Review
"
The Passionate Buddha is a wonderful book on the proper handling of the magnetics of the heart--its irrepressible attraction as well as its unremitting opposition. It is about the great work that only the heart is great enough to handle. Robert has written an anniversary gift to last a lifetime or three."
(
Stephen Levine, author of Embracing the Beloved and A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as if It Were Your Last )
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The Passionate Buddha is a must for anyone seeking to practice the profound path of intimate relationship, as it contains meditations and practical tools for joining deep awareness with passionate intensity."
(
Tsultrim Allione, author of Women of Wisdom and founder of Tara Mandala Retreat Center )
"Robert Sachs is himself a passionate Buddha, as well as a longtime Buddhist practitioner, husband and father, healer and teacher. I find a lot here in this book that helps us to further sacred relationships by learning to open the spiritual heart, deal with anger and inner conflict, love and accept ourselves and others, and live a more enlightened life.
Wisdom and love are the essence of spirit and represent the innate qualities of awakened mind and heart; practices of meditation and self-inquiry such as those found here are the tools to unfold the marvelous natural resources within us. I heartily recommend The Passionate Buddha to all on the spiritual path." (
Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within and founder of Dzogchen Foundation )
"An intelligent and moving book about the nature of love as seen through the filter of Buddhist ideals."
(
Mike Richman, Magical Blend, Issue 84 )
"The book is a wonderful first step for those seeking to learn different dynamics from which to understand relationships."
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April Davis, Shy Librarian, Spring 2003
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"This book had a profound effect on my thinking. May you fare as well."
(
John Gilbert, TarotInstitute.com, 7/17/2003 )
From the Back Cover
RELATIONSHIPS / SELF-HELP
“
The Passionate Buddha is a wonderful book on the proper handling of the magnetics of the heart--its irrepressible attraction as well as its unremitting opposition. It is about the great work that only the heart is great enough to handle.”
--Stephen Levine, author of
Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying “
The Passionate Buddha is a must for anyone seeking to practice the profound path of intimate relationship, as it contains meditations and practical tools for joining deep awareness with passionate intensity.”
--Tsultrim Allione, author of
Women of Wisdom and founder of Tara Mandala Retreat Center
Beginning his book with the question “what are you waiting for?” Robert Sachs goes on to discuss the meaning of true love and how to attain it in the modern world. Interweaving traditional Buddhist thought with the concerns of the modern couple, Sachs uses clear and playful language to describe the different aspects of healthy relationships--from physical pleasure to emotional connections and spiritual transformation--all within a Buddhist context. However, rather than just setting an ideal, he considers the role of each individual in a relationship, showing that a couple may develop or possess qualities of being an indivisible unit, but that where the real work lies is when two people are committed to grow and change with one another. He shows how to deal with anger and other emotions that occur most intensely over the course of an intimate relationship.
The Passionate Buddha acts as a powerful guide for all of those “fumbling toward ecstasy” in the challenging world of relationships.
ROBERT SACHS has spent the last twenty-five years studying with some of today’s most noted Tibetan spiritual leaders and Ayurvedic physicians. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, he is also the author of
Tibetan Ayurveda and
Perfect Endings. He lives with his wife and children in San Luis Obispo, California.
