Emotional awareness: overcoming the obstacles to psychological balance and compassion; a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman
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 co...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Times Books, Henry Holt and Co.
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dalai Lama XIV 1935-
/ Emotion
/ Watchfulness
/ Meditation
B Lamaism / Meditation / Emotion / Anger / Hate / Sympathy B Buddhism / Emotion / Spiritual experience / Sympathy B Dalai Lama XIV 1935- |
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Ekman, Paul Interviews
B Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho 1935- Interviews B Compassion B Ekman, Paul Interviews B Bstan-ʾdzin-rgya-mtsho Dalai Lama XIV (1935-) Interviews B Emotions B Interview |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XXIV, 261 S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8050-8712-3 0-8050-8712-5 |
