Standing At The Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet (Hardcover)
In Standing At The Edge, Joan Halifax has identified five psychological experiences that she call Edge States—altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, and engagement— that epitomize our state of character and are where great potential resides. It is only when we stand at these edges that we become open to the full range of our human experience and discover who we really are. While each of these states comes with vast potential, they can also be fickle territory. Standing on the high edge of these territories we can have a broader view of life or lose our footing, slide into a mire of suffering, and find ourselves caught in toxic and chaotic waters, where altruism can sometimes become pathological and harmful, and empathy can turn into distress, integrity can lead to moral suffering, respect can shift to disrespect, and engagement can result in overwork and burnout. How do we avoid these pitfalls and instead find the life-giving balance between these oppositional forces?
Halifax offers a practical road map for navigating the threshold of change and overcoming fear with courage. A powerful guide to finding the freedom we seek for others and ourselves, it is a book that will serve us all well.
Author: Roshi Joan Halifax, Phd. Suggested Retail Price: $26.99
In Standing At The Edge, Joan Halifax has identified five psychological experiences that she call Edge States—altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, and engagement— that epitomize our state of character and are where great potential resides. It is only when we stand at these edges that we become open to the full range of our human experience and discover who we really are. While each of these states comes with vast potential, they can also be fickle territory. Standing on the high edge of these territories we can have a broader view of life or lose our footing, slide into a mire of suffering, and find ourselves caught in toxic and chaotic waters, where altruism can sometimes become pathological and harmful, and empathy can turn into distress, integrity can lead to moral suffering, respect can shift to disrespect, and engagement can result in overwork and burnout. How do we avoid these pitfalls and instead find the life-giving balance between these oppositional forces?
Halifax offers a practical road map for navigating the threshold of change and overcoming fear with courage. A powerful guide to finding the freedom we seek for others and ourselves, it is a book that will serve us all well.
Author: Roshi Joan Halifax, Phd. Suggested Retail Price: $26.99
In Standing At The Edge, Joan Halifax has identified five psychological experiences that she call Edge States—altruism, empathy, integrity, respect, and engagement— that epitomize our state of character and are where great potential resides. It is only when we stand at these edges that we become open to the full range of our human experience and discover who we really are. While each of these states comes with vast potential, they can also be fickle territory. Standing on the high edge of these territories we can have a broader view of life or lose our footing, slide into a mire of suffering, and find ourselves caught in toxic and chaotic waters, where altruism can sometimes become pathological and harmful, and empathy can turn into distress, integrity can lead to moral suffering, respect can shift to disrespect, and engagement can result in overwork and burnout. How do we avoid these pitfalls and instead find the life-giving balance between these oppositional forces?
Halifax offers a practical road map for navigating the threshold of change and overcoming fear with courage. A powerful guide to finding the freedom we seek for others and ourselves, it is a book that will serve us all well.
Author: Roshi Joan Halifax, Phd. Suggested Retail Price: $26.99
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