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Breath sweeps mind : a first guide to meditation practice / edited by Jean Smith. - 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. - New York : Riverhead Books, 1998. - xiv, 289 p. ; 20 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Meditation practice. "A tricycle book." Includes index.
Bringing the mind home / The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness / The four foundations of mindfulness / The art of awakening / Going against the stream / Buddhist traditions of meditation / Enlightenment itself / Mindfulness as the middle way / Mindfulness and concentration / Stopping and being present ; Exercise/stopping / What practice is not ; What practice is / Just one breath / The great teacher / Sogyal Rinpoche -- the Buddha -- Thich Nhat Hanh -- Jack Kornfield -- Stephen Batchelor -- John Snelling -- Zen Master Dogen -- Dainin Katagiri -- Thynn Thynn -- Jon Kabat-Zinn -- Charlotte Joko Beck -- Gary Snyder -- Venerable Henepola Gunaratana. What is meditation? The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness ; The greater discourse of advice to his son Rahula / To achieve necessary awareness / To open, to balance, to explore ; Exercise/concepts and reality / To transcend everyday consciousness / The Dhammapada. The mind -- To investigate reality / To heal the body, heart, and mind / To pursue your vision / For enlightenment / the Buddha -- Thich Nhat Hanh -- Joseph Goldstein -- Ayya Khema -- B. Alan Wallace -- Jack Kornfield -- Jon Kabat-Zinn -- Shunryu Suzuki. Why meditate? The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness / Establishing a daily meditation practice / Zen meditation instructions / Tibetan meditation instructions / Vipassana meditation instructions / Open the hand of thought / Sangha and retreat / the Buddha -- Jack Kornfield -- Zen Master Dogen -- the Dalai Lama -- Joseph Goldstein -- Kosho Uchiyama -- Jack Kornfield. How to meditate. What to do with your body / Seven-point posture / The oneness of duality / Dignity / Venerable Henepola Gunaratana -- Kathleen McDonald -- Shunryu Suzuki -- Jon Kabat-Zinn. How to meditate : posture. Sutra on the full awareness of breathing / Tuning the breathing / Taming a wild elephant / The swinging door / Ways of using the breath / Exercise/breathing / the Buddha -- Zen Master Man-an -- Venerable Henepola Gunaratana -- Shunryu Suzuki -- Ayya Khema -- Mahasi Sayadaw. How to meditate : breathing. The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness / Kinhin / The mind of practice embodied / Exercise/walking / the Buddha -- Hakuin Yasutani Roshi -- Joan Halifax -- Sylvia Boorstein. How to meditate : walking. Driving meditation / Thich Nhat Hanh. How to meditate : driving. Eating a tangerine / Exercise/eating / Thich Nhat Hanh -- Joseph Goldstein. How to meditate : eating. The heart sutra / Mani / The lotus sutra / Existence and unity / Everything condensed / Lex Hixon -- Patrul Rinpoche -- Nichiren Daishonin -- Yoshinori Hiuga Sensei -- Soen Nakagawa. How to meditate : using mantras. Exercise/sound meditation / Sylvia Boorstein. How to meditate : listening. "Thinking" in pictures ; Exercise/body of light meditation / Kathleen McDonald. How to meditate : visualization. Attention to emotions / Training of the heart / Metta practice ; Exercise/lovingkindness / Thynn Thynn -- Joseph Goldstein -- Sharon Salzberg. How to meditate : feelings and metta. The mind's own radiance / Maha-assapura sutta / The hindrances / Counting breaths / When the mind wanders / Exercise/hindrances / Sogyal Rinpoche -- the Buddha -- Joseph Goldstein -- Hakuin Yasutani Roshi -- Venerable Henepola Gunaratana -- Jack Kornfield. How to meditate : problems in meditating. Keeping it simple / Jon Kabat-Zinn. Postscript.
Offers a historical background on the teachings of Buddha, providing practical advice on how to begin meditating and how to apply the meditation ritual to one's way of life, and presents a list of meditation and study centers throughout the world.
157322653X 9781573226530
97028036
Meditation--Buddhism.
Meditatie.
