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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Main Author: Bstan-vdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV. 1935- (Author)
Contributors: Ekman, Paul 1934- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Times Books, Henry Holt and Co. 2008
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-
Further subjects:B 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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0805087125