Phillip Moffitt(b. 1946)

This “beautiful” illustrated guide for meditation and yoga students of all spiritual traditions “offers subtle and vast teachings on the mystery of the body and mind” (Jack Kornfield, author of No Time Like the Present). Based on meditation practices Phillip Moffitt learned twenty years ago from Himalayan yoga master Sri Swami Balyogi Premvarni, this beautifully illustrated book is a guide to exploring the nature of mind and gaining a better understanding of experiences that arise during meditation. The Nine Bodies teachings map out a journey that starts with consciousness that arises in the physical body and is directly observable, and then travels through ever more subtle levels of consciousness to that which is not manifest and is only potential, and therefore has to be inferred. The book includes a series of mysterious illustrations that Balyogi created during his time of intense Samadhi explorations. Each illustration is a rich composition of symbols that express aspects of inner experiences that are almost impossible to express with language. Moffitt makes these teachings available for meditation students from all spiritual traditions to use as gateways for exploring the nature of mind and as additional means for tracking and classifying meditative experiences. Students of yoga will also find value in the teachings of the Nine Bodies as they provide a means for contextualizing and connecting with yogic teachings on chakras, koshas, gunas, and the Three Bodies.

¿Por qué sufrimos? ¿Tiene nuestro dolor un sentido? Dándose cuenta de que los seres humanos llevan haciéndose esas preguntas desde hace miles de años, Phillip Moffitt ha hallado respuestas para su propia vida en la filosofía y la meditación budistas. Reflexionando sobre su propio periplo, de redactor jefe de la revista Esquire a profesor de meditación budista, Moffitt ofrece una perspectiva fresca de la antigua sabiduría budista, mostrándonos cómo pasar del sufrimiento a una nueva consciencia y a una felicidad inesperada. Moffitt explora las doce intuiciones, a menudo soslayadas, que subyacen en el núcleo de la enseñanza del Buddha -las Cuatro Nobles Verdades- y las utiliza para guiar a los lectores hacia una relación más significativa con el sufrimiento.

Why do we suffer? Is there a purpose to our pain? Noting that human beings have wrestled with such questions for thousands of years, Phillip Moffitt has found answers for his own life in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Reflecting on his own journey from Esquire magazine editor-in-chief to Buddhi

The groundbreaking psychology and self development book with step-by-step plans to achieve emotional health and clarity. “Emotional Chaos to Clarity is a masterwork. Be inspired by the possibilities it opens.” —Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., author of The Wise Heart Despite our best-laid plans, life is difficult, and we sometimes experience anger, anxiety, frustration, and doubt. This emotional chaos can negatively affect the way we live our lives. Yet, Phillip Moffitt shows us that by cultivating a responsive mind rather than a reactive one, we can achieve a state of emotional clarity that allows us to act with a calm mind and a loving heart. Drawing on both Western psychology and Buddhist philosophy, Moffitt’s step-by-step exercises help us to: • Know and act from our core values at all times • Gain wisdom from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences • Free ourselves from the past • Achieve a peaceful inner life, even if our outer life is filled with challenges

Photographs, detailed captions, and essays present a portrait of healing and medicine around the world.

Psychologisch werkboek om emotionele chaos in het hoofd om te buigen naar helderheid.