A Buddhist Path to Joy

Mel Pine

/ ISBN 13: 9798233987847

Edité par Mel Harkrader Pine, 2025

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Synopsis :

What if joy isn't a destination-but your default? A Buddhist Path to Joy: The New Middle Way Expanded Edition is a warm, practical guide to living Buddhism in real life-without gatekeeping, perfectionism, or getting lost in jargon. Mel Pine offers a fresh middle way between over-secularized mindfulness and ossified tradition, so regular folks can actually wake up. Inside you'll find:Simple practices you'll actually do: 2-10 minute meditations, metta, awareness of mind Grown-up ethics: skillful, flexible precepts that reduce harm (no moral grandstanding) Clear guidance on teachers and sanghas-with real-world red-flag radar A Rimé (nonsectarian) spirit: go deep in one path, stay open to others A friendly take on Pure Land, chanting, and deity practice-no litmus tests Science-meets-spirit curiosity (quantum strangeness, mind-first models, even AI) Lived wisdom: trauma, loss, aging, and returning to joy-again and again You'll learn to:"Pull out the arrows" of needless suffering-here and now Rest in awareness and make friends with your mind Act from compassion with confidence ("vajra pride")-not self-importance Be "enlightened enough for where you are" If you've ever thought, "There has to be a saner way," this book hands you the compass. One breath. One kinder choice. One moment of awareness. And then another. For seekers, skeptics, and seasoned practitioners ready for a grounded, open, human path to joy. (66,000 words, about 278 pages)

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : A Buddhist Path to Joy
Éditeur : Mel Harkrader Pine
Date d'édition : 2025
Reliure : PAP
Etat : New