After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield Summary
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What happens after enlightenment? Jack Kornfield's enduring spiritual classic explores life beyond peak experiences, drawing wisdom from masters across Buddhism, Christianity, and more. Discovered by new generations after going viral through psychedelic researcher Robin Carhart-Harris, readers use it like an oracle for ongoing guidance.
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The Sacred Longing Within Us All
We all carry a mysterious pull drawing us toward something greater than our daily toil. This spiritual longing manifests in countless ways-through childhood wonder, encounters with beauty, or confrontations with suffering. As Rumi writes, "Grapes want to turn to wine." We're naturally drawn toward wholeness and being fully alive. For many, the gateway to spirituality opens through suffering. One meditation master felt like an alien in his unhappy family until discovering meditation. Another's journey began with violent divorce and profound isolation. Like the Buddha encountering old age, sickness, and death, we too are awakened by sorrows that demand deeper answers. Yet alongside suffering, beauty also calls us to spiritual life-what Sufis name "the voice of the beloved." Without this connection, we feel like lost children. Our materialistic society often usurps childhood's original mystery, sending us to "grow up" and "be serious." As Albert Camus discovered, "A man's life is nothing but an extended trek through the detours of art to recapture those one or two moments when his heart first opened." Sometimes spiritual awakening arrives unexpectedly, as if summoned by forces beyond understanding. Near-death experiences open thousands to spiritual dimensions, while others find their gateway through childbirth, illness, or even accidents-experiences that ask us to step outside ordinary perception into something vastly more profound.
Facing Our Inner Guardians
The Fire of Spiritual Initiation
The Many Gates of Awakening
The Continuing Journey After Awakening
Embracing Life's Cycles
Finding Wisdom in the Ordinary
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