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The Path of Civility: Perfecting the Lessons of a President by Applying the Wisdom of a Buddha

The Path of Civility: Perfecting the Lessons of a President by Applying the Wisdom of a Buddha

by Robert Sachs
The Path of Civility: Perfecting the Lessons of a President by Applying the Wisdom of a Buddha
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The Path of Civility: Perfecting the Lessons of a President by Applying the Wisdom of a Buddha

The Path of Civility: Perfecting the Lessons of a President by Applying the Wisdom of a Buddha

by Robert Sachs

Overview

What does President George Washington have in common with the Buddha, Sakyamuni? Author and teacher, Robert Sachs, brings together the lessons and teachings of these two great men; one an exemplary political figure, the other, the founder of one of the world’s great wisdom traditions. The result is a guidebook to study, carry with you, and apply to cultivate healthy, intelligent, and communication and action inspired by and rooted in civility.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789044386
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 09/01/2020
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 5.63(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Robert Sachs is an author, healer, and educator with forty years of training and practice under the guidance of Tibetan Buddhist masters. Robert offers seminars and workshops on many psycho-spiritual and healing topics. He has taught at the Chopra Centre, The New York Theosophical Society, major national health and wellness conferences, and continues to be sought as a guest on several syndicated radio and online shows on healing and spirituality. He lives and teaches on his urban farm in Oceano, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Hurdy Gurdy Man 2

The Age of Enlightenment 4

Civility as a Path and the Layout of this Book 7

Chapter 1 Civility, Passion, and Compassion 9

Basic Goodness 10

The Three Poisons Beings of Passion 11

A Survival State of Mind 12

Digital Communication 14

The Speed of Life 15

Passion, Love, and Compassion 16

Chapter 2 Wisdom, Compassion, and Civil Action 17

Presence and the Six Perfections Time and Timing 20

Tone, Morality, and the Four Levels of Compassion 21

Skillful Means and Wisdom 22

The Five Steps to Wise Action 23

The Four Levels of Compassion expounded 26

Civil Disobedience 28

Chapter 3 Proper Speech and Civil Dialogue 34

Chapter 4 Mind Training and Civility 42

Tong hen Meditation: The Practice of Taking and Sending 52

Chapter 5 The Rules of Civility 57

Appendix: Mind Training Slogans 103

Endnotes 108

Selected Bibliography 109

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