In this lively and personal book, three acclaimed Buddhist teachers from different traditions come together to offer unorthodox wisdom for living well through difficult times. Sylvia Boorstein, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche draw on their own experiences with suffering, as well as their many years of practice, to illustrate how we can find serenity and compassion in even the most stressful situations. Solid Ground offers humor, insight, and practical advice as well as five guided meditations for soothing our thoughts and increasing our capacity for equanimity and joy.
Solid Ground: Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times ,Sylvia Boorstein, Norman Fischer, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Parallax Press, Paperback, 136 pages, $12.95
Sylvia Boorstein is a practicing psychotherapist and co-founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. She is also a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, Massachusetts. Her previous books include It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness and Don't Just Do Something, Sit There.
Norman Fischer is former co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen center, where he continues to teach. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1980 and has published six volumes of poetry and two books of prose, including Taking Our Places: Mentoring Young People Coming of Age. He lives with his wife near Green Gulch Zen Center in Northern California.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche has been teaching internationally in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for over fifteen years. He is the author of Carefree Dignity and Fearless Simplicity.
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Contents: SOLID GROUND: Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult TImes |
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Introduction Melvin McLeod |
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Suffering and Possibility Norman Fischer
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Upgrading our Practice Tsoknyi Rinpoche |
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Greet This Moment as a Friend Sylvia Boorstein |
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