“It is not desire that causes suffering; desire is the fire that springs from the basic life force. Suffering is rooted in the disconnection from ourselves and others”.
Purposeful, down to earth, and very insightful, Dancing with Fire by John Amodeo is an excellent guide for anyone searching to merge the detached mindfulness of Buddhism with loving spirituality in order to achieve inner peace.
The author explores the pathways to healing and well-being by confronting mindfulness versus meditation. He illuminates how interpersonal fullfilment and spiritual development are ‘two sides of the same coin of awakening’; how meditation and the allure of transcendent experiences present a potent temptation to deny important part of ourselves and divorce ourselves from the human experience.
Amodeo teaches how to close the gap between sitting silently and living mindfully in the world, how to live and love with a fullness of being.
The result is a beautiful love affair with life, a life that flows in its many colorful manifestations, where we can receive people in an available and undefended heart, and are able to establish deeper connections with those who touch us in special ways.
The result is a beautiful love affair with life, a life that flows in its many colorful manifestations, where we can receive people in an available and undefended heart, and are able to establish deeper connections with those who touch us in special ways.