In the Lap of the Buddha

Author: Gavin Harrison
Publisher: Shambhala
Category: Buddhist Books, Complementary Therapies, Healing & Health
Book Format: Paperback

In this book a teacher of insight meditation offers personal testament, healing words, and wise instruction to help meet the suffering that comes with catastrophic life events. Speaking openly about his own struggles with memories of childhood sexual abuse and with the HIV diagnosis he received in 1989, Gavin Harrison reveals how compassion offers refuge and help for all who suffer from similar crises of body, heart, and spirit. Among the topics covered are:

- Dealing with fear, anger, and self-hatred
- Working with difficult relationships
- Confronting physical pain and the fear of death
- Transforming the legacy of sexual abuse
- The question of karma and Why me?
- Grappling with issues of faith, freedom, hope, and miracles
- Basic insight meditation instructions, plus guided meditations for forgiveness, compassion, and equanimity

About Gavin Harrison
Gavin Harrison teaches at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass.

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SKU BK-9780877739951
Barcode # 9780877739951
Brand Shambhala
Artist / Author Gavin Harrison
Shipping Weight 0.5400kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.020m
Shipping Length 0.230m
Assembled Length 15.200m
Assembled Height 22.900m
Assembled Width 1.900m
Type Paperback

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