false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169073331m/38215.jpg 38215 5 Sharon Salzberg, a meditation teacher and the founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, focuses on a kind of Buddhist practice that emphasizes feelings of love, happiness, and compassion. <I>Metta,</I> or "lovingkindness," meditation involves four phrases: "May I be free from danger"; "May I have mental happiness"; "May I have physical happiness"; "May I have ease of well-being." (Some readers will find this surprising, since the most commonly known meditation techniques have little "content"--you simply repeat a single word or phrase, observe your breath, or observe your thoughts as they pass through your mind.) Other exercises in this book are intended to increase your connection to and intimacy with others, by directing these positive sentiments outward toward specific people or the world in general. This book will probably be best appreciated by those who have some experience with meditation already, but anyone can appreciate the way it takes a practice often considered mystical and turns it into a means of creating joy. <I>--Ben Kallen</I> 38002 1995 Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library) total:162|5:92|4:48|3:19|2:3|1:0| 162 715 297 34 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jan 25 20:59:30 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:17:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 08:38:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 08:42:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 17:38:12 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 17:42:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 20:18:10 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 20:19:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 07:51:27 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 18:48:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 20 08:01:47 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 08:02:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 30 19:38:12 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 19:46:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 09:44:52 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 09:47:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Sep 03 15:20:50 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 15:20:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 29 11:30:39 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 11:30:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 06 09:03:24 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 09:05:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 28 08:07:13 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 24 12:32:29 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 28 08:05:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 true false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 16 21:41:31 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 18:42:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Mar 07 07:16:13 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 07:17:36 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jun 01 11:37:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:54:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 18 17:00:15 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 17:02:10 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 23 08:34:55 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 08:34:55 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Fri Nov 14 04:26:04 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 04:26:57 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 29 10:11:48 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 10:12:46 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Apr 04 16:04:48 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 16:06:30 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=38215