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 xi
... goals for monks and nuns alone , but are available to any- one who sincerely undertakes to follow the path of awakening . The path must begin where we are . It is easy to see that we are out of balance . We begin our new millennium ...
... goals for monks and nuns alone , but are available to any- one who sincerely undertakes to follow the path of awakening . The path must begin where we are . It is easy to see that we are out of balance . We begin our new millennium ...
Page xvii
... goal . The third type has a lot of difficulty with the practice but makes quick progress nevertheless . Unfortunately , most of us fall into the fourth category , for whom practice is fraught with hindrances and who progress slowly and ...
... goal . The third type has a lot of difficulty with the practice but makes quick progress nevertheless . Unfortunately , most of us fall into the fourth category , for whom practice is fraught with hindrances and who progress slowly and ...
Page 9
... every aspect of your being and your life . The goal is inner peace and outer harmony . Meditation is the path , and we are all fellow travelers on the journey . EXERCISE : RELAXING THE BODY As a first step toward TURNING ON THE LIGHT 9.
... every aspect of your being and your life . The goal is inner peace and outer harmony . Meditation is the path , and we are all fellow travelers on the journey . EXERCISE : RELAXING THE BODY As a first step toward TURNING ON THE LIGHT 9.
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... goal is better or easier . The fact remains that each attempts to tame the same monkey - our own mind . My teacher , Venerable Ajahn Chah , was a highly respected meditation master , and many people would seek his advice and ...
... goal is better or easier . The fact remains that each attempts to tame the same monkey - our own mind . My teacher , Venerable Ajahn Chah , was a highly respected meditation master , and many people would seek his advice and ...
Page 40
... goals of meditation outlined in Chapter 1. Thus , my teacher would often say that the only unsuccessful medita- tion is the one that we failed to do , because then we did not learn anything . Consider the experience of a baby learning ...
... goals of meditation outlined in Chapter 1. Thus , my teacher would often say that the only unsuccessful medita- tion is the one that we failed to do , because then we did not learn anything . Consider the experience of a baby learning ...
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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