Synopsis
Choosing to Be centers around a Buddha-wise Maine Coon cat named Poohbear Degoonacoon, his kitten muse Catzenbear, and author Kat Tansey as they take us on a journey from the depths of depression to the true freedom of Buddha mind. Tansey has written a magical fable filled with practical information and instruction on Buddhist meditation and how to conquer its five hindrances -- clinging, anger, restlessness, sleepiness, and doubt. This book is a must read for anyone seeking respite from their ordinary mind.
About the Author
When Kat Tansey began writing Choosing to Be fifteen years ago, the world was not ready for a book about a successful business woman struck down by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome who became deeply depressed and asked her Buddha master cat to help her learn how to meditate and find the will to live.Live she did, and after fifteen years she has finished Choosing to Be - and now the world is ready for it. Now the world knows about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Depression remedies are touted nightly on television in very depressing commercials. Buddhist meditation and all things Buddha are so popular that the Los Angeles Times published an article about "Buddhamania." And as for talking to a Buddha Master cat, so many books about talking to God and other spiritual guides have been on bestseller lists that no one even bats an eye about a talking Buddha Master cat.Kat has always been an innovative thinker who perceived the world with a different lens, one that included concepts and connections most people did not see. After spending twenty years implementing change in organizations, she developed her own Change Model and wrote Winning the Change Game to help companies be more successful in getting people to embrace new systems and methods. However another change awaited Kat, and this one removed her from the world she had known for twenty years. This was the beginning of a very different life, one in which she had to learn to focus on being rather than doing. Thanks to her Buddha Master cat and her other guides and supporters, Kat emerged from this phase in her life with renewed energy. She even returned to the corporate world for several years, until she ultimately realized that her path was leading her elsewhere.Kat returned to her real love, the book that has become Choosing to Be. As she worked on the book, she began to see where it was leading her. Now, finally, she is ready to combine being and doing as she coaches people in how to master the art and spirit of change. Her fir
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