Releasing The Anger: A Buddhist View Of Divorce

Naomi Dunne — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Working at First Wives World, I'm surrounded by divorce every day. I like the stuff that heals and I try to avoid the stuff that hurts. A lot of divorce books come my way, and most of them could handily be retitled: "Take Him To The Cleaners: How to take your man hating bitterness to new heights" and not even the author would know the difference.

Not this one, though. "Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through Divorce" by Gabriel Cohen has me very, very excited. Part memoir, part self-help, the newly Buddhist Cohen writes about the day his wife left without a backwards glance or even a note.

"Change and loss are inevitable, but that the suffering we derive from them is not," says Cohen of his new spiritual path and the time after the end of his marriage. He found Buddhism via a flier, and while he thought it would be hokey, he went along to the advertised talk anyway. He credits Buddhism with allowing him to release his anger, something we could all use.

This book is one of three Cohen has released this year, in three different genres through three different publishers. When I split up with my ex I hid in my apartment and read chick lit for two years. This guy's published three books. That alone is something to learn from.

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