Shamans and elders of every tradition have retold their wisdom through storytelling and this book is a collection of teaching stories from Christian, Buddhist, Hindi, Sufi, Zen, Chassid, Native American, African and other sources.
Jack Kornfield, Ph.D. co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, in 1975 and later, the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. His books include After the Ecstasy, the Laundry and the national bestseller A Path with Heart (over 100,000 copies in print).





