Soul Food: Stories to Nourish the Spirit and the Heart - Softcover

Jack Kornfield

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062514423 ISBN 13: 9780062514424

Publisher: Bravo Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

Great teachings stories – that school us in virtue and ethics, compassion and humanity – have been passed down through the ages as a vital, personal way to share wisdom.

Jack Kornfield & Christina Feldman serve up a delicious banquet of wise tales from the world’s greatest spiritual guides, including Jesus, the Buddh, Ramakrishna, and the Taoist sages. They offer contemporary readers a feast rich with wisdom and filled with timeless moral and spiritual lessons.

Gathering lively and inspiring parables from both Eastern and Western traditions, from Christian, Buddhist, Sufi, Jewish, Native American, African, and Zen teachings, Soul Food illustrates the eternal truths: the greatness of the human spirit, the endless wonder and possiblity of live, the necessity of courage, love and laughter, and our quest for wisdom and virtue. Each story offers a glimpse of revelation, an example of virtue, or a moment of truth that will sustain travellers as they traverse the road to a more spiritual life.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Jack Kornfield and Christina Feldman serve up a delicious banquet of wise tales from the world's greatest spiritual traditions in the pages of this delightful collection. A feast filled with timeless moral and spiritual lessons, these lively tales and inspiring parables from great faiths East and West offer glimpses of revelation, examples of virtue, and moments of truth that will sustain you on the path to a more spiritual life.

JACK KORNFIELD, the best-selling author of several books, including 'A Path with Heart' and 'Buddha's Little Instruction Book', is a founder of the Spirit Rock Meditation Centre.

CHRISTINA FELDMAN is the author of 'Women Awake' and, like Kornfield, is an internationally recognised Buddhist teacher who leads spiritual retreats around the world.

"Wonderful and inspiring stories".
Daniel Goleman, author of 'Emotional Intelligence'

"All of these stories are gems- there are Zen gems, Chassidic gems, Christian gems, Sufi gems, Native American gems- diamond wisdom from all traditions and all ages for us to take up with reverence and respect from time to time over the course of our lives and perhaps to share with others...Soul Food offers us a bountiful menu. Many lives will be immeasurably enriched by its fare".
-from the foreword by JON KABAT-ZINN, author of 'Wherever You Go, There You Are.'

About the Author:

Christina Feldman, the author of Woman Awake, lives in South Devon England.

Jack Kornfield, the bestselling author of several books, founded and directs the Spirit Rock Meditation Centre in Woodacre, CA, where he resides.

Both authors are internationally recognized Buddhist teachers and lead retreats worldwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bravo Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0062514423
• ISBN 13: 9780062514424
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Kornfield Jack, Feldman Christina