Buddhist wisdom for finding freedom and insight through spiritual practice in the midst of illness and pain.
PETER FERNANDO is cofounder of Original Nature Meditation Centre in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a monk in the Thai Forest tradition at Abhayagiri Monastery in Ukiah, California, where he trained under Ajahn Passano and Ajahn Amaro. He's currently a student of Sharda Rogell and Ajahn Sucitto. A longtime sufferer of chronic pain and various health problems himself, he's been working with others in that situation since 2009 on an individual basis in Wellington and Auckland and in groups regularly at the Wellington Multiple Sclerosis Society. He works with Berkeley-based Insight Meditation teacher James Baraz on a project called Insight through Illness, an online community of support for those addressing chronic illness through meditation- www.insight-illness.com.
“It is rare when a subject as difficult as illness is so thoroughly
embodied that it becomes a gateway to the sacred. It is also
exceptional when someone has the wisdom and skill to navigate the
reader through that same portal. Peter Fernando’s book, Finding
Freedom in Illness, does both with such clarity and skill that it
leaves the reader determined to use his/her whole life for the same
purpose.” -Rodney Smith, author of Stepping Out of Self-Deception
and Awakening: A Paradigm Shift of the Heart
“Meditation, and Awakening, is generally linked to sitting upright
for long stretches of time, despite the fact that all of us some of
the time (and some of us much of the time) can’t physically manage
to do so. This book, based on Peter’s field-work with his own
chronic illness, addresses that conundrum. But it’s not just for
‘sick people’: we are all of the nature to sicken, and by taking
that into account, we can develop a practice for the ‘bad’ times as
well as the ‘good’.” –Ajahn Sucitto, author of Turning the Wheel of
Truth
“Finding Freedom in Illness is a beautiful book to read. Its
simplicity and wisdom touches the heart and teaches the head to
listen to the workings of the mind and open into our own thoughts
and feelings with presence. The guided meditations can be used
immediately to open heart and mind. This is a book to keep
beside you and to read and learn from again and again.”—Elana
Rosenbaum, author of Being Well (Even When You’re Sick):
Mindfulness Practices for People with Cancer and Other Serious
Illnesses
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