Polishing the Mirror
Autor Ram Dass Editat de Rameshwar Dasen Limba Engleză Paperback – sep 2014
Spre deosebire de manualele clasice de meditație care se concentrează strict pe tehnici de relaxare, descoperim în Polishing the Mirror o abordare mult mai profundă: oglinda inimii nu se curăță prin efort mental, ci prin practica zilnică a prezenței și iubirii necondiționate. Observăm aici o sinteză a celor cinci decenii de explorare spirituală ale lui Ram Dass, oferind un echilibru rar între înțelepciunea perenă și pragmatismul necesar vieții moderne. Pe aceeași linie cu Walking Each Other Home, dar cu un accent mai pronunțat pe integrarea practicilor yoga (Bhakti și Karma) în rutina cotidiană, volumul ne învață cum să privim dincolo de iluzia gândurilor trecătoare. Apreciem modul în care autorul poziționează această lucrare ca o continuare firească a temelor din Be Love Now și Still Here. Dacă în lucrările anterioare accentul cădea pe căutarea inițială sau pe acceptarea limitărilor fizice, aici Ram Dass rafinează procesul, transformând frica și suferința în instrumente ale eliberării. Structura cărții este fluidă, îmbinând povești pline de umor cu instrucțiuni detaliate pentru scandări devoționale și mantre. Este, în esență, un ghid complet care ne arată cum să devenim surse de lumină pentru ceilalți, transformând serviciul dezinteresat într-o cale de trezire spirituală.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781622033805
ISBN-10: 1622033809
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 149 x 226 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 1622033809
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 149 x 226 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Locul publicării:United States
De ce să citești această carte
Această carte este ideală pentru oricine simte că viața spirituală trebuie să fie mai mult decât o teorie. Cititorul câștigă acces la un arsenal practic de tehnici — de la meditație la Karma Yoga — menite să aducă claritate în momente de confuzie. Este o recomandare caldă pentru cei care doresc să îmbătrânească frumos și să găsească sens în serviciul adus celorlalți, învățând să „lustruiască” oglinda propriei conștiințe în fiecare zi.
Despre autor
Ram Dass (născut Richard Alpert) a fost o figură centrală a culturii spirituale occidentale, transformându-se dintr-un psiholog de renume la Harvard într-un căutător al adevărului după întâlnirea cu guru-ul său în India, în 1967. Autor al legendarului Be Here Now, el a influențat generații întregi prin deschiderea sa către iubirea necondiționată și serviciul social. Lucrările sale, printre care și Grist for the Mill sau Paths to God, rămân repere esențiale pentru integrarea filozofiei orientale în contextul vestic.
Recenzii
"Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world."
-THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Ram Dass continues to share his ongoing journey with us, to our great benefit."
-JON KABAT-ZINN
Author of Mindfulness for Beginners
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving freedom. Ram Dass is one of the great sages of our time who can make us laugh, cry, and awaken!"
--Jack Kornfield, Author of "A Path with Heart" Ram Dass reminds us of the truths that are easiest to forget and most central to our lives. Loving awareness is our true nature. In" Polishing the Mirror", we are guided back home to this realization through a delightful weave of vintage stories, wisdom teachings, and the felt transmission of Ram Dass's own radiant heart.
--Tara Brach, Author of "Radical Acceptance" and "True Refuge" Ram Dass is a wise man in our time-- spiritual pioneer, teacher, and luminary of planetary consciousness. Illumining the path for all of us, RD is the headlight at the forefront of the Dharma movement in the West. This gentle giant has been polishing the mirror of his heart and soul for a very long time, bringing forth the sweet fruits of his labors of love and selfless service for our benefit today and tomorrow. His new book clearly calls us to join together and awaken, to make the infinite journey from the head to the heart, and to adventure to co-create a better world by being loving awareness right now. I simply cannot put down this lovely book.
--Lama Surya Das, Author of "Awakening the Buddha Within"
This book by our precious friend Ram Dass is a beautiful guide to love and awakening.
