a guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jack Kornfield
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, N.Y. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Bantam Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1993
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 366 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"Bantam new age books"--P. [4] of cover
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-352) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Did I love well? -- Stopping the war -- Take the one seat -- Necessary healing -- Training the puppy : mindfulness of breathing -- Turning straw into gold -- Naming the demons -- Difficult problems and insistent visitors -- The spiritual roller coaster : Kundalini and other side effects -- Expanding and dissolving the self : dark night and rebirth -- Searching for the Buddha : a lamp unto ourselves -- Accepting the cycles of spiritual life -- No boundaries to the sacred -- No self or true self? -- Generosity, codependence, and fearless compassion -- You can't do it alone : finding and working with a teacher -- Psychotherapy and meditation -- The emperor's new clothes : problems with teachers -- Karma : the heart is our garden -- Expanding our circle : an undivided heart -- Spiritual maturity -- The great song -- Enlightenment is intimacy with all things