Seeking the heart of wisdom : the path of insight meditation /
Goldstein, Joseph, 1944-
Seeking the heart of wisdom : the path of insight meditation / Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield. - Boston : Shambhala, 2001. - xi, 242 p. ; 23 cm. - Shambhala classics . - Shambhala classics. .
Includes index.
Discovering the heart of meditation -- Why meditate? -- Meditation instructions -- Difficulties and hindrances -- Deepening levels of practice -- The seven factors of enlightenment -- The life of the Buddha -- The freedom of restraint -- Suffering: the gateway to compassion -- Understanding karma: cause and effect -- Understanding karma: liberation -- The five spiritual faculties -- The three basic characteristics -- Perspectives on reality -- The path of service -- Integrating practice.
"Among the topics covered are: The hindrances to meditaiton--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" (cover).
157062805X 9781570628054
2001271530
Meditation--Buddhism.
Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)
BQ5612 / .G643 2001
294.3/4435
Seeking the heart of wisdom : the path of insight meditation / Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield. - Boston : Shambhala, 2001. - xi, 242 p. ; 23 cm. - Shambhala classics . - Shambhala classics. .
Includes index.
Discovering the heart of meditation -- Why meditate? -- Meditation instructions -- Difficulties and hindrances -- Deepening levels of practice -- The seven factors of enlightenment -- The life of the Buddha -- The freedom of restraint -- Suffering: the gateway to compassion -- Understanding karma: cause and effect -- Understanding karma: liberation -- The five spiritual faculties -- The three basic characteristics -- Perspectives on reality -- The path of service -- Integrating practice.
"Among the topics covered are: The hindrances to meditaiton--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" (cover).
157062805X 9781570628054
2001271530
Meditation--Buddhism.
Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)
BQ5612 / .G643 2001
294.3/4435