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Zen and the art of getting unstuck . . .
Perennial favorites, Charlotte Kasl's If the Buddha Dated, If the Buddha Married and If the Buddha Had Kids have inspired readers with their empowering balance of spiritual and psychological wisdom. This wise yet lighthearted book extends on Dr. Kasl's trademark insight to speak to anyone who's ever experienced being stuck in life. With her signature clarity, wisdom, and wit, she presents seven simple yet profound steps on the path to change: Notice Where You're Stuck; Show Up; Pay Attention; Live in Reality; Connect with Others, Connect with Life; Move from Thought to Action; and Let Go.
Full of insight from Buddhist and other teachings that emphasize the joy that comes with letting go of fears and attachments, If the Buddha Got Stuck is an inspirational and practical roadmap to a happier, more peaceful, and more fulfilling life.
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"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
"Charlotte Kasl's new book overflows with insight, humor and eminently practical suggestions." --Anita Doyle, former Director of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center
"[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
"If previous attempts to work with your life from a Western philosophical or psychological perspective encountered gaps . . . [consider this] your bridge." --Rowan Conrad, PhD, Director, Open Way Mindfulness Center
"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
"[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
Charlotte Kasl
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Perennial favorites, Charlotte Kasl’s If the Buddha Dated and If the Buddha Married have inspired readers with their empowering blend of spiritual and psychological insights. Her latest, If the Buddha Got Stuck, is a wise yet lighthearted book that will speak to anyone who's ever experienced being stuck in life and wanted to break free. With her signature clarity, wisdom, and warm heart, Kasl presents readers with seven steps that tap into life’s bigger picture: Notice Where You’re Stuck; Show Up; Pay Attention; Live in Reality; Connect with Others; Move From Thought to Action; and Let Go. Full of insight from Buddhist and other teachings that emphasize the joy that comes with letting go of attachments to events and things, If the Buddha Got Stuck is an inspirational and practical roadmap to a more joyful, peaceful, and fulfilling life.
GenresSelf HelpNonfictionSpiritualityBuddhismPsychologyPhilosophyPersonal Development
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240 pages, Paperback
First published January 4, 2005
Original title
If the Buddha Got Stuck: A Handbook for Change on a Spiritual Path
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240 pages, Paperback
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January 4, 2005 by Penguin Books
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9780142196281 (ISBN10: 0142196282)
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Cara
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August 30, 2013
This book is completely meh. There are good parts, helpful parts. There's also quite a bit of BS (reiki healing, dowsing, and unabashed orientalism), but mostly it's just more meh. The author quotes so much from other books, I thought I might as well put this book down and read those instead.
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Kathleen
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November 15, 2008
Normally, I LOATHE self-help books. They only seem to help the writer be able to free whatever is troubling them by writing through it and helps their bank account when people buy it. This one (which I got from the library) seems to be a bit different. More of a spiritual approach to life's path and not "here's how I got better."
That's what I said when I started. It was an interesting read but I guess not memorable because I returned it without really finishing it. I guess I dislike people who figure "it" out and have to tell me what "it" is. I might give it another try but for now, I read all that I can.
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Anita Zinn
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October 14, 2012
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Please read this one! Quotes: "Our moods, our perspective, and emotional status are directly related to the chemistry in the brain, which is generally affected by exercise, restorative sleep, and healthy eating."
"A peaceful body helps us focus, concentrate, and bring a meditative mindset to what ever we are doing."
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Elle
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May 14, 2012
I wanted this too be more helpful. I was hooked by the very beginning where it gives an example of a person who isn't excited by things any more (this is a type of stuck) and I was thinking I could be more excited about the simple things in life so I wanted to know particularly about that aspect. But there was no link between the initial examples of stuck and they ways those examples would approach each of the steps ... so I found I was just sort of floating while I read this and had trouble figuring out how to apply some of the stuff to my situation.
...Maybe this wasn't the book for me and I'm not the target audience.
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Sylwia
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November 11, 2017
This was a different experience from the first two books of Kasl's that I read (and rated 5 stars each) If the Buddha Dated andIf the Buddha Got Married. I strongly related and needed the information in those books, whereas as a therapist I already knew a lot of the information in this one. And as a person currently not experiencing any depressive symptoms and not "feeling stuck", I didn't necessarily "need" this book personally. So the experience was different.
