Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health: Daniel Goleman, The Dalai Lama: 9781590300107: Amazon.com: Books
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Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health Paperback – January 14, 2003
by Daniel Goleman (Author), The Dalai Lama (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars 10 customer reviews
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About the Author
Daniel Goleman, PhD, has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of numerous books, including Emotional Intelligence, Working with Emotional Intelligence, The Meditative Mind, and Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence.
Product details
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Shambhala; 1st Printing edition (January 14, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590300106
ISBN-13: 978-1590300107
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
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Biography
DANIEL GOLEMAN is the author of the international bestsellers Emotional Intelligence, Working with Emotional Intelligence, and Social Intelligence, and the co-author of the acclaimed business bestseller Primal Leadership. His latest books are What Makes a Leader: Why Emotional Intelligence Matters and The Triple Focus: A New Approach to Education. He was a science reporter for the New York Times, was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and received the American Psychological Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for his media writing. He lives in Massachusetts.
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L. J. Vollmer
5.0 out of 5 starsMedicinal Mind: Healing Emotions in Religion and ScienceFebruary 1, 2011
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The work Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health is from the 1990 Mind and Life Conference, sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute, an organization that fosters constructive dialogue between contemplatives and scientists with the intent to alleviate human suffering. The book recounts the proceedings of the conference, including presentations by specialists of Buddhism, religious studies, psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, as well as subsequent dialogue among the contributors. Under discussion are ethical and biological models for interpreting emotions and the relationships between meditation, medicine, and emotion, directed by the question of whether the mind can heal the body.
Like the other Mind and Life publications, this work is both fascinating and frustrating. The content is tantalizing, but tangents frequently interrupt the topic under discussion. Moreover, there is little introductory information and cohesive analysis is lacking as well. Both of these critiques can be expected though, as they are typical products of a conference environment. And in exchange for depth, the work provides breadth. By exploring a plethora of views, the dialogue makes this a great topical resource on emotion in religion and science. Furthermore, the text demonstrates not only the potential, but also the reality of the medical use of meditation, as well as the important role of emotions in health. Intriguing and even inspiring, readers from diverse backgrounds will find merit in this work.
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Maria Arango Diener
5.0 out of 5 starsSciences East and West, brilliant ideasDecember 11, 2014
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Very interesting and in depth discourse covering a wide variety of topics regarding mindfulness, emotions and health. My own background is in Psychology, Exercise Physiology and Health Education. I find the minds behind these conversations fascinating. The discussions entail an exploration of the science(s) with regards to mindfulness. The conversational style of the presentations make me feel like I'm sitting around in a small room with the authors of the book, who casually exchange philosophies, definitions, ideas, ideals and much more on the topics. Brilliant, really.
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James R. Webb
4.0 out of 5 starsas I so much enjoyed the mutual respect between the "panelists" who compare findings ...November 4, 2015
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This is a lovely series of conversations between scientists, including the well-known Daniel Goleman, of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence fame, and the Dalai Lama. I would probably give this a 4.5 stars, if it were available, as I so much enjoyed the mutual respect between the "panelists" who compare findings in neurology, psychology, psychiatry, sociology and long-held wisdom in Buddhism.
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Jacquie
4.0 out of 5 starsVery Interesting ReadSeptember 5, 2012
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This book gets a little technical in a couple of chapters, but overall is a fantastic, informative, and interesting book involving conversations between the Dalai Lama and heads of medical and scientific fields discussing health and wellness. It is a more in depth conversation of the old adage "mind of matter".
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N. Sharipova
1.0 out of 5 starsI would not recommend this bookAugust 16, 2015
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The book is basically a dialog between Dalai Lama and the Western society. I did not find this book very interesting or informing. Several people are just describing the opinions and differences between western and eastern sociological ways of thinking. No, I would not recommend this book.
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J. Clatterbuck
4.0 out of 5 starsBook reviewFebruary 22, 2011
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This book is interesting and seems to have captured the attention of the person I gave it to as a gift. This is a very intelligent and gifted person so I think that speaks volumes as to the quality of this book.
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