The Five Powers: A guide to personal peace and freedom

by Stephen Fulder, Alessandro Sanna (Illustrator)

'In a direct and lovely way, Stephen, a meditation teacher and a peacemaker in Israel and Palestine shows us how to steady our hearts, how to live and embody trust and wisdom in an uncertain world.' - Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart'This book is not only a deeply wise and practical guide for spiritual awakening, it is also gorgeous! Highly recommended for all who seek the blessings of inner freedom.' - Tara Brach, the Author of Radical AcceptanceTRUST + ENERGY + MINDFULNESS + CALM + WISDOMIt can all feel a bit too much. We find ourselves occupied, morning to night, with reacting, responding and coping with uncontrollable and often challenging circumstances. How can we rise above stress, anxiety and frustration? How do we perform a restart? Is it possible to radically transform our daily life? And how might we invite deeper meaning and freedom into our lives? For many, the gateway to the Buddhist teachings is Mindfulness. And Mindfulness is indeed one of the Five Powers that are regarded as the original teachings of the 1. Trust 2. Energy3. Mindfulness4. Calm5. WisdomHow do these Five Powers help us to discover personal peace and freedom? We begin with Trust, a leap of faith, letting go of the sides and getting into the stream of life. But in order to swim well, we also need Energy to overcome resistance and keep going. Mindfulness brings our awareness to where we are on the path in each moment, to notice life in its rich detail. Inner freedom expands, amplified by the peaceful power of Calm. We focus on what is right in front of us, we listen intently, we are patient with life. And Wisdom provides our inner knowing, our compass. With stunning artwork throughout by the acclaimed artist Alessandro Sanna, The Five Powers is a guide for those who seek the freedom to be themselves, to love fully and to dance with the unexpected and embrace the everyday.

Genres: Buddhism

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2020

About the author

Stephen Fulder Ph.D is internationally known as a teacher of Buddhist practice and meditation, and the founder and senior teacher of the Israel Insight Society, the major Buddhist practice organisation in Israel. He brings mindfulness, Vipassana and dharma teachings to thousands of participants by means of retreats, classes, online teaching, professional events and even pubs and bars! He has also been involved for many years in peace work in the Middle East and was a founder of the MiddleWay organisation. His latest book ‘Daily Life Awakening’ was the number one bestseller of instructional books in Israel for 18 weeks and will be published in the UK and US in January 2019 under the title: ‘What’s Beyond Mindfulness: Waking Up to This Precious Life’.

He was born in London in 1946 and educated at Oxford. He has a Ph.D in molecular biology and taught at London University and other universities. He has worked for 40 years as a pioneer, consultant and author in the field of herbal and complementary medicine about which he has had many books and scientific papers published, and has broadcasted widely in the UK and the US. One of his books on ginseng has sold at least ¼ million copies, and another academic text on complementary medicine became the authoritative book for the medical profession in the UK. He lives in a thriving alternative village in Galilee, Israel, which he helped to establish, along with his children and many grandchildren.

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Reviews

[Dan Darel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like Steven Fulder , I Listen to his Dharma talks and guided meditations. For me this book which came after a long period of diving into the Dharma was exactly what I wanted , In the language I wanted and In the depths That I expected.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful reminders of the powers we have within us

[Angus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a deep and great book to think and improve your mindset

[Mila Miyuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Світ не може непокоїти нас, коли ми самі – світ.”

Це книга глибоких роздумів, її не проковтнеш за одним присідом, адже треба давати собі час подумати про прочитане, прожити ці відчуття, усвідомити їх. Вона надихає, дає багато пояснень та порад. Книга написана красиво, проте не скажу, що читається легко. Водночас у книзі є дуже багато неймовірно красивих ілюстрацій Алессандро Санни, які якраз і додають їй тієї легкості, що не вистачає, і мовби ведуть читача подорожжю з п'яти сил. Ці ніжні акварельні малюнки – наче ще одна надзвичайно красива історія, що зачаровує та дарує внутрішній спокій.