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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... gradual unfolding of the meditative process that gently takes you to deeper levels of understanding and experience of meditation . Having read the text in each chapter , I greatly encourage you to practice the recommended meditation ...
... gradual unfolding of the meditative process that gently takes you to deeper levels of understanding and experience of meditation . Having read the text in each chapter , I greatly encourage you to practice the recommended meditation ...
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... gradually reducing the power of negative tendencies that diminish inner peace and outer harmony . It is important to note that these three aspects of meditation are not unrelated or separate , but rather constitute a single process of ...
... gradually reducing the power of negative tendencies that diminish inner peace and outer harmony . It is important to note that these three aspects of meditation are not unrelated or separate , but rather constitute a single process of ...
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... gradually achieves better concentration . The light of awareness becomes focused into the laser of concentration . Serenity is an experience of rest , tranquility , even joy . The concentration we are interested in developing through ...
... gradually achieves better concentration . The light of awareness becomes focused into the laser of concentration . Serenity is an experience of rest , tranquility , even joy . The concentration we are interested in developing through ...
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... 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 Buddhism ...
... 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 Buddhism ...
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... gradually calming down , collecting ourselves , and settling into the present moment . It is not possible to change gears suddenly from our normal fast pace of living to a meditative state without some preliminary preparation . To ...
... gradually calming down , collecting ourselves , and settling into the present moment . It is not possible to change gears suddenly from our normal fast pace of living to a meditative state without some preliminary preparation . To ...
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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