A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual LifeRandom House Publishing Group, 21 ott 2009 - 384 pagine “This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humor and insight the way to practice the Buddha’s universal teachings here in the West. Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great teacher.”—Thich Nhat Hanh “Jack is helping to pave the path for American Buddhism, bringing essential basics into our crazy modern lives. And the language he uses is as simple and as lovely as our breath.”—Natalie Goldberg Perhaps the most important book yet written on meditation, the process of inner transformation, and the integration of spiritual practice into our American way of life, A Path with Heart brings alive one by one the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world. Written by a teacher, psychologist, and meditation master of international renown, this warm, inspiring, and expert book touches on a wide range of essential issues including many rarely addressed in spiritual books. From compassion, addiction, and psychological and emotional healing, to dealing with problems involving relationships and sexuality, to the creation of a Zen-like simplicity and balance in all facets of life, it speaks to the concerns of many modern spiritual seekers, both those beginning on the path and those with years of experience. A Path with Heart is filled with practical techniques, guided meditations, stories, koans, and other gems of wisdom that can help ease your journey through the world. The author’s own profound—and sometimes humorous—experiences and gentle assistance will skillfully guide you through the obstacles and trials of spiritual and contemporary life to bring a clarity of perception and a sense of the sacred into your everyday experience. Reading this book will touch your heart and remind you of the promises inherent in meditation and in a life of the spirit: the blossoming of inner peace, wholeness, and understanding, and the achievement of a happiness that is not dependent on external conditions. Sure to be a classic, A Path with Heart shows us how we can bring our spirituality to flower every day of our lives. It is a wise and gentle guidebook for an odyssey into the soul that enables us to achieve a deeper, more satisfying life in the world. |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-5 di 60
Pagina 4
... thought - provoking and offered a world to escape to that seemed far better than the one I in- habited . I grew up on the East Coast in a scientific and intellectual household . My father was a biophysicist who developed artificial ...
... thought - provoking and offered a world to escape to that seemed far better than the one I in- habited . I grew up on the East Coast in a scientific and intellectual household . My father was a biophysicist who developed artificial ...
Pagina 6
... thought that this insight was the point of practice and felt satisfied with my new understandings . But alas , when I returned to the U.S. as a monk , all of that fell apart . In the weeks after Elizabeth Arden's , I disrobed , enrolled ...
... thought that this insight was the point of practice and felt satisfied with my new understandings . But alas , when I returned to the U.S. as a monk , all of that fell apart . In the weeks after Elizabeth Arden's , I disrobed , enrolled ...
Pagina 8
... thoughts - it was strengthened by spiritual striving . Yet I knew that spiritual practice is impossible without great dedication , energy , and commitment . If not from striving and idealism , from where was this to come ? What I ...
... thoughts - it was strengthened by spiritual striving . Yet I knew that spiritual practice is impossible without great dedication , energy , and commitment . If not from striving and idealism , from where was this to come ? What I ...
Pagina 9
... thought I might teach meditation to some of the patients . It quickly became obvious that meditation was not what they needed . These people had little ability to bring a balanced attention to their lives , and most of them were already ...
... thought I might teach meditation to some of the patients . It quickly became obvious that meditation was not what they needed . These people had little ability to bring a balanced attention to their lives , and most of them were already ...
Pagina 12
... thoughts that we have forgotten this essential art of taking time to con- verse with our heart . When we ask it about our current path , we must look at the values we have chosen to live by . Where do we put our time , our strength ...
... thoughts that we have forgotten this essential art of taking time to con- verse with our heart . When we ask it about our current path , we must look at the values we have chosen to live by . Where do we put our time , our strength ...
Sommario
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39 | |
Mindfulness of Breathing | 49 |
PROMISES AND PERILS | 56 |
Turning Straw into Gold | 71 |
Reflecting on Difficulty | 81 |
Meditation on Making the Demons Part of the Path | 100 |
Kundalini and Other | 119 |
Generosity Codependence and Fearless | 215 |
Transforming Sorrow into Compassion | 226 |
Psychotherapy and Meditation | 244 |
Problems with | 254 |
The Heart Is Our Garden | 272 |
An Undivided Heart | 287 |
Spiritual Maturity | 309 |
The Great Song | 322 |
Reflecting on Your Attitude Toward Altered | 134 |
Meditation on Death and Rebirth | 155 |
A Lamp Unto Ourselves | 157 |
Accepting the Cycles of Spiritual Life | 171 |
No Boundaries to the Sacred | 184 |
No Self or True Self? | 198 |
Enlightenment Is Intimacy with All Things | 332 |
APPENDIX Insight Meditation Teachers Code of Ethics | 340 |
Glossary | 348 |
51 | 354 |
53 | 362 |
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life Jack Kornfield Anteprima limitata - 1993 |
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life Jack Kornfield Visualizzazione estratti - 1993 |
A Path with Heart: The Classic Guide Through the Perils and Promises of ... Jack Kornfield Anteprima non disponibile - 2002 |
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