A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times Hot

Sometimes I wonder how there can be so many books that generally say the same thing, yet are so different. This is a lovely, comforting book presenting the radical acceptance that everyone will suffer in their time and presenting various ideas of how to keep your own "spark" burning as you move through hard times. I recently used just the sidebar meditations in a meeting and it left the participants centered and thoughtful. The cd of meditations is a great bonus (complete with word by word transcription). Definitely a buy for anyone, Jack Kornfield is a timeless author.

There’s no escaping it: as long as you live, you will encounter hardship. But you are not alone in your suffering. In A Lamp in the Darkness, spiritual teacher Jack Kornfield offers mindful practices and guided meditations to reconnect you to the calm, wise part of yourself, “the one who knows,” who is always there and aware, who doesn’t take things personally, who accepts all that is—the unshakeable spirit within who has the strength, insight and love to get you through any difficulty. The lamp represents the wisdom and humanity and courage and compassion of those who have passed before, those who have survived their difficulties and grown stronger as a result. Kornfield, whose books include The Wise Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, warns the reader that the practices in these pages and on the accompanying CD are not quick-fixes, they are the tools for “doing the work of the soul.” Sprinkled with inspirational messages and stories throughout, the lessons herein will lighten your load and enlighten your soul.