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Seeking the heart of wisdom : the path of insight meditation
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Seeking the heart of wisdom : the path of insight meditation

Author: Joseph Goldstein; Jack Kornfield
Publisher: Boston : Shambhala ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 1987.
Series: Shambhala dragon editions
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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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