An evocative examination of how we can respond to suffering, live our fullest lives, and experience profound spiritual and personal growth - from a renowned activist, humanitarian, and spiritual thought-leader.
Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D., is a Buddhist teacher, Zen priest and anthropologist. She is Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher of Upaya Institute and Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She received her Ph.D. in medical anthropology and received a National Science Foundation Fellowship in Visual Anthropology, was an Honorary Research Fellow in Medical Ethnobotany at Harvard University, and was a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress. She is the founder of the Upaya Prison Project and of the Nomads Clinic in Nepal.
[A] wise exploration of the search for meaning...Clear, detailed,
and profound, this remarkable book will be appreciated by anyone
seeking a framework for a meaningful life.
*Publishers Weekly, starred review*
Joan Halifax knows of what she speaks. Standing at the Edge is
powerful, honest, wise, and personal.
*Sharon Salzberg*
In Standing at the Edge, Joan Halifax weaves together scientific
research and her own powerful personal experiences as a social
activist and humanitarian to show how we can transform our biggest
challenges with compassion and wisdom. Standing at the Edge is
essential reading for our time.
*Arianna Huffington*
Standing at the Edge is a book that inspires us to rise into our
better selves and gives us the tools to do that.
*Jane Fonda*
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