Michael H. Stone MD Libri

These concise, pointed essays by dharma and yoga teacher Michael Stone offer essential wisdom on living the yoga and Buddhist paths in the midst of everyday life and in a world full of challenges. Through the overarching themes of practice, love, and social action, Stone addresses the essential questions of:What does daily practice actually look like?Where are you going with your practice?How do you take your practice into your everyday life?How does practice manifest as love?How do you act as a steward of society and live in right relationship with each other and the planet?These essays inspire and guide, appealing to both yogis and dharma practitioners. In this age where we can’t turn away from environmental and political issues, Stone reminds us in a clear and encouraging way that practice is always both internal and external.

What do psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience tell us about the minds of those whose actions could be described as evil? Renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the personality traits and behaviour that lead to criminal behaviour. introducing a 22-level hierarchy of evil based on analysing more than 600 violent criminals. He traces two personality traits across a wide spectrum of evil behaviour: narcissism, as seen in criminals who are so self-centred that they have little or no ability to care about their victims; and aggression, the use of power over another to inflict humiliation, suffering, and death. Dr. Stone shows how an increased understanding of the causes of evil can affect the justice system and proposes possible options for treatment and intervention. In a new epilogue, he calls attention to the emergence of "New Evil" and an increase in criminally psychopathic behaviour since 1960.

In this collection of provocative essays by prominent teachers of Yoga and Buddhism, the common ground of these two ancient traditions becomes clear. Michael Stone has brought together a group of intriguing voices to show how Buddhism and Yoga share the same roots, the same values, and the same spiritual goals. The themes addressed here are rich and varied, yet the essays all weave together the common threads between the traditions that offer guidance toward spiritual freedom and genuine realization.Contributors include Ajahn Amaro Bhikkhu, Shosan Victoria Austin, Frank Jude Boccio, Christopher Key Chapple, Ari Goldfield and Rose Taylor, Chip Hartranft, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, Sarah Powers, Eido Shimano Roshi, Jill Satterfield, Mu Soeng, Michael Stone, and Robert Thurman.