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by Phillip Moffitt

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ISBN13: 9781135883102
ISBN10: 1135883106
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  Why do we suffer? Is there a purpose to our pain? Noting that human beings have wrestled with such questions for thousands of years, Phillip Moffitt has found answers for his own life in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Reflecting on his own journey from Esquire magazine editor-in-chief to Buddhist meditation teacher, Moffitt provides a fresh perspective on the Buddha's ancient wisdom, showing how to move from suffering to new awareness and unanticipated joy.
  In this deeply spiritual book that is sure to become a Buddhist classic, Moffitt explores the twelve insights that underlie the Buddha's core teaching--the Four Noble Truths--and uses these often neglected ideas to guide readers to a more meaningful relationship to suffering. Moffitt write: "These twelve insights teach you to dance with both the joy and pain, finding peace in a balanced mind and calm spirit. As the most specific, practical life instructions I have ever encountered, they serve as an invaluable tool for anyone who seeks a life filled with meaning and well-being." Practicing these twelve insights, as Moffitt suggests, will help readers experience life's difficulties without being filled with stress and anguish, and they will enhance their moments of happiness.
  With engaging writing and a strong message of self-empowerment, Dancing with Life offers a prescriptive path for finding joy and peace that will appeal to meditation students and readers of "Dharma Wisdom," Moffitt's column in Yoga Journal, as well as anyone searching for a more authentic life.
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About the Author

Phillip Moffitt walked away from his highly successful post as chief executive and editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine in 1987 to live the inner life. Founder and president of the Life Balance Institute, a nonprofit organization devoted to the study and practice of spiritual values in daily life, Moffitt teaches vipassana meditation at retreat centers around the country and holds a weekly meditation class in Marin County, California. He is an award-winning essayist and is a regular contributor to Yoga Journal. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
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jrr, August 9, 2008 (view all comments by jrr)
"Dancing with Life" is a profoundly excellent book so well worth the time , attention and curiosity one deserves to bring to it. It's just full of powerful practical tools and insights on how to skillfully navigate the fullness of one's life, here and now, this whole big beautiful impossible bewildering wonderful mess----from a spiritual and common sense perspective. Even tho this book concerns suffering---it's really ultimately about how to get unstuck and authentically connect with joy. It's helped me much to unhook from unhealthy patterns and feel my path more clearly. This is not a shallow sugar coated rah rah book that ultimately wears thin. Author Phillip Moffitt has really dug deep with a light but sure touch. If that's where you want to go, I recommend "Dancing With Life".
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781135883102
Subtitle:
Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering
Publisher:
Rodale Press
Author:
Moffitt, Phillip
Edition Description:
First Edition,
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
309
Dimensions:
9.34x6.31x1.21 in. 1.20 lbs.
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