Love Your Enemies: How to Break the Anger Habit and Be Much Happier - Softcover

Thurman, Robert; Salzberg, Sharon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848503067 ISBN 13: 9781848503069

Publisher: Hay House UK, 2013

Synopsis

When people and circumstances conspire against us, how can we douse the white-hot fires of rage? How can we break the cycle of hurt, anger, and revenge to find inner peace and co-exist peacefully with the world?

In Love Your Enemies, Sharon Salzberg and Tenzin Robert Thurman draw on ancient spiritual wisdom, modern psychology, and the latest neuroscience to guide us in dealing with troublesome people and situations, and overcoming the real source of our distress, our deep-seated self-centeredness and self-hatred.

Based on the popular workshop they teach together, the authors offer practical methods for transforming our relationship to our outer, inner, secret, and super-secret enemies. Thurman, a noted Columbia University professor and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, brings to life traditional wisdom teachings such as Shantideva's advice on replacing anger with patience, and the practice of exchanging self-preoccupation for compassion set out by Dharmarakshita. Salzberg mines her experiences as a leading teacher of insight and lovingkindness meditation to relate real-life examples of putting the teachings into practice. Together, the two perspectives give us a well-rounded course in conquering our outer and inner enemies. The material is presented in a warm, accessible manner that welcomes spiritual seekers of all levels, from newcomer to dedicated practitioner.

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About the Author

      Sharon Salzberg, a teacher of meditation for more than 30 years, co-founded the Insight Meditation Society, the Forest Refuge, and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Sharon’s work is based on the practices of mindfulness and metta, (lovingkindness), the aim of which is to cultivate love and compassion both for ourselves and for others. Her books include Lovingkindness, Faith, The Force of Kindness, and the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness.      Tenzin Robert Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, holding the first endowed chair of Buddhist Studies in the United States. He is the author of the bestseller Inner Revolution, as well as Anger, Infinite Life, and other popular books. He is also a translator of Tibetan texts. He serves as co-founder and president of Tibet House US, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the endangered culture of Tibet.

Review

“If life is a struggle, this book is your friend. Its whispered truths,like the first inklings of the dawn, bring both relief andrecognition. Return to it time and again; its good humorand wise counsel are a balm for the soul.”—Mark Epstein, author of The Trauma of Everyday Life “If there are two beings in the whole world whom I trust with mywhole heart to give powerful, honest, kind, and deeply truthfulteachings that can free us from burning in the mental anguish thatis the ‘new normal’ in these anxious and fear-ridden times, it isTenzin Bob Thurman and Sharon Salzberg. Having known both ofthem for many years, I can say that I am blessed that they are withme on this desert island called Earth.”—Krishna Das, musician and author of Chants of a Lifetime “Brilliant! Love Your Enemies is possibly the most inspiringand liberating meditation on love ever written.”—Robert Holden, Ph.D., author of Shift Happens! and Loveability

About this edition

• Publisher: Hay House UK
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1848503067
• ISBN 13: 9781848503069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208