Boundless Heart: The Buddha’s Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
IMS Book Club
Sunday, September 25
11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
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Open to all.
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 by anyone willing to set the intention for doing so. In Boundless Heart, Christina Feldman shows how these ennobling qualities—known in Buddhism as the brahma viharas (sublime abodes) or the Four Immeasurables—are far more than simply the “feel-good” states they are sometimes mistaken for. If we pursue them sincerely as spiritual practice, they work together, complementing and enhancing each other, to lead us to the kind of awakening that we are compelled to share with others. Christina Feldman’s simple practices lead readers 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.
“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
This program will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the live session. On-demand videos will be available for 90-days following the live event.
Meet the Author
Christina Feldman
Christina Feldman began teaching in the west in 1975 after spending some years in Asia studying and practice in both the Mahayana and Therevadan traditions. She is a co-founder of Gaia House and served as a guiding teacher of IMS since its early days. She is a co-founder of Bodhi-College, which is dedicated to the study and practice of the early teachings of the Buddha. She teaches Buddhist psychology in several university settings in Europe, and she teaches both traditional retreats and study programs. She is the author of "Boundless Heart: The Buddha's Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity" and co-author of "Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology," among other books. She lives in England and is a mother and a grandmother.