Free eBooks A Path With Heart: A Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life Available To Downloads
A guide to reconciling Buddhist spirituality with the American way of life addresses the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world and offers guidance for bringing a sense of the sacred to everyday experience.
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Bantam; 1 edition (June 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553372114
ISBN-13: 978-0553372113
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (193 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #14,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Worship & Devotion > Meditations #23 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age & Spirituality > Spiritualism #115 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Eastern > Buddhism
Twenty years ago, when I was a college student, I got turned on to spirituality largely by reading Ram Dass' "Be Here Now." Kornfield's book could do the same thing for thousands of people today (to the consternation of apologists for other religions!).A Path with Heart is pretty much my favorite book on spirituality. It contains both useful practical advice on living a spiritual life and amazing esoteric descriptions of super-normal states. Numerous pages contain "gems" that speak directly to my personal struggles and experiences. And Kornfield has a great sense of humor with deep compassion.One of the things that attracts me to Buddhism is its relative lack of superstition and dogmatism. The essential teaching is practical, down-to-earth, and perfectly acceptable to a scientifically minded person. Still, many Buddhists believe in reincarnation, and Kornfield describes some pretty far out experiences involving, for example, reincarnation, angelic beings, and psychic powers.Kornfield is a wonderful writer, and I hear that he is such a good teacher that one has to enter a lottery to get the chance to go to one of his retreats. He seems to be a charismatic, highly advanced being (though, who am I to judge?). But he would be the first to warn against starry-eyed adulation of him. An oft-repeated theme throughout the book -- and the topic of one whole chapter -- was the need to beware of unhealthy, exploitative relationships with teachers. Every spiritual seeker has one or more fallings-out with a teacher, he says. These fallings-out can be painful and damaging, but we must learn to learn from such events.
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life Heart Disease: Heart Disease Prevention And Reversal Guide To Prevent Heart Disease And Reverse Heart Disease With Heart Disease Prevention Strategies And Heart Disease Diet Advice Eye of My Heart: 27 Writers Reveal the Hidden Pleasures and Perils of Being a Grandmother Heart Health: Heart Healthy Cookbook: 30 Quick & Easy, Heart Healthy Greek Recipes For Smart Heart Health (cooking, weight loss, weight maintenance) (cooking, ... weight maintenance, weight watchers Book 1) Surgery Open Heart: A Surgical Nurse Guides You Through Open Heart Surgery (Open Heart Surgery, Aortic Valve / Mitral Valve Replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass, Aortic Aneurysm, Myxoma) Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics) The Cardiac Recovery Cookbook: Heart Healthy Recipes for Life After Heart Attack or Heart Surgery 365 Days Of Walking The Red Road: The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day (Religion and Spirituality) Perfecting Ourselves to Death: The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism Intuition: Its Powers and Perils (Yale Nota Bene) Virtual Competition: The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy The Perils of Penelope Perils of the Atlantic: Steamship Disasters, 1850 to the Present Wedlocked: The Perils of Marriage Equality (Sexual Cultures) The Perils of Proximity: China-Japan Security Relations Cross Currents: The Perils of Electropollution, the Promise of Electromedicine Warriors Arise!: Spirtual Life • Spiritual Maturity • Spiritual Warfare The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path of Buddhism: Discover the Essence of Buddhism and the Path to Nibbana Steps on the Path to Enlightenment, Karma: Steps on the Path to Enlightenment: A Commentary on Tsongkhapa's Lamrim Chenmo, Volume 2: Karma (Vol.2) The South Beach Heart Health Revolution: Cardiac Prevention That Can Reverse Heart Disease and Stop Heart Attacks and Strokes (The South Beach Diet)
