Tea and Cake with Demons

A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy

By: Adreanna Limbach

Narrated by: Adreanna Limbach

Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

This is the book on Buddhism the new generation has been waiting for.

If the Buddha were alive today, what would he say about the unique challenges we face? In Tea and Cake with Demons, NYC-based mindfulness and meditation teacher Adreanna Limbach shares a down-to-earth, often humorous, and delightfully insightful discussion of Buddhism through the lens of modern life - and all our cultural, technological, and still-timeless obstacles.

So many of us go through our days feeling overwhelmed. We do our best to navigate the craziness of the modern world - finding a purpose while making ends meet, going down social media black holes but craving meaningful relationships, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle in a society that seems to be falling apart....

At the end of the day, we have a sneaking suspicion of some fundamental flaw - our “demons” rear their heads, manifesting for many of us as a chronic sense of not-enoughness.

Using The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path as a guide, Adreanna guides us to meet all our most common demons - shame, perfectionism, self-doubt, fixation - all while myth-busting the cultural narratives that keep us stuck.

Throughout Tea and Cake with Demons, Adreanna shares simple meditation practices, personal anecdotes, and traditional Buddhist tales that help you embrace the full experience of being human - even those pesky demons - and realize your fundamental, untouchable, and true self-worth.

©2019 Adreanna Limbach (P)2019 Adreanna Limbach

Very helpful for a deeper understanding of the 4 Noble Truths and other things

Adreanna guides you through a way of approaching life in a way that’s honest, makes sense, and feels good (which might sometimes be hard, but still a good thing). She does so with so much care and genuine thoughtfulness in her writing, kindly providing so many ways of looking at things that runs along a theme of: we are all good and complete just as we are, everything included. Which is pretty radical and healing.

The real deal

The author has a profound, original, and contemporary understanding of Buddhism: it’s never been more personally and culturally relevant!

It okay

Great title but it’s just okay. Interesting perspectives and story like content. Overall it’s good.

Less Buddhism Than I was Excepting

The book is okay. The audible narration is actually pretty good. Typically these books can be rather dry. Unfortunately, the book is less about Buddhist teachings and lessons and more about just general liberal ideology. Some of it is "fluffed up" to be presented better; but fundamentally saying "create safe spaces" does not actually equate to right speech. The first half of the book is better than the second half. The last hour or two was a struggle to complete, as I largely disagree with the authors interpretation of Buddhist teachings and warping them to fit and justify the worldview of an eighteen year old college students perspective. Maybe that was actually the intention and the book just isn't really for someone like myself? Overall, its not terrible. The lessons individually may have some merit. I just don't think its the greatest representation of Buddhist lessons or teachings. If this peaks someones interest in Buddhism I highly suggest going a step further and trying to get through something a little deeper. Even if its a little bit dry in the long run. Buddhist teachings and principles are very easy to misunderstand and misrepresent.