Voices of Insight

Foreword by Mirabai Bush
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On sale Jan 09, 2001 | 304 Pages | 9780834825581

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In this anthology, leading Western teachers of Buddhism share their personal experiences on the path of insight meditation; their understanding of the basic teachings of the Buddha; the lessons they've learned in their training with their own teachers; and some good advice on following the Buddha Dharma in everyday situations of work, family, and service.

Contributors include:

   •  Jack Kornfield
   •  Sharon Salzberg
   •  Larry Rosenberg
   •  Sylvia Boorstein
   •  Christopher Titmuss
   •  Joseph Goldstein
   •  Steve Armstrong
   •  Narayan Liebenson Grady
   •  Bhante Gunaratana
   •  Gavin Harrison
   •  Kamala Masters
   •  Michele McDonald-Smith
   •  Rodney Smith
   •  Steven Smith
   •  Ajahn Sumedho
   •  Carol Wilson
   •  Christina Feldman
Sharon Salzberg is one of America's leading spiritual teachers and authors. A practitioner of Buddhist meditation for over thirty years, she is a co-founder of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Society, and she directs meditation retreats throughout the United States and abroad.

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In this anthology, leading Western teachers of Buddhism share their personal experiences on the path of insight meditation; their understanding of the basic teachings of the Buddha; the lessons they've learned in their training with their own teachers; and some good advice on following the Buddha Dharma in everyday situations of work, family, and service.

Contributors include:

   •  Jack Kornfield
   •  Sharon Salzberg
   •  Larry Rosenberg
   •  Sylvia Boorstein
   •  Christopher Titmuss
   •  Joseph Goldstein
   •  Steve Armstrong
   •  Narayan Liebenson Grady
   •  Bhante Gunaratana
   •  Gavin Harrison
   •  Kamala Masters
   •  Michele McDonald-Smith
   •  Rodney Smith
   •  Steven Smith
   •  Ajahn Sumedho
   •  Carol Wilson
   •  Christina Feldman

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Sharon Salzberg is one of America's leading spiritual teachers and authors. A practitioner of Buddhist meditation for over thirty years, she is a co-founder of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Society, and she directs meditation retreats throughout the United States and abroad.

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