If we want to find inner peace and wisdom, we needn't move to an ashram or monastery. Our buddha natureour natural warmth and insightcan be discovered right where we are, in the context of our relationships, our family lives, and in our efforts help and serve others. Popular spiritual teacher Jack Kornfield shares this and other key lessons gleaned from more than forty years of commited study and practice. A student of some of the most revered meditation masters of the twentieth century, Kornfield offers keen observations about the rise of mindfulness practice in the West and shares his insights on finding freedom right where we are.


Topics include:


   How to cultivate loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity
   Conscious parenting
   Overcoming the common obstacles to awakening
   Spirituality and sexuality
   Commiting ourselves to easing the suffering in the world
   The way of forgiveness
   And much more

Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India, and Burma. He is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and has taught meditation internationally since 1974. His books include After the Ecstasy, the Laundry; The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace; Meditation for Beginners; and The Wise Heart.