The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger
by Edmiston, Susan; Scheff, LeonardEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-06-24
Publisher(s): Workman Publishing Company
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Summary
Using simple Buddhist principles and applying them in a way that is easy for non-Buddhists to understand and put into practice, here is an interactive book that helps readers replace the anger in their lives with a newfound contentment. Take the journey of the Cow in the Parking Lot and discover a newer, calmer, happier you. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Susan Edmiston, a former editor at Redbook and Glamour, writes for New York, The New York Times Magazine and Book Review, Esquire, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Women's Day. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Leonard Scheff, a successful trial lawyer in Tucson, Arizona, is also a practicing Buddhist who, for the last fifteen years, has conducted seminars on managing anger.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A New Approach to Dealing with Anger | p. 11 |
| A First Look at Anger How does it Feel? | p. 28 |
| The Cause of Anger An Unmet Demand | p. 39 |
| The Cost of Anger Who Pays? | p. 54 |
| Anger and Awareness Who Me Angry? | p. 70 |
| Pride, Honor, and Other Buttons Our Sore Spots | p. 88 |
| Giving and Receiving Shifting the Emotional Balance | p. 102 |
| The Mythology of Happiness Do we Really Know What's Good for Us? | p. 116 |
| Unshakeable Calm Dealing with the Anger of Others | p. 130 |
| To Be or Not to Be Angry You have a Choice | p. 149 |
| Transforming Anger into Compassion Wielding the Flame of Fury | p. 161 |
| Coming to a Conclusion What Happens When we Give Up Anger? | p. 185 |
| Further Reading | p. 195 |
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