Description |
vi, 164 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
Exploring the origins of fear, a Zen master and Buddhist monk provides practices for removing the toxic presence of fear and reveals how to embrace the gifts of life without fear and anxiety and find true happiness. |
Contents |
Introduction: Fearlessness -- A time before -- Original fear -- Reconciling with our past -- Releasing fears about the future : the five remembrances -- No coming, no going -- The gift of fearlessness -- The power of mindfulness -- Learning to stop -- Calm in the storm -- Transforming the fear around us -- Blue sky above the clouds -- Transforming fear into love : the four mantras -- The opposite of fear -- Practices for transforming fear -- Releasing fear from body and feelings : eight simple mindfulness exercises -- Transforming the roots of fear in the mind : eight breathing exercises -- Deep relaxation for transforming fear and stress -- Metta meditation : may we be free from fear. |
Subject |
Spiritual life -- Buddhism.
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Buddhism -- Doctrines.
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Fear -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism.
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ISBN |
9780062004727 (hardback) |
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0062004727 (hardback) |
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