How to Be Sick (23 page)
Authors: Toni Bernhard,Sylvia Boorstein
—.
Old Path White Clouds
Old Path White Clouds
—.
Present Moment Wonderful Moment
Present Moment Wonderful Moment
Nyanaponika, Thera.
Great Disciples of the Buddha
Great Disciples of the Buddha
Nyoshul Khenpo, Rinpoche.
Natural Great Perfection
Natural Great Perfection
Rahula, Walpola.
What the Buddha Taught
What the Buddha Taught
Richmond, Lewis.
Healing Lazarus
Healing Lazarus
Rumi, Maulana.
The Essential Rumi
, Coleman Barks with John Moyle, translators
The Essential Rumi
, Coleman Barks with John Moyle, translators
Ryokan.
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
, John Stevens, translator
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
, John Stevens, translator
Salzberg, Sharon.
Lovingkindness
Lovingkindness
Sekida, Katsuki.
Two Zen Classics
Two Zen Classics
Seung, Sahn.
Only Don’t Know
Only Don’t Know
Sogyal Rinpoche.
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Sumedho, Ajahn.
The Mind and the Way
The Mind and the Way
Suzuki, Shunryu.
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Tarrant, John.
The Light Inside the Dark
The Light Inside the Dark
Yamada, Koun.
The Gateless Gate
The Gateless Gate
Index
Accepting things as they are
Action and inaction, wise
Aitken, Robert
Aloneness
“Am I sure?” practice
Anatta
(no-fixed-self)
(no-fixed-self)
Anger
Anicca
(impermanence)
(impermanence)
Aversion
Begging bowl
Beginner’s mind
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere
(Khema)
(Khema)
Bernhard, Camden Bodhi (granddaughter)
Bernhard, Bridgett Lawhorn (daughter-in-law)
Bernhard, Jamal (son)
Bernhard, Toni
first encounter with Buddhism
meditation practice prior to illness
process of creating book
University of California, Davis, law professor
Bernhard, Toni, illness of
becomes chronic
description of symptoms
diagnosis
getting well as koan
hating to be sick, inquiry regarding
learning compassion for herself
letter to friends
onset
tears
work, continuing to
Bernhard, Tony
communications with others about Toni
doctors and Toni
illness not Toni’s personal failing
isolation forced by role as caregiver
meltdowns of Toni
relationship to Toni not merely about illness
retreat, month-long
Toni’s fear of his needing help in future
visits to family in Los Angeles
Berry, Wendell
Blaming oneself for one’s illness
Boorstein, Sylvia
Brahma viharas
, four (four sublime states).
See
Sublime states
, four (four sublime states).
See
Sublime states
“Broken-glass” practice
Buddha, Gautama
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Cage, Nicolas
Caregivers
“drop-it” practice
handling burnout
isolation experienced by
patient endurance
suggestions for treatments
Cash, Rosanne
Chah, Ajahn
“broken-glass” practice
“let go a little” practice
middle road
not standing up in line of fire
Cherishing what can be done
Chödrön, Pema
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Commentaries on the Diamond Sutra
(Hanh)
(Hanh)
Compassion (
karuna
)
karuna
)
consciously moving mind to
for one’s self
opening heart to suffering
opposite action in response to negative impulse
patient endurance (
khanti
)
khanti
)
See also
Tonglen
Tonglen
Culture of the sick
Cures, suggestions for
“Cutting off the mind road” (Zen Buddhism)
Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
Daro, Dawn (friend)
Dependent origination
Desire
Dhammapada
Diamond Sutra, The
Dilgo Khyentse
Dive From Clausen’s Pier, The
(Packer)
(Packer)
Doctors
Dogen, Eihei
“Don’t-Know Mind” practice
Dragon Never Sleeps, The
(Aitken)
(Aitken)
“Drop it” practice
Dukkha
.
See also
Suffering
.
See also
Suffering
Dzogchen tradition
Ease of well-being
Eightfold Path
Envy
Equanimity (
upekkha
)
upekkha
)
consciously moving mind to
practices for
Eternal Now, The
(Tillich)
(Tillich)
Experience of Insight, The
(Goldstein)
(Goldstein)
Family
Farrell, Richard (friend)
Food for the Heart
(Chah)
(Chah)
Four Noble Truths
Friends
Future, fear of
Gateless Gate, The
(Yamada)
(Yamada)
Gathas
Generosity, acting on immediately
Goenka, S. N.
Goldstein, Joseph
Haiku
Hakuin
“Half-smile” practice
Hanh, Thich Nhat
“Am I sure?” practice
gathas
mindfulness of the present moment
Happiness Is an Inside Job
(Boorstein)
(Boorstein)
Harrison, George
Hating to be sick, inquiry regarding
Healthcare system, navigating
Hinduism
“I Me Mine” (song)
Idle chatter
Impermanence (
anicca
). See
anicca
.
anicca
). See
anicca
.
Indifference, compared to equanimity
Insensitive and hurtful comments
Insight Meditation Society (IMS)
Internet
Invisible illness
Issa, Kobayashi
Joko Beck, Charlotte
Joy in the joy of others.
See
Sympathetic joy (
mudita
)
See
Sympathetic joy (
mudita
)
Jumnian, Ajahn
Kabat-Zinn, Jon
Karuna
(compassion).
See
Compassion (
karuna
)
(compassion).
See
Compassion (
karuna
)
Katie, Byron
“inquiry”
only thing true for sure in present moment
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, Jr.
Khanti
(patient endurance).
See
Patient endurance (
khanti
)
(patient endurance).
See
Patient endurance (
khanti
)
Khema, Ayya
Koans
Kornfield, Jack
Labeling thoughts and emotions
Laughter
Lawhorn, Bob and Jacqueline
“Let go a little” practice
Life is always all right
“Life is suffering”
Lists in Buddhism
Loneliness
Loss
Loving-kindness (
metta
)
metta
)
Consciously moving mind to
Lovingkindness
(Salzberg)
(Salzberg)
Macy, Joanna
Masters, Kamala
Meditation
Metta
(loving-kindness).
See
Loving-kindness (
metta
)
(loving-kindness).
See
Loving-kindness (
metta
)
Milan, César
Mindfulness
meditation
of the present moment, practices
Mindfulness in Plain English
(Gunaratana)
(Gunaratana)
Miracle of Mindfulness, The
(Hanh)
(Hanh)
Moods like wind
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mudita
(sympathetic joy).
See
Sympathetic joy (
mudita
)
(sympathetic joy).
See
Sympathetic joy (
mudita
)
Multitasking
Mumon (Wumen)
Munindra, Anagarika Shri
Myalgic Encephomyalitis (ME)
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