294.34435 Bre 8
Breath sweeps mind : a first guide to meditation practice / edited by Jean Smith. - 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. - New York : Riverhead Books, 1998. - xiv, 289 p. ; 20 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Meditation practice. "A tricycle book." Includes index.
Bringing the mind home / The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness / The four foundations of mindfulness / The art of awakening / Going against the stream / Buddhist traditions of meditation / Enlightenment itself / Mindfulness as the middle way / Mindfulness and concentration / Stopping and being present ; Exercise/stopping / What practice is not ; What practice is / Just one breath / The great teacher / Sogyal Rinpoche -- the Buddha -- Thich Nhat Hanh -- Jack Kornfield -- Stephen Batchelor -- John Snelling -- Zen Master Dogen -- Dainin Katagiri -- Thynn Thynn -- Jon Kabat-Zinn -- Charlotte Joko Beck -- Gary Snyder -- Venerable Henepola Gunaratana. What is meditation? The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness ; The greater discourse of advice to his son Rahula / To achieve necessary awareness / To open, to balance, to explore ; Exercise/concepts and reality / To transcend everyday consciousness / The Dhammapada. The mind -- To investigate reality / To heal the body, heart, and mind / To pursue your vision / For enlightenment / the Buddha -- Thich Nhat Hanh -- Joseph Goldstein -- Ayya Khema -- B. Alan Wallace -- Jack Kornfield -- Jon Kabat-Zinn -- Shunryu Suzuki. Why meditate? The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness / Establishing a daily meditation practice / Zen meditation instructions / Tibetan meditation instructions / Vipassana meditation instructions / Open the hand of thought / Sangha and retreat / the Buddha -- Jack Kornfield -- Zen Master Dogen -- the Dalai Lama -- Joseph Goldstein -- Kosho Uchiyama -- Jack Kornfield. How to meditate. What to do with your body / Seven-point posture / The oneness of duality / Dignity / Venerable Henepola Gunaratana -- Kathleen McDonald -- Shunryu Suzuki -- Jon Kabat-Zinn. How to meditate : posture. Sutra on the full awareness of breathing / Tuning the breathing / Taming a wild elephant / The swinging door / Ways of using the breath / Exercise/breathing / the Buddha -- Zen Master Man-an -- Venerable Henepola Gunaratana -- Shunryu Suzuki -- Ayya Khema -- Mahasi Sayadaw. How to meditate : breathing. The greater discourse on the foundations of mindfulness / Kinhin / The mind of practice embodied / Exercise/walking / the Buddha -- Hakuin Yasutani Roshi -- Joan Halifax -- Sylvia Boorstein. How to meditate : walking. Driving meditation / Thich Nhat Hanh. How to meditate : driving. Eating a tangerine / Exercise/eating / Thich Nhat Hanh -- Joseph Goldstein. How to meditate : eating. The heart sutra / Mani / The lotus sutra / Existence and unity / Everything condensed / Lex Hixon -- Patrul Rinpoche -- Nichiren Daishonin -- Yoshinori Hiuga Sensei -- Soen Nakagawa. How to meditate : using mantras. Exercise/sound meditation / Sylvia Boorstein. How to meditate : listening. "Thinking" in pictures ; Exercise/body of light meditation / Kathleen McDonald. How to meditate : visualization. Attention to emotions / Training of the heart / Metta practice ; Exercise/lovingkindness / Thynn Thynn -- Joseph Goldstein -- Sharon Salzberg. How to meditate : feelings and metta. The mind's own radiance / Maha-assapura sutta / The hindrances / Counting breaths / When the mind wanders / Exercise/hindrances / Sogyal Rinpoche -- the Buddha -- Joseph Goldstein -- Hakuin Yasutani Roshi -- Venerable Henepola Gunaratana -- Jack Kornfield. How to meditate : problems in meditating. Keeping it simple / Jon Kabat-Zinn. Postscript.
Offers a historical background on the teachings of Buddha, providing practical advice on how to begin meditating and how to apply the meditation ritual to one's way of life, and presents a list of meditation and study centers throughout the world.
157322653X 9781573226530
97028036
Meditation--Buddhism.
Meditatie.
294.34435 Bre 8