When the Iron Eagle Flies: Buddhism for the West

By Ayya Khema

Book Overview

From the author of the highly acclaimed Being Nobody, Going Nowhere, this is a complete meditation course pointing the reader toward the middle path: the path of simplicity and awareness. The teachings of the Buddha are unfolded here simply and free of jargon, for a contemporary world where our fevered pursuit of pleasure and comfort leaves us, as she points out, 'like children playing in a house on fire, refusing to let go of our toys'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861711696
• ISBN13: 9780861711697
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Understanding Emotional Reaction

This is one of the first books on Buddhism I have read that really helped me to understand how much of our thinking is dependent upon our feelings, and how to deal with the emotions and the level of being that is based on emotional reaction. It became clearer to me through reading this book how many of our reactions and judgements have an emotional base. When I realized the author of this book was a woman, somehow the level of thorough attention given to this challenging aspect of ones practice, made perfect sense. Most works in Buddhist philosophy/ thought have been written by men. Her focus and language spoke directly to me in a way I have not found in other books. She expanded my knowledge and awareness of my own self-observation in the meditation process. She also offers much description on meditation techniques.