Beloved Western Buddhist master Kornfield makes known his personal, practical wisdom, garnered from 25 years of practicing and teaching the path of awakening, as he guides self-searchers to a simplicity of perception that brings alive spiritual practice, peace, and truth in their daily lives.
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In undertaking a spiritual life, we must make certain that our path is connected with our heart, according to author and Buddhist monk Jack Kornfield. Since 1974 (long before it gained popularity in the 1990s), Kornfield has been teaching westerners how to integrate Eastern teaching into their daily lives. Through generous storytelling and unmitigated warmth, Kornfield offers this excellent guidebook on living with attentiveness, meditation, and full-tilt compassion.
Part of what makes this book so accessible is Kornfield's use of everyday metaphors to describe the elusive lessons of spiritual transformation. For example, he opens with "the one seat" lesson taught to him by his esteemed teacher. Literally it means sitting in the center of a room and not being swayed or moved by all the people and dramas happening around you. On a spiritual level it means sticking "with one practice and teacher among all of the possibilities," writes Kornfield; "inwardly it means having the determination to stick with that practice through whatever difficulties and doubts arise until you have come to true clarity and understanding." The same could be said for this "one book." Among all the spiritual self-help books, this is a classic worth sticking with and returning to--a highly approachable teacher that can only lead to greater clarity and understanding. --Gail Hudson
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'A warm, inspiring and, above all, practical book', Pride Magazine .'It's encouraging to find Westerners who've sufficiently assimilated the traditions of the East to be able to share them with others as Jack is doing. May such efforts further the peace of all beings.', His Holiness the Dalai Lama, .'This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humour and insight the way to practise the Buddha's universal teachings here in the West. Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great teacher.', Thich Nhat Hanh, .'Jack Kornfield is a remarkable and thoughtful teacher.', Sogyal Rinpoche,
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In the summer of 1972 I returned to the home of my parents in Washington, D.C., head shaved and robed as a Buddhist monk, after my first five-year study in Asia. Read the first page
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By Alex Nichols
Format:Paperback
Jack Kornfield's "A Path With Heart" is both an introduction to Buddhism and a spiritual workbook, since chapters examining Buddhist principles are followed by specific meditation practices. I read a chapter a day, which I recommend to people new to Buddhism because it allowed the information to sink in.
Some information --like sections on karma, chakras, and lovingkindness meditation-- will be familiar to a general audience (it's interesting how many of these concepts have permeated the New Age and mainstream culture, e.g. Gary Zukav's "Seat of the Soul"--- read by Oprah's audience-- covers the same karma concepts.) Other parts -- like a section on mind altered states-- may surprise some.
It doesn't surprise me that Buddhism has become popular in the States, particularly in the Western States... it is a de-institutionalized religion with a practical approach to problem solving. Its emphasis on individual power and responsibility aligns with the rugged individualism that informs much of the American character.
A gracefully written book, well worth a look.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Daniel Davis
. . . let it be "A Path With Heart!" With wise and skillful words, Jack Kornfield is a master of teaching Buddhist practices including insight meditation (known as vipassanna) to Western students for over 20 years. Being a former Buddhist monk with a PHD in psychology, as well as a husband and father, he is able to communicate the practice of Buddhism in everyday life in a way that makes sense to Western minds. Kornfield embraces the stuggles and hindrances that are common to the spiritual path as well as offering timely and useful meditations for awakening, opening the heart and clear and humorous insight into basic Buddhist principles such as the 5 precepts, the Buddhist view of self (or lack thereof) and karma. With open arms and a deep understanding of the Western psyche and it's tangles, Kornfield delivers a book that is a love song, a workout and a survival manual for anyone committed to the spiritual path.
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Jack Kornfield is responsible for inspiring me to start my daily practice 8 years ago. I got a set of tapes, I think it was _The Inner Art of Meditation_ from the library and found myself rushing home at the end of the day because I /got to/ listen to the tapes and meditate.
I've gone to sittings with J.K. at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, CA & have always come away inspired and with renewed commitment to my practice.
I'm afriad this book hasn't caught my attention. I've picked it up and put it down many times over the past year and a half, finding it dense and far from the esence I am seeking. I highly recommend the tapes, I highly recommend Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics) (Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield). I also recommend _After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path_ (also J.K.)
J.K. is a great teacher. His other works have spoken to me much more clearly than this one.
May all beings everywhere know peace.
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havn't got it yet, shipping from the State really takes long time. I want to buy used book, but I wont' recommond it if you are in a urgent to use. Read more
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I read this book when it was first published and recognized immediately that Jack Kornfield's path was also 'my path'. Read more
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A classic, and rightfully so!
What would American Buddhism have done without Jack Kornfield? It wouldn't have come so far so fast, that's for sure. Read more
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For those of you who are lazy to mow your lawn, this book is not for you. It's thick and too complicated. I personally find the exercises between each chapters obnoxious. Read more
Published on Oct 30 2002 by Expedient Being
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After reading this book (which was required for yoga school) I must say that there are many markings and folded over corners! Jack Kornfield is a man of true integrity. Read more
Published on Aug 25 2002
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Happiness isn't out there
But it is difficult to imagine that if you listen to this book, you won't be happier when you finish.
Published on May 23 2002 by Edward Canler
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My favorite book ever!
When I read this book, i can feel jack kornfield's heart in every page illuminating the spiritual journey which is found in each moment. Read more
Published on Mar 2 2002 by Vanessa
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Soothing and Satisfying
After buying the book and reading through it once, I find myself going back again. It's one of those books where the content is inspiring, I enjoy re-reading it. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2001
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Tells it like it is
An excellent book that explains how to meditate, potential problems to avoid, how to deal with some of the negative side effects of meditation, and many of the promises of the... Read more
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