An edition of Emotional awareness (2008)

Emotional awareness

overcoming the obstacles to psychological balance and compassion : a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman

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An edition of Emotional awareness (2008)

Emotional awareness

overcoming the obstacles to psychological balance and compassion : a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman

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Publisher
Times Books
Language
English
Pages
261

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Published in

New York

Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Genre
Interviews.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
152.4
Library of Congress
BF531 .E498 2008, BF531.E498 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
261

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16656922M
Internet Archive
emotionalawarene00ekma
ISBN 10
0805087125
ISBN 13
9780805087123
LCCN
2008008848
OCLC/WorldCat
213358057
Library Thing
5588666
Goodreads
3084431

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