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* Marianne Williamson * Jon Kabat-Zinn * John Gray * Edgar Mitchell * Byron Katie * Michael Beckwith * Ellen Burstyn * Jack Kornfield *
Matthew Fox * HH The Karmapa * Dan Millman * Jane Fonda * Thomas Keating * Krishna Das * Mingyur Rinpoche * Dean Ornish * Ram Dass * Seane Corn * Ed Begley, Jr. * Sakyong Mipham * Andrew Cohen
Be the Change is a fascinating exploration of how meditation can not only awaken our latent potential but also transform the world, creating the foundation for a caring and compassionate future.
Includes wisdom from luminaries such as:
* Jean Houston * Kitaro * Sylvia Boorstein * Gregg Braden * Gay &
Kathlyn Hendricks * Joan Borysenko * John Hagelin * Debbie Ford *
Joseph Goldstein * Gangaji * Lama Surya Das * Deva Premal & Miten *
Rabbi Zalman Schachter * Cyndi Lee * Noah Levine * Wavy Gravy * Linus
Roache * Ponlop Rinpoche * Don Campbell * Richard Freeman * And many
more
As a prisoner in a Chinese jail, Kristen Westby was able to find solace
by sitting quietly in contemplation. Deeply affected by the experience
of walking on the moon, astronaut Edgar Mitchell went from exploring
outer space to discovering the vastness of inner space. While coping
with HIV, Mark Matousek found healing through group meditation. Seane
Corn used her yoga and meditation expertise to work with child
prostitutes in Los Angeles.
In the last few decades, people in all walks of life have begun to
realize the profound benefits of meditation. While this ancient
practice is personally transformative in that it calms the mind and
reduces stress, awakens the heart, and deepens insight, can meditation
also change the world for the better? Two award-winning authors and
some of today's most notable voices explore this issue, reflecting on
how looking within can resolve issues such as anger and fear, inspiring
a movement toward a more caring and peaceful future.
Interwoven among Ed and Deb's own thoughts on the subject are the words
of more than one hundred meditation practitioners from various walks of
life, from Ellen Burstyn, Oscar® award-winning
actress, to Jon
Kabat-Zinn, director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health
Care, and Society; from Marianne Williamson, bestselling author and
renowned inspirational speaker, to Richard Davidson, Professor of
Psychology and Psychiatry at Wisconsin University.
Enlightening and inspiring, Be the Change is essential reading
for all who desire to make a difference in their own lives and in the
world.
pub date: 2009-11-03 | hardcover | 9781402760013 |
