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Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)


  


 : Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.34435
EAN: 9781570628054
ISBN: 157062805X
Label: Shambhala
Manufacturer: Shambhala
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: March 06, 2001
Publisher: Shambhala
Release Date: March 06, 2001
Studio: Shambhala




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Product Description:
In Seeking the Heart of Wisdom Goldstein and Kornfield present the central teachings and practices of insight meditation in a clear and personal language. The path of insight meditation is a journey of understanding our bodies, our minds, and our lives, of seeing clearly the true nature of experience. The authors guide the reader in developing the openness and compassion that are at the heart of this spiritual practice. For those already treading the path, as well as those just starting out, this book will be a welcome companion along the way. Among the topics covered are: The hindrances to meditation—ranging from doubt and fear to painful knees—and skillful means of overcoming them How compassion can arise in response to the suffering we see in our own lives and in the world How to integrate a life of responsible action and service with a meditative life based on nonattachment Useful exercises are presented alongside the teachings to help readers deepen their understanding of the subjects.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A clear guide from people who truly understand the reality of meditation
I was very impressed with the authors' ability to address concerns that I have had with meditation in the past: specifically, that meditation often sounds like an escape from reality, or a numbing mechanism that shields one from reality. The authors speak from a depth of experience when they explain that meditation is like "learning to surf": there will always be waves in life, and insight meditation provides a method of learning to "surf" those waves and remain standing. The authors admit that ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - a great guide to vipassana
well-written, I liked the collaboration and different pearls of wisdom from the two authors. A very helpful book for understanding the full implications of karma and the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Learning to untangle life.
"Our life has been spent in sleep and sleepwalking," Jack Kornfield writes in this guide to insight meditation; "meditation means waking up" (p. 52). Coauthors Kornfield and Goldstein are also the cofounders of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. This book is based on "talks given at several intensive meditation retreats" there, and focuses "on the deepening of the inner meditative process, the hindrances one encounters, skillful means of mastering them, and the understanding ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Simply True
I picked up the pocket version of this book one day and happened to open to the page which talks about the accumulation of material items and the transitory happiness it brings -- how once the novelty of the item has worn off we go about buying more things-- all in the hopes of stimulating that "happiness" response. Boy did that hit the nail on the head!! I had to get the full length version and it has been very enlightening. A definte must for anyone who is at a point in their life where they ... Read More




 



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