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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... focus and sustain our attention . Concentration is the mental counterpart of physical strength . Although we all concentrate to some extent , most of us would agree that the mind is rather unruly , and that it behaves much like a ...
... focus and sustain our attention . Concentration is the mental counterpart of physical strength . Although we all concentrate to some extent , most of us would agree that the mind is rather unruly , and that it behaves much like a ...
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... focus attention , however , we notice when the mind starts drifting away or chasing after one thing or another . The object that is used as the anchor , or primary object of attention , is what distinguishes one meditation technique ...
... focus attention , however , we notice when the mind starts drifting away or chasing after one thing or another . The object that is used as the anchor , or primary object of attention , is what distinguishes one meditation technique ...
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... focus . Similarly , some Hindu's use the phrase " Om Shanti , " while in the Thai Buddhist tradition , many meditators use the word " Buddho . " In visualization meditation , another anchoring technique , we form a mental image and ...
... focus . Similarly , some Hindu's use the phrase " Om Shanti , " while in the Thai Buddhist tradition , many meditators use the word " Buddho . " In visualization meditation , another anchoring technique , we form a mental image and ...
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... focus attention at the tip of the nose and to know the flow of the breath by the sensation felt as the air pass- es in and out . Another approach involves keeping the attention at the abdomen , noticing the rising and falling motion ...
... focus attention at the tip of the nose and to know the flow of the breath by the sensation felt as the air pass- es in and out . Another approach involves keeping the attention at the abdomen , noticing the rising and falling motion ...
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... focus attention on the meditation object . Is it possible to meditate lying down ? In theory , we can meditate in any posture , but in prac- tice , some postures are more suitable than others . Lying down is a very comfortable posture ...
... focus attention on the meditation object . Is it possible to meditate lying down ? In theory , we can meditate in any posture , but in prac- tice , some postures are more suitable than others . Lying down is a very comfortable posture ...
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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