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 16
... careful attention . By gradually replacing all the scattered thinking with this one thought , the meditator achieves a peace- ful and concentrated state of mind . Mantra meditation is prac- ticed in many religious traditions , including ...
... careful attention . By gradually replacing all the scattered thinking with this one thought , the meditator achieves a peace- ful and concentrated state of mind . Mantra meditation is prac- ticed in many religious traditions , including ...
Page 36
... careful and systematic investigation of mental states and emotions . However , before we can embark on that practice , it is important to first establish a good foundation of awareness and concentration . We need to thin out the jungle ...
... careful and systematic investigation of mental states and emotions . However , before we can embark on that practice , it is important to first establish a good foundation of awareness and concentration . We need to thin out the jungle ...
Page 45
... cause anxiety , but simply to arouse interest in that next breath through the real- ization that each breath is indeed precious . Carefulness The ability to pay careful attention is very much LIKE A BABY LEARNING TO WALK 45.
... cause anxiety , but simply to arouse interest in that next breath through the real- ization that each breath is indeed precious . Carefulness The ability to pay careful attention is very much LIKE A BABY LEARNING TO WALK 45.
Page 46
... careful attention is very much the same as being able to concentrate . Consider the degree of carefulness a neurosurgeon needs to have when performing an operation . If we can arouse the same quality of carefulness while being atten ...
... careful attention is very much the same as being able to concentrate . Consider the degree of carefulness a neurosurgeon needs to have when performing an operation . If we can arouse the same quality of carefulness while being atten ...
Page 48
... . The body continues to breathe as it wants . We are simply paying more careful attention to the breath , thereby observing it in greater detail . These observations bring us to the second stage of Mindfulness 48 CHAPTER THREE.
... . The body continues to breathe as it wants . We are simply paying more careful attention to the breath , thereby observing it in greater detail . These observations bring us to the second stage of Mindfulness 48 CHAPTER THREE.
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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