Emotional awareness : overcoming the obstacles to psychological balance and compassion : a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman / edited by Paul Ekman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805087123
- ISBN: 0805087125
- Physical Description: xxiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Times Books, 2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / by Daniel Goleman -- Introduction / by Paul Ekman -- East and west -- Traditions * science, religion, and truth * the filter of moods * when emotions are destructive * attachment and control * the poverty of emotional language -- Emotional experience -- What are emotions * obstacles to constructive emotional experiences * calming difficult people * mindfulness * the refractory period * emotional scripts -- Emotional balance -- Meditative practice * how high the bar * the startle and the buffer * forgiveness and responsibility -- Anger, resentment, and hatred -- Preparing for anger * expressing anger * the varieties of anger * the actor and the act * the relatives of anger * motivating anger -- The nature of compassion -- Defining compassion * compassion from an evolutionary perspective * animal intelligence * unbiased compassion * cultivating connectedness * cultivating consciousness * the balance of wisdom and compassion * empathy, intelligence, and wisdom -- Global compassion -- Extending the limits of compassion * releasing resentments * learning altruism * achieving emotional balance * gratitude and rejoicing * mental training gymnasiums -- Personal transformation -- Changing the experience of emotion * the mystery of goodness * the path of reason. |
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Subject: | Emotions. Compassion. Ekman, Paul > Interviews. Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Interviews. |
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Allentown Public Library | 152.4 EMOT (Text) | 34455005274457 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |