Bringing Home the Dharma

by KORNFIELD, JACKSIEGEL, DANIEL

• ISBN13: 9781590309131
• ISBN10: 1590309138
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-06
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

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

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Becoming Who We Are
The Liberating Practice of Mindfulness	p. 1
The Art of Awakening: The Way of Meditation	p. 11
A Mind Like Sky: Learning to Rest in Awareness	p. 17
Realizing Our Full Potential: Cultivating Love and Joy	p. 22
Make Your Heart a Zone of Peace: Dharma and Politics	p. 36
Our Children Will Learn What They Live: Becoming More Conscious Parents	p. 41
The Art of Forgiveness	p. 53
Taking Up The Spiritual Path
Spiritual Initiation: Monastic Rites of Wholeness and Commitment	p. 61
Perils, Promises, and Spiritual Emergency on the Path	p. 73
The Near Enemies of Awakening: Nonattachment Is Not Indifference	p. 102
The Bodhisattva Way: Tending to the Suffering of All Beings	p. 111
Samadhi: Developing a Steady, Concentrated Mind	p. 125
Spiritual Maturity	p. 133
Lessons From Modern Masters
Natural Freedom of the Heart: The Teachings of Ajahn Chah	p. 149
The Inspiration of Dipa Ma Barua	p. 167
Holding the Banner of Dharma: Celebrating Chögyam Trungpa	p. 175
Practicing The Dharma In The West
American Buddhism: Preserving and Adapting the Dharma	p. 193
This Fantastic, Unfolding Experiment: Establishing the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock	p. 211
Sex Lives of the Gurus	p. 225
Drugs and Spiritual Practice	p. 235
Even the Best Meditators Have Old Wounds to Heal	p. 245
The Sure Heart's Release: Healing Our Personal Pain	p. 250
Enlightenments	p. 258
Practices
Take the One Seat: Basic Meditation Practice	p. 269
Forgiveness Meditation	p. 271
Loving-kindness Meditation(Metta)	p. 273
Credits	p. 277
About the Author	p. 281
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