
In Praise of Ageing
Awakening to Old Age with Wisdom and Compassion
By: Carmel Shalev
Paperback | 29 September 2020
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Drawing on the insights of Buddhism, In Praise of Ageing invites the reader to meet the challenges of growing older with an open mind in order to age with grace, understanding and wisdom. Written by an Israeli human rights lawyer who specialized in bio-ethics, including end-of-life care, the book looks at the current cultural context of youth versus age, and weaves the author's personal experiences of her own and her parents' ageing with ancient Buddhist wisdom that accepts growing older as a natural process. All phenomena appear, fade and disappear. So, too, our lives proceed from birth to death.
The four parts of the book address reality, vulnerability, identity and meaning. We can acknowledge reality, see the impermanence of the weakening body, and accept that we are subject to ageing, sickness and death. But we also must deal with the social prejudices against ageing that bring new vulnerabilities, such as the questions of identity that arise when we retire from the workforce.
This book shows that it is nonetheless in our hands to shape our place in the world and find meaning as elders with love, compassion, joy and equanimity.
Ageing, indeed, has its hardships. Yet we have a choice how to relate to our experience - with animosity or friendliness. If we open our minds to ageing with a compassionate, curious and courageous heart, we can find treasures of wisdom to share as our heritage to future generations.
About the Author
Carmel Shalev has a doctoral degree from Yale Law School. Her professional and academic work has focused on women's rights, human and health rights, and the bioethics of medical reproduction and end-of-life care, and she has published two books and dozens of articles on these subjects. Since the 1990s she has been practising meditation and studying the dharma, and she is as a founder of Wisdom of Aging, a movement for conscious ageing with a Buddhist worldview.
Industry Reviews
A beautiful book bringing clarity, wisdom and a compassionate view on ageing, recruiting the huge insightful resource of the Buddhist teachings to a period of life that is often full of suffering and neglect.
This unique confirmation of old age gives a new lease of life to those whose seek hope rather than despair, integrity rather iniquity and and potency rather than dependency.
To those interested in ageing but new to Buddhism her clear sighted, realistic and wise perspectives will form a refreshing and through provoking perspective.
ISBN: 9781786783875
ISBN-10: 1786783878
Published: 29th September 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 200
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Type: New edition
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13.0 x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.2
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- Non-FictionFamily & HealthCoping with / Advice about Personal, Social & Health TopicsCoping with Old Age / Advice about Ageing
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- Non-FictionReligion & BeliefsBuddhismBuddhist Life & Practice
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