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 23
... stage in the practice of Mindfulness of Breathing is simply knowing whether the breath is coming in or going out . It is as if we stop at a railway crossing and notice whether the passing train is coming from the west going east , or ...
... stage in the practice of Mindfulness of Breathing is simply knowing whether the breath is coming in or going out . It is as if we stop at a railway crossing and notice whether the passing train is coming from the west going east , or ...
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... stage of training , the mind is still very noisy with many thoughts about all sorts of things . Most of this mental activity is just habitual recycling , because the mind has not yet learned to rest in silence and peace . Generally ...
... stage of training , the mind is still very noisy with many thoughts about all sorts of things . Most of this mental activity is just habitual recycling , because the mind has not yet learned to rest in silence and peace . Generally ...
Page 39
... stage of Mindfulness of Breathing , in which we establish a more refined level of attention on the breath . Having already taken a few steps on the journey of intro- spection and mental cultivation , you may have realized that ...
... stage of Mindfulness of Breathing , in which we establish a more refined level of attention on the breath . Having already taken a few steps on the journey of intro- spection and mental cultivation , you may have realized that ...
Page 42
... stage in the practice , we do not expect the mind to concentrate fully on the breath . We know that it will wander off , so the challenge is to notice when the mind drifts away and where it goes . Our primary concern is to sharpen and ...
... stage in the practice , we do not expect the mind to concentrate fully on the breath . We know that it will wander off , so the challenge is to notice when the mind drifts away and where it goes . Our primary concern is to sharpen and ...
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... stage ? Needless to say , practice improves with patient effort . However , it is obvious that the way we view or approach any undertaking greatly influences the experience and the outcome . With the appropri- ate attitude , we will ...
... stage ? Needless to say , practice improves with patient effort . However , it is obvious that the way we view or approach any undertaking greatly influences the experience and the outcome . With the appropri- ate attitude , we will ...
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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