For over 2,500 years, Buddhism has offered an unfailing path to the world’s people, including Americans in ever-increasing numbers. Now bestselling author Jack Kornfield illuminates Buddhism’s core teachings with this clear and compact audio guide. From the “lion’s roar” of the Four Noble Truths, to the story of how Siddhartha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, to the real treasure of the Eightfold Path, here are the essentials of Buddhism’s history, traditions, and daily practices. Includes a classic meditation with commentary.
Jack Kornfield, Ph.D. is a meditation teacher, author, and psychotherapist. After returning in 1972 from Asia, where he lived as a Buddhist monk for five years, Jack Kornfield cofounded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and obtained a doctorate in clinical psychology. His books include A Path with Heart; Seeking the Heart of Wisdom (with Joseph Goldstein); and Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart (with Christina Feldman). Dr. Kornfield currently lives with his wife and daughter near California's Spirit Rock Center, where he is a guiding teacher.
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The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism
by Jack Kornfield
