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BOOKS

AFTER THE ECSTASY
The Laundry

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uddhist teacher Jack Kornfield may be best known for his book “A Path With Heart:
A Guide to the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life”. But you might not know that eight
years after “A Path With Heart” he published a book called “After The Ecstasy, The Laundry: How The Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path” that merits a place on the bookshelf
of any devoted spiritual seeker - or, indeed, of anyone who has had an opening experience and has discovered that life doesn’t just become blissful after the first “a-ha!” moment.
Those who have been on the path for a while, or who have had the grace to be around
spiritual masters, or had a near death experience, or who simply were in the right place at