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After miraculously surviving a plane crash in Myanmar, Allan Lokos shares what his long and painful recovery process is teaching him about humanity's ability to survive?and even thrive?in the face of suffering. In Through the Flames, Allan Lokos tells the terrifying story of being on board a plane on Christmas Day with his wife, Susannah, when it crashed and exploded in flames in Myanmar. Lokos was severely burned in the accident, and in the days and weeks following the crash, Susannah was told by more than one doctor that he would not survive. As founder of the Community Meditation Center in New York City, Lokos had spent decades cultivating detachment from the human suffering that his Buddhist faith teaches is unavoidable in life. Since the plane crash, Lokos's Buddhist practice has been mightily tested. In this inspiring account of his against-all-odds recovery, Lokos uses this experience as a window to examine the experience of human suffering in general and addresses the question of how people can thrive in the midst of pain and uncertainty. Foreword by Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Real Happiness and Lovingkindness.
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