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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joseph Goldstein; Jack Kornfield |
| ISBN: | 0877733279 : 9780877733270 |
| OCLC Number: | 15588669 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xii, 195 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Understanding practice. Discovering the heart of meditation -- Exercise : learning from the precepts -- Why meditate? -- Exercise : concepts and reality -- Meditation instructions -- Difficulties and hindrances -- Exercise : making the hindrances part of the path -- Deepening levels of practice -- Exercise : moving from content to process. Training the heart and mind. The seven factors of enlightenment -- Exercise : awareness of the seven factors of enlightenment -- The life of the Buddha -- Exercise : recollection of the Buddha -- The freedom of restraint -- Exercise : restraint -- Suffering : the gateway to compassion -- Exercise : cultivating compassion. The growth of wisdom. Understanding karma : cause and effect -- Exercise : equanimity meditation -- Understanding karma : liberation -- Exercise : observing intention -- The five spiritual faculties -- The three basic characteristics -- Exercise : Observing discomfort in our conditioned response -- Perspectives on reality -- The path of service -- Exercise : the heart of service -- Integrating practice -- Exercise : strengthening mindfulness. |
| Series Title: | Shambhala dragon editions |
| Responsibility: | Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield ; [forewords by the Dalai Lama & Robert K. Hall]. |
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