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Josh Korda

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Published
Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Josh Korda (author)
Other Authors
Noah Levine (writer of foreword)
Physical Description
xx, 247 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781614292821
  • List of Practices
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • I. Death Benefits: Getting Our Priorities Straight
  • 1. Finding Purpose Where There Is None
  • 2. How Can We Change?
  • 3. Opting Out: Getting over the Fear of Change
  • 4. Contemplating Death
  • 5. Letting Go of Identity
  • II. Emotional Reasoning: Understanding Yourself
  • 6. Self-Integration through Mindfulness
  • 7. Looking into the Abyss
  • 8. Our Personal Emotional History
  • 9. Making Room for Difficult Passengers
  • 10. No Way Out but Through
  • 11. Greeting What Hides in the Shadows
  • 12. The Road That We Are Most Afraid to Take Often Leads to Liberation &
  • 13. Putting It All on the Line
  • III. Alone Together: Connecting with Others
  • 14. The Importance of True Friends
  • 15. Developing Genuine Connection with Others
  • 16. Cultivating a Smart Heart
  • 17. Cultivating Wise Friendships
  • IV. Opting In for Liberation
  • 18. Seeking the Sublime
  • 19. A Mind That Contains Everything
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Korda, founder of the Buddhist community Dharma Punx NYC, teaches that the path to living a good life is readily available, and that it requires one to engage in a profound radical questioning of one's conditioning. Korda's teaching emphasizes three basic points for living in line with the Dharma in modern times: skillfully reprioritizing goals, fully integrating emotions and feelings with rationality, and cultivating authentic, empathetic connections with others. Korda writes that the work he prescribes is difficult and, at times, uncomfortable. He stresses that by being more conscious and mindful of one's place in the world, one can create meaning and purpose, but first one must extract oneself from prescribed roles. Korda particularly emphasizes reorienting the self by feeling one's emotional, felt embodiment in the world, which comes close to the meditation practice of paying attention to visceral sensations and physical surroundings. In casual prose ("We survive by connecting to others. That's our advantage. We can bond, share information, act as a team"), he offers guidance for everyday practice, including mindfulness techniques, visualizations, and investigations of one's emotional, embodied experience. Korda's work doesn't tread new ground, but it is an intelligent, compassionate addition to popular Buddhist literature that doesn't shy away from the grim and sometimes bleak realities of life and practice. (Nov.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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