In Seeking The Heart of Wisdom Goldstein and Kornfield present the central teachings and practices of insight meditation in a clear and personal language. The path of insight meditation is a journey of understanding our bodies, our minds, and our lives, of seeing clearly the true nature of experience. The authors guide the reader in developing the openness and compassion that are at the heart of this spiritual practice. For those already treading the path, as well as those just starting out, this book wil be a welcome companion along the way.

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, Goldstein & Kornfield, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, $14.95

Joseph Goldstein began exploring meditation as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand. Following extended meditation retreats with various teachers in India and Burma, including the renowned Buddhist meditation master Anagarika Sri Munindra, he cofounded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. He has taught numerous meditation classes, workshops, and retreats in America and abroad over the last eight years and is one of the founders and primary teachers of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. He is also the author of The Experience of Insight , Insight Meditation , One Dharma and coauthor of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom.

	Contents: Seeking the Heart of Wisdom : The Path of Insight Meditation
	Preface	viii
	Foreword, Dalai Lama	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Part One: Understanding Practice
	Discovering the Heart of Meditation	15
	Exercise: Learning from the Precepts	16
	Why Meditate?	18
	Exercise: Concepts and Reality	28
	Meditation Instructions	30
	Difficulties and Hindrances	38
	Exercise: Making the Hindrances Part of the Path	56
	Deepening Levels of Practice	57
	Exercise: Moving from Content to Process	72
	Part Two: Training the Heart and Mind
	The Seven Factors of Enlightenment	75
	Exercise: Awareness of the Factors of Enlightenment	95
	The Life of the Buddha	97
	Exercise: Recollection of the Buddha	111
	The Freedom of Restraint	112
	Exercise: Restraint	122
	Suffering: The Gateway to Compassion	123
	Exercise: Cultivating Compassion	134
	Part Three: The Growth of Wisdom
	Understanding Karma: Cause and Effect	137
	Exercise: Equanimity Meditation	149
	Understanding Karma: Liberation	151
	Exercise: Observing Intention	156
	The Five Spiritual Faculties	157
	The Three Basic Characteristics	171
	Exercise: Observing Discomfort in Our Conditioned Response	185
	Perspectives on Reality	187
	The Path of Service	199
	Exercise: The Heart of Service	213
	Integrating Practice	215
	Exercises: Strengthening Mindfulness	232
	Glossary	235
	Index	237