Buddhism for Mothers Quotes

“Refusing to rate what we perceive helps us to cultivate feelings of acceptance rather than judgement, as we stop demanding that life be other than it is.”
― Sarah Napthali, Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children

“The whole world is medicine'. We can learn from everything that happens to us.”
― Sarah Napthali, Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.”
― Sarah Napthali, Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children

“Buddhism helps me to see motherhood as a spiritual journey. At the worst of times, I can remind myself that parenting is practice and practice of the most rigorous kind. My children are my teachers repeatedly forcing me to live in the present moment and give up fantasising about all the exciting and stimulating things I could be doing. As a mother you constantly need to ask the questions: ‘What does this moment require?’ and ‘What is important here?’ On bad days I notice my daughters automatically repeating themselves as though they know I’m a distant zombie who’s not quite there with them. When this happens I know to yank myself back into the present and give them close attention. Following Buddhist teachings I’m likely to parent consciously and with awareness of what the present moment requires rather than allowing my children to become the victims of my automatic reactions.”
― Sarah Napthali, Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children

“Our responses to events are far more significant than the events themselves”
― Sarah Napthali, Buddhism for Mothers: A calm approach to caring for yourself and your children