After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

By: Jack Kornfield PhD

Narrated by: Jack Kornfield Ph.D.

When does enlightenment come? At the end of the spiritual journey? Or the beginning? On After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield—author of the modern classic on American Buddhism, A Path with Heart—brings into focus the truth about satori, the awakened state of consciousness, and enlightenment practices today.

"Perfect enlightenment" appears in many texts, Kornfield begins. But how is it viewed among Western teachers and practitioners? To find out, Kornfield talked to more than 100 Zen masters, rabbis, nuns, lamas, monks, and senior meditation students from all walks of life.

The result is this extraordinary look at the hard work we all must do—the laundry—no matter how often we experience ecstatic states of consciousness through meditation and other disciplines.

Sweeping in scope, and warmly told by one of American Buddhism's most trusted voices, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry is a work of both deep inspiration and daily instruction that cuts through the confusion about what enlightenment really is, who it comes to, and how it continues to inform and guide our spiritual lives.

An original audio adaptation of Jack Kornfield's book, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry.

Course objectives:

Assess how to embrace the joys and sorrows of everyday life after experiencing a transcendent spiritual awakening
• Integrate inner knowledge with outer expression and experience
• Analyze how to embrace spiritual practice as an invitation to the truth
• Plan to embrace our human feelings without judgment
• Describe how to recognize the Buddha in each other and create community

this was truly such a beautiful read

I will be listening again and again. I am thankful for this book. so many lessons were taught in such an easily understandable way with metaphors and stories.

The wisdom and simplicity of the message

I liked it all. Kormfields presentation ,his stories HH is gentle voice. I am a devotee of this man

Jack Kornfield is a very good teacher

I’ve been meditating regularly for just under two years. It’s been an incredible journey, recently though I’ve found myself in a bit of a dark phase you might say for the last couple of months. I feel this book really guided me through that because of the overall tone and emphasis on welcoming anything and everything, a “free heart” as he would put it. Anyway, great book, touches on many topics all of which are practical and helpful. I’m looking forward to starting another book of his.

If...

...you haven’t heard mr. kornfield narrate his book......you haven’t heard nothing. It’s all here in his gentle voice.
Do not hesitate or waffle, should I or not? YES, you must and then, you will have it all.

Wow

It is reassuring to hear the post-peak experience stories collected here. There is a genuine honesty present. I am great for this.