Bringing home the dharma : awakening right where you are

by Jack Kornfield

Paperback, 2012

Publication

Imprint: Boston : London : Shambhala, 2012. Edition: First paperback edition. Responsibility: Jack Kornfield ; foreword by Daniel J. Siegel. OCLC Number: 712119337. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xv, 279 pages ; 24 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, glossary, index, indices, suggested reading.

Call number

GT-B-Tv / Kornf

Barcode

BK-08157

ISBN

9781611800500

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions

CSS Library Notes

Description: "If we want to find inner peace and wisdom, we needn't move to an ashram or monastery. Our buddha nature--our natural warmth and insight--can be discovered right where we are, in the context of our relationships, our family lives, and in our efforts help and serve others. Popular spiritual teacher Jack Kornfield shares this and other key lessons gleaned from more than forty years of committed study and practice. A student of some of the most revered meditation masters of the twentieth century, Kornfield offers keen observations about the rise of mindfulness practice in the West and shares his insights on finding freedom right where we are. Topics include: How to cultivate loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Conscious parenting. Overcoming the common obstacles to awakening. Spirituality and sexuality. Committing ourselves to easing the suffering in the world. The way of forgiveness, and much more"-- from back cover

Table of Contents: The liberating practice of mindfulness --
The art of awakening: the way of meditation --
A mind like sky: learning to rest in awareness --
Realizing our full potential: cultivating love and joy --
Make your heart a zone of peace: dharma and politics --
Our children will learn what they live: becoming more conscious parents --
The art of forgiveness --
Spiritual initiation: monastic rites of wholeness and commitment --
Perils, promises, and spiritual emergency on the path --
The near enemies of awakening: nonattachment is not indifference --
The bodhisattva way: tending to the suffering of all beings --
Samadhi: developing a steady, concentrated mind --
Spiritual maturity --
Natural freedom of the heart: the teachings of Ajahn Chah --
The inspiration of Dipa Ma Barua --
Holding the banner of Dharma: celebrating Chögyam Trungpa --
American Buddhism: preserving and adapting the dharma --
This fantastic, unfolding experiment: establishing the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock --
Sex lives of the gurus --
Psychedelics, antidepressants, and spiritual practice --
Even the best meditators have old wounds to heal --
The sure heart's release: healing our personal pain --
Enlightenments --
Take the one seat: basic meditation practice --
Forgiveness meditation --
Loving-kindness meditation (metta).

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Physical description

xv, 279 p.; 23 cm

Description

"If we want to find inner peace and wisdom, we needn't move to an ashram or monastery. Our buddha nature--our natural warmth and insight--can be discovered right where we are, in the context of our relationships, our family lives, and in our efforts help and serve others. Popular spiritual teacher Jack Kornfield shares this and other key lessons gleaned from more than forty years of commited study and practice. A student of some of the most revered meditation masters of the twentieth century, Kornfield offers keen observations about the rise of mindfulness practice in the West and shares his insights on finding freedom right where we are. Topics include: How to cultivate loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Conscious parenting. Overcoming the common obstacles to awakening. Spirituality and sexuality. Commiting ourselves to easing the suffering in the world. The way of forgiveness, and much more"--… (more)