Bear Awareness

Questions and Answers for Taming Your Wild Spirit

The bestselling author of "Who Ordered This Truckload of Crap?" and one of the world's most beloved Buddhist monks answers the questions of meditators.

In "Bear Awareness," English monk Ajahn Brahm addresses real questions from his meditation students—questions you may have had as well. While most mindfulness meditation teachers praise the benefits of mere mindfulness, he teaches bear mindfulness. He helps us make friends with the frightening things that arise on the cushion, and he knows how to lighten the mood with a well-placed stuffed bear or a well-timed pun.

The intimacy of the question-and-answer format offers a fresh learning experience from a master of meditation. Whether he encourages readers to fly with Buddha Air (to lean back and relax on the way to Nirvana), gives tips for dealing with panic attacks or depression, or praises the bliss of meditation that is better than sex, he gives us permission to enjoy our lives and our practice.