Dancing With Life

 
phillip moffitt's book Dancing with Life:  Buddhist Insights joy suffering

Receive a free weekly teaching from Phillip, based on the material from the book.

Study the Book : Get supplemental on-line materials that Phillip has created to help you structure your approach to studying the book

Teach the Book: Sign up if you are a meditation teacher who’s interested in exploring Dancing with Life with your students

meditation pose representing peace, calm, mindfulness, joy, awakening

Study Dancing with Life

The twelve insights of the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths that Phillip Moffitt elucidates in Dancing with Life are actual instructions for practice. As with any practice, there are layers of understanding and ability. To assist you in deepening your practice, Phillip has created supplemental materials for book study groups and a weekly e-teaching. Register

 

Subscribe to “A Year of Dancing with Life”
Receive this weekly teaching based on Dancing with Life in your email inbox.

Study the Book
If you want to start a book study group, study the book in an existing book group, or simply study the book on your own, Phillip offers general guidelines and suggestions that can help you structure your approach to studying the book. More...

Study Group Directory
If you’re interested in joining or starting a book study group, please visit the Dancing with Life Directory discussion board. More...

Phillip Moffitt at vipassana meditation class in Marin, CA.

Discuss the Book

Join in the Dancing with Life discussion board moderated by Meg Agnew, a Seattle-based yoga teacher and a long-time student of Phillip Moffitt’s. She has taught Dancing with Life in her sangha. Meg answers your questions about the book and offers reflections for deeper study.

About Meg Agnew

Register for the discussion board

Endorsements

“The Four Noble Truths are at the heart of every Buddhist tradition. Phillip Moffitt’s  wonderful book, Dancing with Life, plumbs their timeless wisdom with a refreshing depth of insight. Phillip’s pragmatic and incisive understanding transforms theory into practice and helps actualize the liberating potential of these teachings. This book is an important contribution to our journey of awakening.”
—Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace and One Dharma

 

Dancing with Life is a classic teaching that is both profound and accessible. This is a book that will be on the reading lists for sincere Buddhist students for generations ahead.”
—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart

 

“Phillip Moffitt has given us a clear and practical guide to dealing with the unhappiness and frustration that come our way in life. He leads us on a path of connection rather than isolation, and compassion rather than fruitless anger and self-judgment. Everyone could benefit from reading this book.”
—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness


More...