"Standing at the Edge is an ... examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of our human experience. Joan Halifax has enriched thousands of lives around the world through her work as a humanitarian, a social activi…
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"Joan Halifax is a clearheaded and fearless traveler and in this book ... she offers us a map of how to travel courageously and fruitfully, for our own benefit and the benefit of all beings."--The foreword by Rebecca Solnit Standing at the Edge is an evocative examination of how…
"[This book is] an ... examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and remain open to the full spectrum of our human experience"--Amazon.com.
From Ali to Gandhi, Dylan to Thoreau - and from Gertrude Stein to Mother Theresa - Faces of Compassion introduces us to enlightened beings, the bodhisattvas of Buddhist lore. They're not otherworldly gods with superhuman qualities, but shining examples of our own highest potenti…