If The Buddha Books by Charlotte Kasl

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Charlotte Kasl has authored a bunch of books with titles starting out If the Buddha. She is a practicing therapist. She does workshops and is a feminist. She has written on relatiohships, joy, sexuality, Eastern spiritual practices, healing and addiction. She weaves together spirituality and psychology. Her books include If the Buddha Dated; If the Buddha Married; and If the Buddha Got Stuck among others.

Getting Unstuck 


If the Buddha Got Stuck:
A Handbook for Change on a Spiritual Path



This little lighthearted personal growth book presents seven simple yet profound steps on the path to change: 1) Notice Where You're Stuck 2) Show Up 3) Pay Attention 4) Live in Reality 5) Connect with Others, Connect with Life 6) Move from Thought to Action and 7) Let Go

An excerpt from If the Buddha Got Stuck 

Let Go of the Outcome

Many of us make leaps of faith without realizing it. We make most decisions with insufficient data. We go to a movie not knowing if we will like it. We conceive a child without knowing what he'll be like. We try out a medical treatment without knowing if it will help-we might go through tremendous pain and discomfort and then get well, or we might not. We constantly choose between one path or another, not knowing what we really are choosing. You probably already leg go in hundreds of ways throughout your lifetime. The task for staying unstuck is to stay unattached to the outcome and not look back with regret.

Everything turns out one way or another; it's just the way it is. You can have a loosely held preference without creating turmoil inside. You can say, well, I really wanted to have that work out, without saying it was bad and unfair that it didn't Life is unfair and lots of plans won't go as we expect.

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Finding love - If The Buddha Dated 


If the Buddha Dated:
A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path



This book is filled with wisdom such as the following from If the Buddha Dated:

"No matter how you feel at the prospect of dating - clear and confident, or nervous and tenuous - the task for all of us the the same: to walk the path of knowing who we are, learning to see others clearly, and dropping our images and expectations so we live more from our essence. This allows us to take the dating plunge into union."

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Once You Are Hitched - If the Buddha Married 


If the Buddha Married:
Creating Enduring Relationships on a Spiritual Path



Reviewed By Kat Lynn

Although, I do not know a lot about Buddhism (historic details as some of the other reviewers do), I can say I found the book an excellent, inviting and uplifting read. It impacted my relationship in a profound way. I think partly because it was not "clinical" nor written in an analytical style. The flow and read of the book was so wonderful, it brought down my defense mechanisms and made me consider what was most important. Each chapter deserves real think time -- and you may wish to read it together as a couple. Maybe a chapter each night before you go to bed.

It is a book of great enlightenment. It's what you do with it that counts. Several chapters struck a chord so deep, it moved me into a whole new realm. I can not give this book enough stars. I recommend it to all who are in a relationship and are striving to stay together over the long haul. You can spend a couple of bucks now, or a whole bunch later on therapy, post divorce.

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What Would Buddha Do? 


What Would Buddha Do?:
101 Answers to Life's Daily Dilemmas


If you enjoyed the If the Buddha books, you might also want to check this one out. Buddhist Spirituality contributor Metcalf applies sacred Buddhist teachings to road-rage, maxed-out credit cards, competitive co-workers and more in this tidy gathering of insights that serve as brief but astute reminders that enlightenment is obtainable, even when you're stuck in traffic. Metcalf "plumbed a deep reservoir" of Buddhist practices, texts, rituals and myths to uncover practical, soothing and surprisingly contemporary advice on topics such as addiction, personal identity struggles, relationship conflicts and financial worries. Each page begins with the phrase, "What would Buddha do?" and then considers his enlightened behavior in taxicab queues, kitchens and offices (Buddha, for instance, would defeat office enemies with grace).

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