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9781573222679

Infinite Life

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  • ISBN13:

    9781573222679

  • ISBN10:

    1573222674

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-02-23
  • Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover

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Summary

In Infinite Life, Robert Thurman invites us to examine our assumptions about living and dying and to take into account the possibility that not only are our lives not meaningless, they have tremendous impact. He asks us to consider that instead of having one shot to get it right for either oblivion or eternity, we might indeed have an infinite past and future. And if that is the case, if we are evolving over infinite time, then every action in our lives has infinite consequences for ourselves and others. Therefore, we must take responsibility in the present for our actions and their effects - we must live our immortality now. But balanced against that tremendous responsibility is the opportunity for a life of infinite joy, infinite connection with other beings, and infinite power to do good.

Author Biography

Robert Thurman holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America at Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Invitation to the Infinite Life
The Nature of Realityp. 3
Buddhism: A Joyous Science of the Heartp. 31
Wisdomp. 49
Generosityp. 83
Justicep. 115
Patiencep. 153
Creativityp. 187
Contemplationp. 223
The Art of Infinite Livingp. 251
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