A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
 

A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

by Jack Kornfield

In undertaking a spiritual life, we must make certain that our path is connected with our heart, according to author and Buddhist monk Jack Kornfield. Since 1974 (long before it gained popularity in the 1990s), Kornfield has been teaching westerners how to integrate Eastern teaching into their daily lives. Through generous storytelling and unmitigated warmth, Kornfield offers this excellent... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • Sally B
    • Rated 5 stars

    I love this book. It has helped me to deal with a life that I sometimes find incomprehensible!

    Sally B wrote this review Monday, January 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • leegee
    • Rated 5 stars

    I first began Buddhist practice at the age of 12, but have always had conflicts with the many teachers who insist on isolation, sexual abstinence, and what seems to be a general detachment from the way we live in the West -- not that I fully approve of our western way of living, just that this is where I am. Jack Kornfield demonstrates that it is possible to be a good Buddhist in the Western world. His writing is clear, not occult; easy rather than pretentious; a genuine pleasure that leaves me up-lifted without feeling either patronised or like I have just eaten a saccharine-rich pap. And he has a great sense of humour! The audio book, read by the author, is a treat.

    leegee wrote this review Saturday, December 1 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Feel Better about Things
    • Rated 3 stars

    I liked the book, but I think Kornfield gets a little to hung up trying to incorporate Freudian style psychology with Buddhism.

    Feel Better about Things wrote this review Saturday, October 14 2006. ( reply | permalink )
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