--Joan Halifax, Abbot of Upaya Zen Center
"Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world."
-THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Ram Dass continues to share his ongoing journey with us, to our great benefit."
-JON KABAT-ZINN, Author of Mindfulness for Beginners
Ram Dass has been the most influential person in my own spiritual development. I treasure his wisdom as well as his spirit. Let his words in this book enter your soul for my friend Ram Dass is divine love personified.
Wayne Dyer, Author of The Power of Intention
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving freedom. Ram Dass is one of the great sages of our time who can make us laugh, cry, and awaken!"
--Jack Kornfield, Author of "A Path with Heart" "Ram Dass reminds us of the truths that are easiest to forget and most central to our lives. Loving awareness is our true nature. In" Polishing the Mirror," we are guided back home to this realization through a delightful weave of vintage stories, wisdom teachings, and the felt transmission of Ram Dass's own radiant heart."
--Tara Brach, Author of "Radical Acceptance" and "True Refuge" "Ram Dass is a wise man in our time-- spiritual pioneer, teacher, and luminary of planetary consciousness. Illumining the path for all of us, RD is the headlight at the forefront of the Dharma movement in the West. This gentle giant has been polishing the mirror of his heart and soul for a very long time, bringing forth the sweet fruits of his labors of love and selfless service for our benefit today and tomorrow. His new book clearly calls us to join together and awaken, to make the infinite journey from the head to the heart, and to adventure to co-create a better world by being loving awareness right now. I simply cannot put down this lovely book."
--Lama Surya Das, Author of "Awakening the Buddha Within"
"This book by our precious friend Ram Dass is a beautiful guide to love and awakening."
--Joan Halifax, Abbot of Upaya Zen Center
"Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world."
"Considering his long-standing advice to "be here now," the spiritual author and teacher Ram Dass has always been ahead of his time..."Polishing the Mirror "brings a light tone to recapping the lessons learned, wisdom gained, love realized, and new challenges awaiting as the end of this life nears." -Rick Chatenever, Spirituality & Health
"Ram Dass has been the most influential person in my own spiritual development. I treasure his wisdom as well as his spirit. Let his words in this book enter your soul-for my friend Ram Dass is divine love personified."
-Wayne Dyer, Author of The Power of Intention
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving freedom. Ram Dass is one of the great sages of our time who can make us laugh, cry, and awaken!"
--Jack Kornfield, Author of "A Path with Heart" "Ram Dass reminds us of the truths that are easiest to forget and most central to our lives. Loving awareness is our true nature. In" Polishing the Mirror," we are guided back home to this realization through a delightful weave of vintage stories, wisdom teachings, and the felt transmission of Ram Dass's own radiant heart."
--Tara Brach, Author of "Radical Acceptance" and "True Refuge" "Ram Dass is a wise man in our time-- spiritual pioneer, teacher, and luminary of planetary consciousness. Illumining the path for all of us, RD is the headlight at the forefront of the Dharma movement in the West. This gentle giant has been polishing the mirror of his heart and soul for a very long time, bringing forth the sweet fruits of his labors of love and selfless service for our benefit today and tomorrow. His new book clearly calls us to join together and awaken, to make the infinite journey from the head to the heart, and to adventure to co-create a better world by being loving awareness right now. I simply cannot put down this lovely book."
--Lama Surya Das, Author of "Awakening the Buddha Within"
"This collection of teachings by Ram Dass ("Be Here Now"), one of the United States' most famous spiritual seekers, is surprisingly fresh and accessible more than 40 years after the psychedelic psychologist first wrote about consciousness expansion through LSD. The anecdote-packed chapters cover many of the practices Ram Dass has used-devotional bhakti yoga, worldly karma yoga, daily practices like meditation and chanting-in his quest to become a more loving, compassionate being. He discusses serious issues with a frankness that opens up difficult topics, such as how he coped with a stroke that drastically changed his understanding of his role in the world. No longer did he feel special, "under the protective umbrella of my guru," he writes. Instead, he realized he was subject to the same, sometimes painful, process of aging and dying that everybody faces. His willingness to admit his own mistakes and turn them into lessons for personal growth is refreshing, and allows readers to see themselves in his story. The collection successfully straddles a fine line, providing both a broad overview for those new to Ram Dass's writings and an engaging recap for readers who have enjoyed his previous books."
