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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... completely with the mind, we are unable to objectify our mental world and observe it carefully. Our experience can be compared to that of a fish in water. The fish is completely surrounded by water, but it is unaware of the water in ...
... completely with the mind, we are unable to objectify our mental world and observe it carefully. Our experience can be compared to that of a fish in water. The fish is completely surrounded by water, but it is unaware of the water in ...
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... so mysterious is that it is too close to us . Because we identify so completely with the mind , we are unable to objectify our mental world and observe it carefully . Our experience TURNING ON THE LIGHT 3 Getting to Know the Mind.
... so mysterious is that it is too close to us . Because we identify so completely with the mind , we are unable to objectify our mental world and observe it carefully . Our experience TURNING ON THE LIGHT 3 Getting to Know the Mind.
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... completely surrounded by water , but it is unaware of the water in which it swims . Similarly , though we identify with the mind , we often cannot see its functioning clearly . An ancient Sufi story is very revealing about this human ...
... completely surrounded by water , but it is unaware of the water in which it swims . Similarly , though we identify with the mind , we often cannot see its functioning clearly . An ancient Sufi story is very revealing about this human ...
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... completely at rest . Move the attention to the right leg , and relax it as well . Now , you can either repeat this process of moving your attention through the body , or just sit for a while , remaining aware of the whole body and being ...
... completely at rest . Move the attention to the right leg , and relax it as well . Now , you can either repeat this process of moving your attention through the body , or just sit for a while , remaining aware of the whole body and being ...
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... completely with the enlightened being that similar qualities are aroused within the meditator . Buddhist nun and meditation teacher Kathleen McDonald explains the technique in this way : Visualizing deities is made easier by gazing at a ...
... completely with the enlightened being that similar qualities are aroused within the meditator . Buddhist nun and meditation teacher Kathleen McDonald explains the technique in this way : Visualizing deities is made easier by gazing at a ...
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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