LAUGHING MATTER, GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH DISCOMFORT, I'M A BUDDHA, YOU'RE A BUDDHA, TOO, OVERCOMING MY FEAR, IT'S NEVER TOO LATE, ENLIGHTENED FATHERHOOD, I WAS NEVER HAPPY BEING DEPRESSED, THE SPACE BETWEEN BIRTH AND DEATH, FINDING OLD WAYS TO COMMUNICATE, DISCOVERING A GREATER PURPOSE, THE PAIN IS MAINLY IN MY BRAIN, ARE YOU TOO BUSY TO SAY NO?, MY EXPERIENCE STEPPING THRU THE TEN WORLDS, WHAT WOULD A BUDDHA DO?, MASTERING MY MIND, DISCOVERING MY TRUE WORTH, LEARNING FROM MY MISTAKES, MOVING PAST DESPAIR AND BLAME, FEELING THE SOCIAL MEDIA BLUES, CAN WE REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?, RELIEVING HUMAN SUFFERING IS NOT OPTIONAL, WHEN GOOD ENOUGH IS GOOD ENOUGH, EACH CHILD IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, YOU CAN TRICK YOUR MIND BUT NOT YOUR KARMA, WHEN THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE COLLIDE, OVERCOMING OURSELVES TO HELP OTHERS, I WON'T BE AFRAID, RUB-A-DUB-DUB, TOO MUCH IN MY TUB!, AND WHAT IS TRUE HAPPINESS?
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