-Publishers Weekly, August 2013
"Considering his long-standing advice to "be here now," the spiritual author and teacher Ram Dass has always been ahead of his time..."Polishing the Mirror "brings a light tone to recapping the lessons learned, wisdom gained, love realized, and new challenges awaiting as the end of this life nears." -Rick Chatenever, Spirituality & Health
"Ram Dass has been the most influential person in my own spiritual development. I treasure his wisdom as well as his spirit. Let his words in this book enter your soul-for my friend Ram Dass is divine love personified."
-Wayne Dyer, Author of The Power of Intention
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving free
Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world. "San Francisco Chronicle" This collection of teachings by Ram Dass (author of "Be Here Now"), one of the United States most famous spiritual seekers, is surprisingly fresh and accessible more than 40 years after the psychedelic psychologist first wrote about consciousness expansion through LSD. His willingness to admit his own mistakes and turn them into lessons for personal growth is refreshing, and allows readers to see themselves in his story. "Publishers Weekly" Ram Dass has been polishing the mirror of his heart for decades. Now 82 years old, he has the process down pat. For those negotiating this process, "Polishing the Mirror" offers an eclectic tool kit . His message, as clear as it has always been and delivered with his inimitable humor, does not deviate much from the original words of wisdom he received from his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, many years ago: Love everyone and tell the truth. "Tricycle Magazine" Considering his long-standing advice to be here now, the spiritual author and teacher Ram Dass has always been ahead of his time . . . . "Polishing the Mirror" brings a light tone to recapping the lessons learned, wisdom gained, love realized, and new challenges awaiting as the end of this life nears.
"Spirituality & Health Magazine""
-THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Ram Dass continues to share his ongoing journey with us, to our great benefit."
-JON KABAT-ZINN
Author of Mindfulness for Beginners
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving freedom. Ram Dass is one of the great sages of our time who can make us laugh, cry, and awaken!"
--Jack Kornfield, Author of "A Path with Heart" Ram Dass reminds us of the truths that are easiest to forget and most central to our lives. Loving awareness is our true nature. In" Polishing the Mirror", we are guided back home to this realization through a delightful weave of vintage stories, wisdom teachings, and the felt transmission of Ram Dass's own radiant heart.
--Tara Brach, Author of "Radical Acceptance" and "True Refuge" Ram Dass is a wise man in our time-- spiritual pioneer, teacher, and luminary of planetary consciousness. Illumining the path for all of us, RD is the headlight at the forefront of the Dharma movement in the West. This gentle giant has been polishing the mirror of his heart and soul for a very long time, bringing forth the sweet fruits of his labors of love and selfless service for our benefit today and tomorrow. His new book clearly calls us to join together and awaken, to make the infinite journey from the head to the heart, and to adventure to co-create a better world by being loving awareness right now. I simply cannot put down this lovely book.
--Lama Surya Das, Author of "Awakening the Buddha Within"
This book by our precious friend Ram Dass is a beautiful guide to love and awakening.
--Joan Halifax, Abbot of Upaya Zen Center
"Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world."
-THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Ram Dass continues to share his ongoing journey with us, to our great benefit."
-JON KABAT-ZINN, Author of Mindfulness for Beginners
Ram Dass has been the most influential person in my own spiritual development. I treasure his wisdom as well as his spirit. Let his words in this book enter your soul for my friend Ram Dass is divine love personified.
Wayne Dyer, Author of The Power of Intention
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving freedom. Ram Dass is one of the great sages of our time who can make us laugh, cry, and awaken!"
