Publication
Imprint: Boston ; London : Shambhala, 1994. Series: Shambhala Dragon Editions. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Joseph Goldstein. OCLC Number: 30109447. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xv, 179 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes index.
Call number
Meditation / Golds
ISBN
9781570620256
Original publication date
1993
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CSS Library Notes
Description: The fruit of some twenty years' experience leading Buddhist meditation retreats, this book touches on a wide range of topics raised repeatedly by mediators and includes favorite stories, key Buddhist teachings, and answers to most-asked questions. -- from back cover
Contents:
1. What is the path? The Dharma --
2. How to practice. Purpose, effort, and surrender --
3. Freeing the mind. Hindrances : a dirty cloth --
4. Psychology and Dharma. Ego and self --
5. Selflessness. Big dipper --
6. Karma. The light of the world --
7. Practice in the world. Staying present --
FY1995
Contents:
1. What is the path? The Dharma --
2. How to practice. Purpose, effort, and surrender --
3. Freeing the mind. Hindrances : a dirty cloth --
4. Psychology and Dharma. Ego and self --
5. Selflessness. Big dipper --
6. Karma. The light of the world --
7. Practice in the world. Staying present --
FY1995
Other editions
Insight meditation : the practice of freedom by Joseph Goldstein (Hardcover)
Insight meditation : the practice of freedom by Joseph Goldstein (Paperback)
Physical description
xv, 179 p.; 23 cm
Description
Joseph Goldstein began exploring meditation as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. Following extended meditation retreats with various teachers in India and Burma, including the renowned Buddhist meditation master Anagarika Sri Munindra, he cofounded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. He has taught numerous meditation classes, workshops, and retreats in America and abroad over the last eight years and is one of the founders and primary teachers of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. He is also the author of The Experience of Insight, Insight Meditation, One Dharma and coauthor of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom.
Language
Original language
English
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LibraryThing member kevn57
I liked the sections on meditation and loving kindness the most, the parts that included stories about supernatural powers not so much. The sections on death and parents were also informative. The book is set up where the chapters can each be read as a separate essay, so it would be an easy to read
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LibraryThing member steve02476
Easy to read, but didn't do much for me. Perhaps I'm just not in the "right place?"