Ancient and modern masters alike have shown us that mindfulness is the direct
path to emotional healing and spiritual awakening. In Mindful Dreaming,
psychologist David Gordon shows how every dream corresponds to one of the
four universal stages of healing and growth that Joseph Campbell called the
Mythic Journey—the Calling, Quest, Illumination, and Return—our “search for
bliss.
his book opens the way to a deeper knowledge of mahamudra, a Buddhist system of meditation on the nature of the mind. In providing a detailed commentary on the Vajra Song of the first Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-1899), the author elucidates the stages of ground, path, and fruition for those who wish to meditate according to this system.
Based on the author's talks at Naropa University, this volume introduces the reader to the principles of tantra, based on the practice of meditation, which leads to the discovery of egolessness.
Chah offers a thorough exploration of Theravadan Buddhism in a gentle, sometimes humorous, style that makes the reader feel as though he or she is being entertained by a story.