Why You Might Bump This Up On Your TBR: Kasl once again teaches us how to incorporate Buddhist practices into our daily thinking patterns in order to reduce a lot of the stress and problems that we might not even realize that we have created for ourselves. She also utilized her PhD in psychology to teach us how to utilize basic therapeutic methods in order to improve our thinking patterns. I will be recommending this to everyone I know who seems "stuck" or is experiencing certain types of depressive symptoms.
Why You Might Bump This Down On Your TBR: I think sections 44 and 48 were not healthy or evidence-based. And unlike the other two books of hers that I read, this one couldn't hold my attention in the very last (7th?) part.
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jill crotty
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May 7, 2022
There are 62 insights to help you stay awake through life. It is not a book to read all at once. Maybe a daily reading. In the Buddhist teachings, it is all about being in the present..right? To live in the moment and not get attached to the past or future. We only have now. So You cannot be awake and asleep at the same time. These teachings are thoughts and ideas on how to feel at ease in the world. To help us get unstuck in the habits we create that have us going through life asleep. Wake up and Be. I love this Author and her thoughts on this. A good read!
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Amanda
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March 25, 2009
I wouldn't call myself stuck in a rut but I would describe my life as a bit chaotic. I have been thinking "is there more to this life deal that I should be doing?" even while moving forward towards some goals. I just didn't want to take the chaos with me.
This book is excellent! The reader is walked through how to recognize that they are stuck and then through the steps to get unstuck. I really appreciated the information and have been trying to put a lot of it into practice. Baby steps.
One piece of advice Kasl gives is to just show up to your life. To be aware of what is going on around you and to be aware and in tune with yourself. This is a surprisingly difficult task to accomplish. Even just sitting and chatting with friends, I know that my mind wanders to other things often. I'm making an effort now to be completely present. World of difference.
The reader is advised to live in reality, no more making up stories or not telling the truth. We're shown exercises to practice to connect with ourselves and with life.
Lastly, we're advised on how to get ourselves into action and just let go. Letting go is probably the scariest part, just like stepping off a cliff. Whatever the outcome of whatever our plans, we're advised to just accept them, even if things didn't go our way. But you have to move in order to change. You may lose something in the process of action - quitting a job you hate may lose you status and money - but you move forward into a life that you want to live in.
This book was very inspirational and while I have some ways to go in practicing what it preaches, I'm on the path and moving forward.
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Danielle Buie
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March 9, 2019
I just re-read of this book after a decade+, and it still resonates. Great, quick mental health tune-up type of book, with a grounded, genuinely spiritual sensibility that many "self help" books tend to lack. This is a very accessible book full of wisdom and mindfulness - not fluff, for the most part. Even though it's a quick read, it's full of ideas that stick, and words worth coming back to from time to time.
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December 9, 2009
This really was an excellent book, full of thoughtful observations. Its not really so much about the spiritual path persay, but about trying to live life itself. I was impressed. (and felt better too!)
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Lovely, straightforward writing about buddhist ideas brought to a white middle class level. It was more self help-y than I liked with lots "you shoulds," so I abandoned it half way through. For what its worth.
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Zen and the art of getting unstuck . . .
Perennial favorites, Charlotte Kasl's If the Buddha Dated, If the Buddha Married and If the Buddha Had Kids have inspired readers with their empowering balance of spiritual and psychological wisdom. This wise yet lighthearted book extends on Dr. Kasl's trademark insight to speak to anyone who's ever experienced being stuck in life. With her signature clarity, wisdom, and wit, she presents seven simple yet profound steps on the path to change: Notice Where You're Stuck; Show Up; Pay Attention; Live in Reality; Connect with Others, Connect with Life; Move from Thought to Action; and Let Go.
Full of insight from Buddhist and other teachings that emphasize the joy that comes with letting go of fears and attachments, If the Buddha Got Stuck is an inspirational and practical roadmap to a happier, more peaceful, and more fulfilling life.
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Praise for If the Buddha Got Stuck and Charlotte Kasl
"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
"Charlotte Kasl's new book overflows with insight, humor and eminently practical suggestions." --Anita Doyle, former Director of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center
"[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
"If previous attempts to work with your life from a Western philosophical or psychological perspective encountered gaps . . . [consider this] your bridge." --Rowan Conrad, PhD, Director, Open Way Mindfulness Center
"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
"[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
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I am still in the process of reading it but I love it so far. The book is easy to read with sound advice and great questions to ask ourselves when we are feeling stuck.
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