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Happiness is an inside job : practicing for a joyful life

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18335
Boorstein, Sylvia. New York, NY: Ballantine Books , 2007. 1st ed.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WM61 B724 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Boorstein, Sylvia
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
164 p. ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Buddhism
Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
Happiness
Religion and Psychology
Popular Work
ISBN
9780345481313
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WM61 B724 2007

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Storied companions : cancer, trauma, and discovering guides for living in Buddhist narratives

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123374
Derris, Karen. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications , 2021.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
BF789 D4 D477 2021
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by…
Author
Derris, Karen
Place of Publication
Somerville, MA
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
216 p. ; 23 cm
Subjects
Buddhism
Terminally Ill
Attitude to Death
Suffering
Uncertainty
Philosophy
Brain Neoplasms
Personal Narratives
Popular Work
Abstract
Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Karen Derris--professor, mother, and Buddhist practitioner--turned to books. By reading ancient Buddhist stories with new questions and a new purpose, finding a way to live with her dying body, she discovers new ways to make them immediate and real. - Provided by publisher.
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9781614295754
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
BF789 D4 D477 2021

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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