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Boundless Heart: The Buddha's Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity Kindle Edition

by Christina Feldman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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An esteemed Insight Meditation teacher leads you through the sublime qualities of Buddhism—kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity—and how they can enrich your life
 
Compassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the awakened life but also the path to it—attitudes of mind that can be cultivated through intention and dedication. Also known as the brahma viharas (sublime abodes) and the “Four Immeasurables,” these enobling qualities are far more than simply the “feel-good” states they are often mistaken for. They must be pursued sincerely as a spiritual practice—not just as a means of getting a “spiritual high”—in order to experience the full extent of their power.
 
In Boundless Heart, Christina Feldman presents teachings on the Four Immeasurables, exploring how they balance each other in a way that enhances them all. Her simple practices will lead you toward a life infused with kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity—and to a way of being that promotes those qualities to the world at large.
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"Thanks to Christina Feldman for this important contribution on practices to develop kindness. Boundless Heart helps locate these ancient and essential practices in modern life. Anyone who wishes to know the sense of freedom kindness can bring will treasure this book." —Sharon Salzberg, New York Times–bestselling author of Real Happiness and Lovingkindness

"In Boundless Heart, Christina Feldman explores the four immeasurable, beautiful qualities of our human existence:friendliness, compassion, joy and equanimity. With her characteristic clarity and wisdom, she expands our understanding of each of these ennobling qualities and how they  interweave with one another as they open the door to the highest freedom. This book is a dharma treasure." —Joseph Goldstein, author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

"One of the most respected voices in contemporary Buddhism, Christina Feldman has written an extraordinarily clear and important guidebook to opening the heart. These profound teachings and practices help us to deeply connect with life and make this a better world. As Buddhists say after a particularly skillful action: 'Sadhu—Well done!'" —James Baraz, co-author of Awakening Joy: 10 Steps to Happiness

 

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CHRISTINA FELDMAN is a prominent teacher in the Insight Meditation world in the US and the UK. She is one of the Guiding Teachers of the Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA, where she frequently leads retreats. She is also cofounder of Gaia House in the UK. She teaches extensively throughout America and Europe. She is the author of The Quest of the Warrior Woman, Principles of Meditation, Heart of Wisdom, Mind of Calm, and, with Jack Kornfield, Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shambhala (March 7, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 7, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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John Sullivan
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Poetic as Well as a great Way to learn the Bramaviharas!
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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Wow I really enjoyed this book. I found it deeply philosophical but not inaccessibly so.
Was assigned in a class on Buddhism and Neuroscience. Thanks for this teaching!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Home is a Verb
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
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Of the many meditations available on mindfulness and the brahma viharas, this one has been the most helpful to me in understanding and applying Buddhist wisdom. Throughout, Feldman makes it clear that kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are not feelings to be left to chance, nor even simply feelings to be cultivated. Kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are choices we make about the fundamental basis for action; and mindfulness gives us the space to return home to these choices moment by moment in a difficult world. In this sense, “home” can be seen as being more verb than noun – a dynamic refuge of intentional engagement with the world, as opposed to a static refuge that shelters from the world. Under Feldman’s perspective, one does not shelter in a feeling of kindness; rather, one intends to engage the world with kindness in every moment whether one feels it or not. The distinction may be subtle, but I think it is an important one when it comes to an understanding of what it means to cultivate kindness: it’s one thing to attempt to cultivate the feeling of kindness; but quite another to cultivate the intent to be kind. Maybe this has always been obvious to everyone but me … but up until Feldman’s, the brahma viharas meditations that I’ve encountered could easily be mistaken to imply the former just as much (if not more so) than the latter. Thank you, Ms. Feldman :-)
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5.0 out of 5 stars gorgeous lyrical prose.
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2023
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Reading this in a book group. We all have highlighted a great deal! The actual sitting instructions are about what you'd expect, although I like the phrases a bit better than what I've come across before. What is so nice about this book on the brahma viharas is how she incorporates the practices into your daily life practice and perspective.
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Roger Reancont
4.0 out of 5 stars Ancient tools to collaborate and impact more positively on ourselves and the world!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017
This book contains deep teachings that invite us to incorporate the practices of the Sublime Abodes into our daily lives, so that we nurture a liberated heart more kind, happy, compassionate and impartial. Christina Feldman with great clarity and mastery provides us with tools to deepen our experience of a more revealing meditation, a more enriched life as we become more aware of the interconnection we have with other beings. So that we feel better about ourselves, more satisfied, full and strong as we act in an appropriate and correct way.
We enjoy life more when we free our hearts, we are more aware and responsible for our interaction with others, that is, when we develop empathic joy and we desire the happiness of others, we have a more sensitive and active response to suffering of all beings, we are more insightful and lucidly look at our relationships. It allows us to pluck out the evil, hatred, anger and confusion of our minds, and therefore we feel more focused, clear, energized and enjoy life. These teachings are a gift that we all deserve to exercise, are a more natural way of being and resonate with our true essence. Likewise, committing to these practices offers a wonderful solution to stop exploitation and harm to others, to collaborate and impact more positively on ourselves, our loved ones and the world.
My gratitude to the Publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review the book
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donna
5.0 out of 5 stars Empathetic Joy, and Equanimity
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018
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Very thoughtful advice regarding the human condition as well as concrete recommendations for meditations to develop the four "abodes" of the Brahma Vihara: Loving Kindness, Compassion, Empathetic Joy, and Equanimity. For those of us who are familiar with the treatment of the Brahma Vihara in the Visuddhimagga, this covers some of the same material but is far more expansive and readable for modern-day readers. Personally very useful for those on the Buddhist path or those who just want to improve their lives.
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Mark J. Royse
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2021
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One of the most succinct, lucid treatments of the Bramhaviharas I’ve ever read. Simple, clear, practical, compelling. This book has made it into the must-read category of my Buddhist book recommendations. Masterful.
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peter hoyer
5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure groove
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018
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What a joy this book is to read. It reveals the deep wisdom in the 4 Immeasurables in such easy to read manner.
Lifts the mood seeing the possibility of bringing love, compassion, joy and equanimity in our lifes or deepen it. If possible I would give 10 stars.
A heart treasure by all means.
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Justin Klamerus
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on Buddhism
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017
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Superbly written. I have read nearly 200 books on Buddhism in the East and West. This is one of the top 5 I have read. It will speak to you if you are struggling with matters of the heart. Christina masterfully directs the reader through the four brahama viharas - kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Excellent book. I've read it 3 times.
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Alan
4.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Read
Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2023
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I enjoyed reading Boundless Heart. Christina Feldman writes about the Four Immeasurables in a clear and easy to follow way, nicely connecting these four qualities. And the book is not overly long.
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ourview
5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless, poetic and useful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2020
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This book is written so beautifully. Each word and idea carefully chosen. The concepts are expressed in an alive and relatable way that also manage to apply to such an array of situations. Much of my reading of it has been during this covid-19 time and it fits perfectly, despite being written before this was even a thing. It's a book to be savoured and enjoyed, as well as brought and applied to day to day life.
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Jonathan West
5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2017
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This is an extraordinarily beautiful book, immeasurably wise, clear as a mountain stream. It consolidates Feldman's position as one of the greatest living spiritual writers.
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Dr G W Owens
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2017
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Beautifully written, with a depth of understanding that comes with years of practicing and communicating the Dharma.Thank you for sharing this wisdom.
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