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Meditation is one of the spiritual arts held in high esteem by Buddhists. This helpful resource of teachings on this practice is divided into three sections: What is meditation? Why meditate? How to meditate. The last one covers posture, breathing, walking, driving, eating, using mantras, listening, visualization, feelings and metta, and problems in meditating.
Sogyal Rinpoche defines meditation as "bringing the mind home"; Jon Kabat-Zinn sees it as "stopping and being present"; Gary Snyder sums it up as "attention: deliberate stillness and silence." For all of these practitioners, meditation is
Meditation is one of the spiritual arts held in high esteem by Buddhists. This helpful resource of teachings on this practice is divided into three sections: What is meditation? Why meditate? How to meditate. The last one covers posture, breathing, walking, driving, eating, using mantras, listening, visualization, feelings and metta, and problems in meditating.
Sogyal Rinpoche defines meditation as "bringing the mind home"; Jon Kabat-Zinn sees it as "stopping and being present"; Gary Snyder sums it up as "attention: deliberate stillness and silence." For all of these practitioners, meditation is the path to personal transformation. According to Thich Nhat Hanh, it is a discipline that enables us to bring forth deep insight and awakening. At his Plum Village community in France, this Vietnamese teacher suggests that each time drivers see a stop sign they can give thanks for it as a bodhisattva helping them return to the present moment. One conference participant went home and wrote the following letter to Thich Nhat Hanh: "Thay, practicing in Paris was very easy. Not only did I practice with red lights and stop signs, but every time a car stopped in front of me, I saw the eyes of the Buddha blinking at me. I had to smile at those blinking eyes." This is a good example of how meditation opens us to a greater appreciation of the present moment.
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Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
Release date: 1 February 1998
ISBN-10 : 157322653X |
ISBN-13: 9781573226530
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