Cultivating Inner Peace: Exploring the Psychology, Wisdom and Poetry of Gandhi, Thoreau, the Buddha, and Others

by Paul R. Fleischman

Overview

The way to inner peace is illuminated in this accessible guide to tending one's inner landscape. The lives of outstanding figures such as the Buddha, Walt Whitman, and Gandhi are used to connect the ideal of inner peace with how real people cultivate peace in their everyday lives. Peacefulness as dynamic, selective, and egoless is shown through the constructive act of choosing different ways of life, such as having a smaller family or a more modest career. A message of hope and inspiration permeates this pragmatic approach and is exemplified by the author's own practice of meditation. (Note: This title was previously published under ISBN 9781928706250. Due to technical issues a new ISBN had to be assigned. Rest assured that both versions of this title are exactly the same.)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681723556
Publisher:	Pariyatti Press
Publication date:	08/27/2020
Pages:	354
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.79(d)

Editorial Reviews

Psychiatrist and author Fleischman discusses eight principles for making peace a way of life, including clearly identifying obstacles to peace, learning from spiritual role models, and learning that sorrow can lead to compassion and genuine responsiveness to life. Fleischman's path to peace incorporates the mindfulness of Vipassana meditation with a love of the natural world and a deep concern for the individual's participation in society. By exploring the lives of men and women such as Scott and Helen Nearing, Walt Whitman, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Shakers, Fleischman invites readers to draw on the human legacy of generosity and inner peace in reflecting on their own personal values. Suitable for larger public libraries.

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