Standing at the edge : finding freedom where fear and courage meet / Joan Halifax

Author:: Halifax, Joan
Published:: New York : Flatiron Books, 2018.
Copyright Date:: ©2018
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: xix, 280 pages ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Solnit, Rebecca

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Contents:

A view from the edge -- 1. Altruism. At the high edge of altruism ; Falling over the edge of altruism: pathological altruism ; Altruism and the other edge states ; Practices that support altruism ; Discovery at the edge of altruism -- 2. Empathy. At the high edge of empathy ; Falling over the edge of empathy: empathic distress ; Empathy and the other edge states ; Practices that support empathy ; Discovery at the edge of empathy -- 3. Integrity. At the high edge of integrity ; Falling over the edge of integrity: moral suffering ; Integrity and the other edge states ; Practices that support integrity ; Discovery at the edge of integrity -- 4. Respect. At the high edge of respect ; Falling over the edge of respect: disrespect ; Respect and the other edge states ; Practices that support respect ; Discovery at the edge of respect -- 5. Engagement. At the high edge of engagement ; Falling over the edge of engagement: burnout ; Engagement and the other edge states ; Practices that support engagement ; Discovery at the edge of engagement -- 6. Compassion at the edge. Survival of the kindest ; Three faces of compassion ; The six perfections ; Compassion's enemies ; Mapping compassion ; Compassion practice ; Compassion in the charnel ground.

Summary:

"[This book is] an ... examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of our human experience"--Amazon.com.

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ISBN:

9781250101341 hardcover
1250101344 hardcover

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-270) and index.

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