{"product_id":"the-second-arrow-matt-laney-9781250438607","title":"The Second Arrow: Practicing Peace in a Highly Reactive World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnlightenment begins where reactivity ends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In an era defined by outrage, anxiety, and constant stimulation, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e names the hidden habit making modern life harder than it has to be: our reflex to react. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Popular spiritual teacher Matt Laney takes an ancient teaching of Buddhist psychology and turns it into a sharp, practical framework for navigating a culture built to trigger us. \u003ci\u003eThe Second Arrow \u003c\/i\u003eserves as a field guide for interrupting the split-second reactions that escalate conflict, fuel stress, and erode our relationships, work, and inner lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on both Buddhist and Biblical wisdom that he has studied, practiced, and taught for decades, Laney delivers a fresh, piercing, cross-tradition approach that is accessible to anyone. Through vivid real-world scenarios, personal stories, and hands-on exercises, he shows readers that releasing reactivity and growing into its opposite, Response-ability, is not just a personal improvement project. It is a psychological, relational, social imperative. Our well-being depends on it. Our shared future does too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Timely, actionable, and highly relatable, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial field guide for our increasingly reactive world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Laney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250438608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250438607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Essentials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Matt Laney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49174452666623,"sku":"9781250438607","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-second-arrow-matt-laney-9781250438607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}