Learn to Meditate A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillment

Name: Learn to Meditate A Practical Guide to Self-Discovery and Fulfillment
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ISBN: 9780811822503

ISBN-10: 0811822508

ISBN-13: 9780811822503

Edition: 1999

Authors: David Fontana, PHD. FONTANA

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Meditation paves the road to a calmer, more focused mind; improved concentration; greater creativity; and a more energized mental and physical state of being. But finding an approach that works amid all the mumbo-jumbo can be a mind-altering experience in itself. Finally, here is a practical guide, beautifully illustrated, that reveals how to develop a personal program for inner peace. Learn to Meditate presents 23 step-by-step exercises and more than 130 exquisite illustrations that make visualization and meditation wonderfully accessible. David Fontana draws on the world s diverse traditions including Taoism, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism for an ideal companion to a lifelong practice.

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 2/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction


How to Use This Book



The Gateway


A Path Without End


What is Meditation?


The Meditative Custom


The First Steps



Stilling the Body


Physical Benefits



Preparing the Body


Mind Benefits



Watching the Thoughts



Who Am I?


Mindfulness


Watching the Emotions


Pitfalls in Meditation



Eliminating Discomforts


Entrances


The Setting



Improvised Meditation


Time and Duration



Awareness of Time


Rituals and Objects


Clothes and Symbols


Postures



Learning to Sit


Essentials


Concentration and Breath


Focusing the Wayward Mind



Abolishing Distractions


Prana, Chi and Life Energy


The Undistorted View



Dealing with Illusions


Resolving Aches and Pains



Harmony of the Self


Stillness and Silence



In Search of the Self


Developing Positive Emotions


Working with Others


Spiritual Awareness



Positive Affirmations


Teachers and Retreats



Creating a Personal Retreat



Beyond the Gateway


The Great Traditions


Buddhism


Taoism


Sufism


Hinduism


Hindu Meditations


The Western Traditions


Vision and Sound


The Power of Imagination


Visualization


The Palace of the Gods



Using a Yantra


The Martial Arts



Kinhin


The Kabbalah



The Tree of Life


The Five Yogas



Letting Go


The Four Elements



Finding the Elements


Mantras



Using a Mantra


Creativity and Problem-solving


The Way of Paradox


Zen and the Koan



Working with a Koan


Zen in the Art of Everything


Zen and the Meaning of Self


The Outer Limits


Healing


Altered States



Balancing the Self


Meditation and Dreaming



On the Shores of Sleep


In and Out of the Body


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index


Picture Credits