The Wise Heart

The Wise Heart

Author:

Kornfield, Jack

Description: Buddhist lecturer, psychologist, and author Jack Kornfield has made a career bringing the esoteric teachings of Buddhism down to a layman?s perspective, and infusing his books with homespun wisdom and practical advice on integrating spirituality with mundane living. This 2008 release delves into the topic of Buddhist psychology, providing a primer for meditators, mental health professionals, and seekers of the psychologically healing aspects of Buddhism. Kornfield is an eloquent writer and a deep thinker, and his insights are grounded in 40 years of experience as a meditator.

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Publisher's Weekly Review ...
Author, psychologist and pioneering Buddhist teacher Kornfield writes his best book yet (and his previous ones were pretty good). His newest uses the same sweet narrative voice, provides convincing and illustrative anecdotes and stories, and reaches into world traditions and literature as well as contemporary scientific research. This book offers a systematic and well-organized view of Buddhist psychology, complete with occasional diagrams. Concepts and practices are placed in a framework that explains and connects them. It¿s all done with an eye toward application; most chapters end with exercises. Kornfield has been practicing Buddhism for close to 40 years, a lasting discipline that has produced this masterful book and a seasoned view of life that acknowledges a lot of oopses. As a mediator and psychologist, he has also witnessed some serious angst, including his own, and draws on it for illustrative power. Not everything here is new, least of all the title, but then the Buddha isn¿t either. The best is left for last: joy you can seek for yourself and others. Just keep your meditative seat, and this book by your bed. Kornfield comes across as the therapist you wish you¿d had. (Apr. 29)

Product Details
Pages:	429
Publisher:	Bantam Dell Pub Group
Language:	English
Contributors...
Author:	Kornfield, Jack

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Applied Psychology

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Eastern / Buddhism