Buddha's Heart by Stephen Snyder

Buddha's Heart by Stephen Snyder

An inspiring and healing guide to immersive meditation in the ancient Buddhist heart practices-the brahmavihāras

A profound integration of clarity, heart, and grounded practice.

-Rick Hanson, PhD, psychologist and NYT bestselling author of Buddha's Brain

Informed by Snyder's experiential understanding, and suitable for those at any level of meditation practice, Buddha's Heart leads us step-by-step through

• traditional teachings on wholesomeness and concentration meditations to establish a supportive bedrock for our personal discovery;
• guided, heart-opening meditations on loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity;
• further guided practices for deepening awareness, including gratitude, forgiveness, and
• opening to the Oneness of Reality;
• exploratory exercises for each meditation practice, illuminating the psychological blocks to accessing our deeper nature's heart qualities; and
• embracing mindfulness and warm attunement in everyday life-opening our hearts to the profound depths of reality and the Absolute.

Buddha's Heart teaches what seems counterintuitive but is undeniably true: the more we open our hearts, the more resilient and flexible we are. And the more authentically vulnerable we are, the safer and more protected we become.

Stephen's original framing of classical Theravada teachings will inspire practitioners to explore unfathomed depths of their own tender hearts.

-Karin Meyers, PhD, Academic Director, Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages

A deep dive into the heart of who we truly are.

-Loch Kelly, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and author of The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

Buddha's Heart speaks to meditators at all levels with a grace, eloquence, and thoroughness seldom found.

-Susie Harrington, meditation teacher, Desert Dharma

Snyder, Stephen: - Stephen Snyder was raised in Guam and in and around Hawaii. He graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1987. He practiced civil litigation, actively litigating personal injury-related cases in trial courts throughout California. In 2018, he sold his law practice and moved to Michigan, where he was admitted to the State Bar in 2019. In addition to working as an attorney, Stephen has acted as a mediator in civil cases since 1990. He brings an extensive knowledge of litigation tensions and dynamics, as well as emotional and psychological blocks, to the resolution of disputes. Authorized as a lineage meditation teacher by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, Stephen has led retreats throughout the US, in Europe, and in the UK since 2007. Practicing the Jhanas, his first book on meditation (coauthored with Tina Rasmussen), was published in 2009. He now offers one-on-one coaching, short presentations, and daylong workshops on stress reduction through Traverse Meditation Center (www.TraverseMeditationCenter.com).

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ISBN 13	9781734781021
ISBN 10	1734781025
Title	Buddha's Heart
Author	Stephen Snyder
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Buddhas Heart Press
Year published	2020-11-19
Number of pages	218
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