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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... approach is perfectly valid and even desirable for those with religious inclinations , this book will demonstrate that medita- tion is relevant and accessible to everyone . Meditation is a systematic , introspective practice to facili ...
... approach is perfectly valid and even desirable for those with religious inclinations , this book will demonstrate that medita- tion is relevant and accessible to everyone . Meditation is a systematic , introspective practice to facili ...
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... approaches to meditation , using a great variety of techniques , all meditation methods share some basic characteristics and work in similar ways . The fundamental requirement in meditation is that we find some way to manage the monkey ...
... approaches to meditation , using a great variety of techniques , all meditation methods share some basic characteristics and work in similar ways . The fundamental requirement in meditation is that we find some way to manage the monkey ...
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... prayer taught by John Main is an exam- ple of this approach . Main learned contemplative meditation from a Hindu guru and later , after becoming a Benedictine monk , he began teaching a technique of " Christian 16 CHAPTER TWO.
... prayer taught by John Main is an exam- ple of this approach . Main learned contemplative meditation from a Hindu guru and later , after becoming a Benedictine monk , he began teaching a technique of " Christian 16 CHAPTER TWO.
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... approach . All these different techniques are valid and useful because they work on the same principle : that in order for us to devel- op concentration and serenity , the mind must stop its restless jumping and settle down . It is ...
... approach . All these different techniques are valid and useful because they work on the same principle : that in order for us to devel- op concentration and serenity , the mind must stop its restless jumping and settle down . It is ...
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... approach involves keeping the attention at the abdomen , noticing the rising and falling motion resulting from the in and out flow of the breath . Others prefer to follow the path of the breath , experiencing the inhalation from the tip ...
... approach involves keeping the attention at the abdomen , noticing the rising and falling motion resulting from the in and out flow of the breath . Others prefer to follow the path of the breath , experiencing the inhalation from the tip ...
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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