--Jack Kornfield, Author of "A Path with Heart" "Ram Dass reminds us of the truths that are easiest to forget and most central to our lives. Loving awareness is our true nature. In" Polishing the Mirror," we are guided back home to this realization through a delightful weave of vintage stories, wisdom teachings, and the felt transmission of Ram Dass's own radiant heart."
--Tara Brach, Author of "Radical Acceptance" and "True Refuge" "Ram Dass is a wise man in our time-- spiritual pioneer, teacher, and luminary of planetary consciousness. Illumining the path for all of us, RD is the headlight at the forefront of the Dharma movement in the West. This gentle giant has been polishing the mirror of his heart and soul for a very long time, bringing forth the sweet fruits of his labors of love and selfless service for our benefit today and tomorrow. His new book clearly calls us to join together and awaken, to make the infinite journey from the head to the heart, and to adventure to co-create a better world by being loving awareness right now. I simply cannot put down this lovely book."
--Lama Surya Das, Author of "Awakening the Buddha Within"
"This book by our precious friend Ram Dass is a beautiful guide to love and awakening."
--Joan Halifax, Abbot of Upaya Zen Center
"Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world."
"Considering his long-standing advice to "be here now," the spiritual author and teacher Ram Dass has always been ahead of his time..."Polishing the Mirror "brings a light tone to recapping the lessons learned, wisdom gained, love realized, and new challenges awaiting as the end of this life nears." -Rick Chatenever, Spirituality & Health
"Ram Dass has been the most influential person in my own spiritual development. I treasure his wisdom as well as his spirit. Let his words in this book enter your soul-for my friend Ram Dass is divine love personified."
-Wayne Dyer, Author of The Power of Intention
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving freedom. Ram Dass is one of the great sages of our time who can make us laugh, cry, and awaken!"
--Jack Kornfield, Author of "A Path with Heart" "Ram Dass reminds us of the truths that are easiest to forget and most central to our lives. Loving awareness is our true nature. In" Polishing the Mirror," we are guided back home to this realization through a delightful weave of vintage stories, wisdom teachings, and the felt transmission of Ram Dass's own radiant heart."
--Tara Brach, Author of "Radical Acceptance" and "True Refuge" "Ram Dass is a wise man in our time-- spiritual pioneer, teacher, and luminary of planetary consciousness. Illumining the path for all of us, RD is the headlight at the forefront of the Dharma movement in the West. This gentle giant has been polishing the mirror of his heart and soul for a very long time, bringing forth the sweet fruits of his labors of love and selfless service for our benefit today and tomorrow. His new book clearly calls us to join together and awaken, to make the infinite journey from the head to the heart, and to adventure to co-create a better world by being loving awareness right now. I simply cannot put down this lovely book."
--Lama Surya Das, Author of "Awakening the Buddha Within"
"This collection of teachings by Ram Dass ("Be Here Now"), one of the United States' most famous spiritual seekers, is surprisingly fresh and accessible more than 40 years after the psychedelic psychologist first wrote about consciousness expansion through LSD. The anecdote-packed chapters cover many of the practices Ram Dass has used-devotional bhakti yoga, worldly karma yoga, daily practices like meditation and chanting-in his quest to become a more loving, compassionate being. He discusses serious issues with a frankness that opens up difficult topics, such as how he coped with a stroke that drastically changed his understanding of his role in the world. No longer did he feel special, "under the protective umbrella of my guru," he writes. Instead, he realized he was subject to the same, sometimes painful, process of aging and dying that everybody faces. His willingness to admit his own mistakes and turn them into lessons for personal growth is refreshing, and allows readers to see themselves in his story. The collection successfully straddles a fine line, providing both a broad overview for those new to Ram Dass's writings and an engaging recap for readers who have enjoyed his previous books."
-Publishers Weekly, August 2013
"Considering his long-standing advice to "be here now," the spiritual author and teacher Ram Dass has always been ahead of his time..."Polishing the Mirror "brings a light tone to recapping the lessons learned, wisdom gained, love realized, and new challenges awaiting as the end of this life nears." -Rick Chatenever, Spirituality & Health
"Ram Dass has been the most influential person in my own spiritual development. I treasure his wisdom as well as his spirit. Let his words in this book enter your soul-for my friend Ram Dass is divine love personified."
