Buddha's Heart : Meditation Practice for Developing Well-being, Love, and Empathy - Stephen Snyder

Buddha's Heart

Meditation Practice for Developing Well-being, Love, and Empathy

By: Stephen Snyder, Richard Shankman (Foreword by)

Paperback | 19 November 2020

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An inspiring and healing guide to immersive meditation in the ancient Buddhist heart practices-the brahmavihÄras

 

"A profound integration of clarity, heart, and grounded practice."

-Rick Hanson, PhD, psychologist and NYT bestselling author of Buddha's Brain

 

Informed by Snyder's experiential understanding, and suitable for those at any level of meditation practice, Buddha's Heart leads us step-by-step through

  • traditional teachings on wholesomeness and concentration meditations to establish a supportive bedrock for our personal discovery;
  • guided, heart-opening meditations on loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity;
  • further guided practices for deepening awareness, including gratitude, forgiveness, and 
  • opening to the Oneness of Reality;
  • exploratory exercises for each meditation practice, illuminating the psychological blocks to accessing our deeper nature's heart qualities; and
  • embracing mindfulness and warm attunement in everyday life-opening our hearts to the profound depths of reality and the Absolute.

 

Buddha's Heart teaches what seems counterintuitive but is undeniably true: the more we open our hearts, the more resilient and flexible we are. And the more authentically vulnerable we are, the safer and more protected we become.

 

"Stephen's original framing of classical Theravada teachings will inspire practitioners to explore unfathomed depths of their own tender hearts."

-Karin Meyers, PhD, Academic Director, Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages

 

"A deep dive into the heart of who we truly are."

-Loch Kelly, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and author of The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

 

"Buddha's Heart speaks to meditators at all levels with a grace, eloquence, and thoroughness seldom found."

-Susie Harrington, meditation teacher, Desert Dharma

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"A profound integration of clarity, heart, and grounded practice. Stephen is able to write with great precision and simplicity about far-reaching transformative processes. He is also deeply realized himself and can write from his own direct experience. It's a fantastic,

amazing book!"

-Rick Hanson, PhD, psychologist and NYT bestselling author of Buddha's Brain


"Written from deep personal wisdom, Buddha's Heart expertly addresses key obstacles that block many people from accessing and opening to their true nature. Through clear and careful elucidation and instruction, Stephen brings these universal and timeless teachings to life."

-Jud Brewer, MD, PhD, Director of Research and Innovation, Mindfulness Center at Brown; Associate Professor in Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Brown University; and author of The Craving Mind


"A profoundly original and intimate presentation of awakening through Buddhist heart practices. Stephen's framing of classical Theravada teachings will inspire novice and experienced practitioners alike to explore heretofore unfathomed depths of their own tender hearts."

-Karin Meyers, PhD, Academic Director, Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages

"A deep dive into the heart of who we truly are. Stephen offers us wise words and a host of nourishing Buddhist heart practices from the insight meditation tradition as doorways to awakening."


-Loch Kelly, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and author of The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

"Buddha's Heart offers practices that orient us toward awakening the heart and give us glimpses of our true nature, our innate goodness. Stephen gives us a framework for seeing the way our psychological selves can react to Buddhist teachings. This book in itself is rich in generosity and love."

-June Kramer, MD, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst


"A thorough and inspiring step-by-step walk-through of just what the subtitle says: a meditation practice for developing well-being, love, and empathy. The experienced as well as the inexperienced meditator can reap a useful harvest from these pages."

-David Chadwick, editor of Zen Is Right Here and author of Crooked Cucumber


"Stephen draws on his extensive experience as a practitioner and teacher to offer the Buddhist heart meditations. Unlike much Western instruction, ethical preparation is at the fore, with the precepts and psychological interrogation used to gently prompt self-reflection and resolve obstacles. The result is a balanced and manageable guide to an extensive and profound practice."

-Kate Crosby, PhD, Professor of Buddhist Studies, King's College London, and author of Esoteric Theravada, UK

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