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The Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: The Buddhist Path through Divorce
Buddhism has been applied to everything from parenting to golf, but until now no one has offered Buddhist principles as a healing path through divorce. In Storms Can’t Hurt the Sky, Gabriel Cohen bravely delves into his personal experience-along with insights from Buddhist masters, parables, humor, social science studies, and interviews with other divorcés-to provide a pra...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
February 5th 2008
by Da Capo Press
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The only bad thing about this book is the misleading subtitle. Cohen sells himself short by implying that his book is intended for and only useful to those undergoing the breakup of a relationship. Actually, the book has wonderful, clear and useful insights for anyone who wants to be happier and wants to learn how to cope with the inevitable traumas and disappointments that life throws at us all. While much of the book is centered on dealing with the anger we may feel when a relationship sours,...more
i love this book, it's been much more helpful in many ways than books by long time holy men and teachers. It's very immediate and speaks to a specific issue. Though not going through a divorce, I applied the info to other difficulties i have had with friends, family etc. this book gave me inspiration for my meditation practice, and life in general,Fed my ongoing interest in Buddhism. highly recommend.
This was a really helpful book. In a lot of ways, it's too bad it's directed to those in the midst of a divorce because so many of the principles it teaches about relationships would be helpful to couples prior to the dissolution phase. I know I kept saying "I wish I would have read this years ago." Everyone in a relationship should read this and maybe there would be fewer divorces in the first place.
Basically, we are all looking for the same things: love and happiness. Unfortunately, we often c...more
Basically, we are all looking for the same things: love and happiness. Unfortunately, we often c...more
I am going through a breakup right now with my fiance and this book helped me more than I can even say. It seemed like Gabe and I had gone through the same fire. His humor and the converational tone makes the ideas and concepts very accessible.Especially when your mind is screaming about the other thing in your life.
An amazing book about so much more than divorce. It teaches grace, kindness, and the idea of karma all while being sensitive to the pain and sadness that losing a spouse to divorce can bring. I have read it 6 times and every time I get something new from it! Highly recommended!
Jan 14, 2009
Miranda
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people going through divorce, those interested in Buddhism
I found this book really amazing. I wasn't expecting much from this book, but was pleasantly surprised. It exposed me to a different level of Buddhism, one that I could readily apply to my life and benefit from. I highly recommend this book to anyone going through a divorce, or any other difficult event in their life.
Read on my Kindle.
I found a Buddhist perspective on experiencing divorce to be very interesting, since Buddhism is so close to my own Stoic philosophy in many ways. A lot of the same concepts apply.
I'm not experiencing a lot of psychological trauma regarding my divorce (anymore), but if I were, this would be a book I would want to have handy.
I found a Buddhist perspective on experiencing divorce to be very interesting, since Buddhism is so close to my own Stoic philosophy in many ways. A lot of the same concepts apply.
I'm not experiencing a lot of psychological trauma regarding my divorce (anymore), but if I were, this would be a book I would want to have handy.
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This is great reading - very compelling and hard to put down, as one man's story of how at the abrupt end of his marriage he turned to buddhism to find some answers. Not a religious text, in any way, but more an personal tale of gaining perspective and learning to cope with your own feelings and feel compassion for others, rather than trying to change them. It's the kind of thing you pass around to friends, who pass around to friends. And it certainly doesn't need to wait until the end of a rela...more
Very helpful. There isn't much that can make separation painless, but this book offers practical solutions and practices that can ease the pain at times when nothing else seems to work.
Mar 06, 2013
Joni Long
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Made me think--made me want to explore buddhism
Changed my perspective on life!
Applicable advice on how to manage your feelings. Mr. Cohen uses his own experience and how he dealt with it to provide real world advice on how to handle difficulties in life.
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