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Seeking the heart of wisdom : the path of insight meditation / Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Shambhala classicsPublication details: Boston : Shambhala, 2001.Description: xi, 242 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 157062805X
  • 9781570628054
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 294.3/4435 21
LOC classification:
  • BQ5612 .G643 2001
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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).
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Books Books The Anton Library of Chinese Studies General Stacks BQ5612 .G643 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Includes index. TBC00000961

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).

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