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After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

By Jack Kornfield

By Jack Kornfield

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Category: Philosophy | Religion

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Oct 02, 2001 | ISBN 9780553378290

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About After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

“Enlightenment does exist,” internationally renowned author and meditation master Jack Kornfield assures us. “Unbounded freedom and joy, oneness with the divine . . . these experiences are more common than you know, and not far away.”

But even after achieving such realization—after the ecstasy—we are faced with the day—to-day task of translating that freedom into our imperfect lives. We are faced with the laundry.

Drawing on the experiences and insights of leaders and practitioners within the Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Sufi traditions, this book offers a uniquely intimate and honest understanding of how the modern spiritual journey unfolds—and how we can prepare our hearts for awakening.

Through moving personal stories and traditional tales, we learn how the enlightened heart navigates the real world of family relationships, emotional pain, earning a living, sickness, loss, and death.

Filled with “the laughter of the wise,” alive with compassion, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry is a gift to anyone who is seeking peace, wholeness, and inner happiness. It is sure to take its place next to A Path with Heart as a spiritual classic for our time.

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About Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield is an internationally renowned Buddhist teacher and meditation master, and a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and of Spirit Rock Center in Northern California. A former Buddhist monk, he holds a PhD in clinical psychology. His books… More about Jack Kornfield

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Category: Philosophy | Religion

Paperback | $20.00
Published by Bantam
Oct 02, 2001 | 336 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780553378290

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