After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
by Jack Kornfield · first published 2000
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…and importance of having personal teacher as a guide. On the other hand I strongly warn about getting into trap of thinking them as something else than specialists that can help you with some issues. 'After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path' by Jack Kornfield is essential reading on the subject.
on “On Loneliness” ↗…>But I am also sure, that there are Buddhist traditions and communities, which are sexist. Yes there are and that is to be expected. (Unless you believe that Buddhism makes people somehow perfect. "After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path" by Jack Kornfield is a good book that explains how full of shit Buddhists are no matter how much they train. Buddhism is not about creating perfect world…
on “Buddhism has found a new institutional home in the West: the corporation” ↗…experiences. There’s a certain shift of relationship to suffering that occurs after various forms of insight. There’s still pain and suffering, and you can still be a total jerk face. Jack Kornfield’s “after the ecstasy the laundry,” I’ve heard is a great exploration of this.
on “You're enlightened – now what?” ↗…That 3. Book of why 4. The gift by hafiz 5. Simulacra and simulation 6. Candide by Voltaire 7. Meeting the shadow: the hidden power of the dark side of human nature 8. Nonviolent communication 9. After the ecstasy, the laundry 10. Watchmen 11. Noble heart by Pena chodron 12. Developer hegemony 13. Brothers karamazov
on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?” ↗