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" Seeking the heart of wisdom : "
Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield.
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BL
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645310
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Goldstein, Joseph,1944-
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| Title & Author
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Seeking the heart of wisdom : : the path of insight meditation /\ Joseph Goldstein Jack Kornfield.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Shambhala,, 2001.
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Shambhala classics
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xi, 242 p. ;; 23 cm.
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157062805X
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: 9781570628054
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Discovering the heart of meditation -- Why meditate? -- Meditation instructions -- Difficulties and hindrances -- Deepening levels of practice -- The seven factors of enlightenment -- The life of the Buddha -- The freedom of restraint -- Suffering: the gateway to compassion -- Understanding karma: cause and effect -- Understanding karma: liberation -- The five spiritual faculties -- The three basic characteristics -- Perspectives on reality -- The path of service -- Integrating practice.
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| Abstract
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"Among the topics covered are: The hindrances to meditaiton--ranging from doubt and fear to painful knees--and skillful means of overcoming them; How compassion can arise in response to the suffering we see in our own lives and in the world; How to integrate a life of responsible action and service with a meditative life based on nonattachment" (cover).
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Meditation-- Buddhism.
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Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)
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294.3/4435
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BQ5612.G643 2001
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Kornfield, Jack,1945-
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