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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... means of aware- ness and patient effort , the mind can be taught to appreciate the pleasant feeling of resting with one object . It will then be happy to remain with that object . Emerging from a period of good meditation , we feel ...
... means of aware- ness and patient effort , the mind can be taught to appreciate the pleasant feeling of resting with one object . It will then be happy to remain with that object . Emerging from a period of good meditation , we feel ...
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... means will work if we can develop the required skill . However , I feel that trying to know the breath by being aware of a specific physical sensation often creates an unnecessary difficulty . Whether it is the sensation at the tip of ...
... means will work if we can develop the required skill . However , I feel that trying to know the breath by being aware of a specific physical sensation often creates an unnecessary difficulty . Whether it is the sensation at the tip of ...
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... means meditate while lying down . For example , if you are ill and confined to bed , it can be very beneficial to do some meditation . Being attentive to the breath and gently calming the mind will not only make the dis- TAMING THE WILD ...
... means meditate while lying down . For example , if you are ill and confined to bed , it can be very beneficial to do some meditation . Being attentive to the breath and gently calming the mind will not only make the dis- TAMING THE WILD ...
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... means that we are not just waiting passively for some fas- cinating and exciting thing to grasp our attention . Rather , we are actively generating interest from within ourselves . Self- empowerment means that we stop being the monkey ...
... means that we are not just waiting passively for some fas- cinating and exciting thing to grasp our attention . Rather , we are actively generating interest from within ourselves . Self- empowerment means that we stop being the monkey ...
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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