Boundless heart
Subtitle: the Buddha's path of kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity
By: Christina Feldman
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781611803730
Subjects: Buddhism; Religious life; Spiritual life; Compassion; Joy; Kindness
Description: "A course in the Buddhist practice of the brahma viharas, or "heavenly abodes." Detailed instructions from the Buddhist tradition in cultivating mindfulness presented by a prominent Insight Meditation teacher. Compassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the awakened life but also the path to it: attitudes of mind that can be cultivated by anyone willing to set the intention for doing so. Christina Feldman shows how these ennobling qualities known in Buddhism as the brahma viharas (sublime abodes) or the Four Immeasurables are far more than simply the "feel-good" states they are sometimes mistaken for. If we pursue them sincerely as spiritual practice, they work together, complementing and enhancing each other, to lead us to the kind of awakening that we are compelled to share with others. Thus through the practice of the brahma viharas we can become participants in the healing and liberation of our world"--Google Books.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Immeasurable kindness; title: Compassion; title: Joy; title: Equanimity.