The Meditative Path: A Gentle Way to Awareness, Concentration, and SerenityQuest Books, 15 août 2013 - 287 pages Once, the Mula Nasruden was searching the ground under a street lamp. "Can I help?" asked a friend. "I lost my key in the house," said Nasruden. "But then why look out here?" "Because the light is better in the street," came the reply. Nasruden is a great fool in Middle Eastern folklore. Only by turning on the light inside his house -- his inner psyche --will he find the key. John Cianciosi shows us how to do just that. Directly from the heart, this practical, nonreligious book guides the reader of any faith to reduce stress, increase health, and achieve inner peace. It clearly explains the meditative process and offers very simple exercises to balance theory and practice. Each chapter includes Q&A sections based on the average reader's experience and crafted from the author's twenty-four years of teaching, first as a Buddhist monk and now in lay life. Of all primers on meditation, this one excels in showing how to slow down life in the fast lane. |
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Page 7
... activity is illustrated in the following Buddhist verses : More than those who hate you , more than all your ene- mies , an undisciplined mind does greater harm . Hard it is to train the mind , which goes wherever it likes and does what ...
... activity is illustrated in the following Buddhist verses : More than those who hate you , more than all your ene- mies , an undisciplined mind does greater harm . Hard it is to train the mind , which goes wherever it likes and does what ...
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... activity because we quickly get lost in the ocean of thoughts . When we have an object on which to focus attention , however , we notice when the mind starts drifting away or chasing after one thing or another . The object that is used ...
... activity because we quickly get lost in the ocean of thoughts . When we have an object on which to focus attention , however , we notice when the mind starts drifting away or chasing after one thing or another . The object that is used ...
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... activity and return to the breath . COUNTING THE BREATH To help keep the attention on the breath , I often suggest one of the following aids : • Mentally noting " In " with each inhalation and " Out " with each exhalation . • Mentally ...
... activity and return to the breath . COUNTING THE BREATH To help keep the attention on the breath , I often suggest one of the following aids : • Mentally noting " In " with each inhalation and " Out " with each exhalation . • Mentally ...
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... activity is just habitual recycling , because the mind has not yet learned to rest in silence and peace . Generally , these thoughts have no special signif- icance and require no special attention . When thoughts come into the mind ...
... activity is just habitual recycling , because the mind has not yet learned to rest in silence and peace . Generally , these thoughts have no special signif- icance and require no special attention . When thoughts come into the mind ...
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... activity . The mind is accustomed to being busy , but during meditation we are trying to keep the mind occupied with only one simple object , the in and out breath . It is to be expect- ed that the mind , not used to such simplicity ...
... activity . The mind is accustomed to being busy , but during meditation we are trying to keep the mind occupied with only one simple object , the in and out breath . It is to be expect- ed that the mind , not used to such simplicity ...
Table des matières
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DEALING WITH THE HINDRANCES | 79 |
AWARENESS LEADS THE | 85 |
QUESTION TIME | 100 |
THE WALKING PATH | 107 |
QUESTION TIME | 144 |
EXPLORING THE SIX FIELDS | 155 |
WORKING WITH PAIN | 163 |
STANDING LIKE A MOUNTAIN | 179 |
CHANGING ANGER | 185 |
LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION | 210 |
WHO AM I? | 239 |
A DAY FOR MEDITATION | 259 |
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