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 5
... move through life with only a modicum of attention to our pre- sent experience , operating mainly on automatic pilot and react- ing to situations habitually . However , we do have some awareness , or moments TURNING ON THE LIGHT 5 Three ...
... move through life with only a modicum of attention to our pre- sent experience , operating mainly on automatic pilot and react- ing to situations habitually . However , we do have some awareness , or moments TURNING ON THE LIGHT 5 Three ...
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... move your attention to the following parts of the body and be attentive to each area for a short time . Bring the attention to the area around your face , the fore- head , and especially around your eyes . What do these areas feel like ...
... move your attention to the following parts of the body and be attentive to each area for a short time . Bring the attention to the area around your face , the fore- head , and especially around your eyes . What do these areas feel like ...
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... 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 at peace with it ...
... 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 at peace with it ...
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... move- ments . With regular practice , your meditation will gain momen- tum . As you develop greater skill , you will find that the fre- quency and duration of the lapses in awareness gradually decrease . My teacher compared this ...
... move- ments . With regular practice , your meditation will gain momen- tum . As you develop greater skill , you will find that the fre- quency and duration of the lapses in awareness gradually decrease . My teacher compared this ...
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... move on to stage two . These terms are used only as markers to indicate a gradual progress in the process of being increasingly attentive to the breath . There is no clear - cut demarcation between stage one and stage two ; nor do you ...
... move on to stage two . These terms are used only as markers to indicate a gradual progress in the process of being increasingly attentive to the breath . There is no clear - cut demarcation between stage one and stage two ; nor do you ...
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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