After the Ecstasy, the Laundry [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Jack Kornfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2005

When does enlightenment come? At the end of the spiritual journey? Or the beginning? On After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield makes sense out of the paradoxes, joys, and failings we inevitably face-even after years of spiritual practice. What is the truth about enlightenment today? To find out, Jack talked to more than 100 Zen masters, rabbis, nuns, lamas, and monks from all walks of life. The result is this extraordinary look at the hard work we all must do-the "laundry"-no matter how often we experience ecstatic states of consciousness through meditation and other disciplines.

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Book Description

When does enlightenment come? At the end of the spiritual journey? Or the beginning?

On After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield -- author of the modern classic on American Buddhism, A Path with Heart -- brings into focus the truth about satori, the awakened state of consciousness, and enlightenment practices today. Perfect enlightenment appears in many texts, Kornfield begins. But how is it viewed among Western teachers and practitioners? To find out, Kornfield talked to more than one hundred Zen masters, rabbis, nuns, lamas, monks, and senior meditation students from all walks of life. The result is this extraordinary look at the hard work we all must do -- the laundry -- on matter how often we experience ecstatic states of consciousness through meditation and other disciplines.

Sweeping in its scope, and warmly told by one of American Buddhism's most trusted voices, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry is both a work of deep inspiration and daily instruction that cuts through the confusionabout what,enlightenment really is, who it comes to, and how it continues to inform and guide our spiritual lives. An original audio adaptation of Jack Kornfield's newest book, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jack Kornfield was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India and has taught around the world since 1974. He also holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and of the Spirit Rock Center. He lives in northern California.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591793947
• ISBN-13: 978-1591793946
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)