-Wayne Dyer, Author of The Power of Intention
"This book is a blessing! Simply reading it will open your heart and bring you to mysterious, spacious, loving free
Ram Dass is a superb writer. His example of gentleness and loving compassion is infused with profound wisdom of the heart and mind, a welcome sense of humor and a savvy effectiveness in the real world. "San Francisco Chronicle" This collection of teachings by Ram Dass (author of "Be Here Now"), one of the United States most famous spiritual seekers, is surprisingly fresh and accessible more than 40 years after the psychedelic psychologist first wrote about consciousness expansion through LSD. His willingness to admit his own mistakes and turn them into lessons for personal growth is refreshing, and allows readers to see themselves in his story. "Publishers Weekly" Ram Dass has been polishing the mirror of his heart for decades. Now 82 years old, he has the process down pat. For those negotiating this process, "Polishing the Mirror" offers an eclectic tool kit . His message, as clear as it has always been and delivered with his inimitable humor, does not deviate much from the original words of wisdom he received from his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, many years ago: Love everyone and tell the truth. "Tricycle Magazine" Considering his long-standing advice to be here now, the spiritual author and teacher Ram Dass has always been ahead of his time . . . . "Polishing the Mirror" brings a light tone to recapping the lessons learned, wisdom gained, love realized, and new challenges awaiting as the end of this life nears.
"Spirituality & Health Magazine""
Notă biografică
Ram Dass means "Servant of God." Born Richard Alpert, Ram Dass is the founder of the Love Serve Remember Foundation and a cofounder the Seva Foundation, the Dying Project, and the Prison Ashram Project. He is the author of the worldwide spiritual classic "Be Here Now" and many other books. For more information, visit ramdass.org. Rameshwar Das is a writer and photographer who met Ram Dass in 1967. Ramesh has collaborated with Ram Dass on many projects, most recently as coauthor of "Be Love Now."
Descriere scurtă
Sometimes illumination occurs spontaneously or, as Ram Dass experienced, in a heart-wrenching moment of opening. More commonly, it happens when we polish the mirror of the heart with daily practice and see beyond the illusion of our transient thoughts and emotions to the vast and luminous landscape of our true nature.
For five decades, Ram Dass has explored the depths of consciousness and love and brought them to life as service to others. With "Polishing the Mirror," he gathers together his essential teachings for living in the eternal present, here and now.
Readers will find within these pages a rich combination of perennial wisdom, humor, teaching stories, and detailed guidance on Ram Dass' own spiritual practices, including: Bhakti Yoga opening our hearts to unconditional lovePractices for living, aging, dying, and embracing the natural flow of lifeKarma Yoga how selfless service can profoundly transform usWorking with fear and suffering as a path to grace and freedomStep-by-step guidance in devotional chant, meditation and mantra practice, and much more
For those new to Ram Dass' teachings, and for those to whom they are old friends, here is this vanguard spiritual explorer's complete guide to discovering who we are and why we are here, and how to become beacons of unconditional love."
For five decades, Ram Dass has explored the depths of consciousness and love and brought them to life as service to others. With "Polishing the Mirror," he gathers together his essential teachings for living in the eternal present, here and now.
Readers will find within these pages a rich combination of perennial wisdom, humor, teaching stories, and detailed guidance on Ram Dass' own spiritual practices, including: Bhakti Yoga opening our hearts to unconditional lovePractices for living, aging, dying, and embracing the natural flow of lifeKarma Yoga how selfless service can profoundly transform usWorking with fear and suffering as a path to grace and freedomStep-by-step guidance in devotional chant, meditation and mantra practice, and much more
For those new to Ram Dass' teachings, and for those to whom they are old friends, here is this vanguard spiritual explorer's complete guide to discovering who we are and why we are here, and how to become beacons of unconditional love."