Book Description
Start Meditating Today with This Beginner's Guide. Have you ever thought about trying meditation, but didn't know how to get started? On Meditation for Beginners, trusted teacher Jack Kornfield uses clear language and step-by-step demonstrations to show you how simple it is to start - and stick with - a daily meditation practice. In this complete beginner's course, Jack introduces you to the "Insight" tradition of meditation. Zen monks draw from this same tradition, yet anyone can use its principles to cultivate a profound inner calm, while awakening to the truth of life. Four complete meditation exercises teach you how to work with breathing, posture, attention, forgiveness - even difficult emotions - to create tranquility and clarity in your everyday life. Now you can begin meditating today - in just the time it takes to listen to Meditation for Beginners.
From the Publisher
According to a recent Time magazine cover feature about meditation, ten million American adults say they practice some form of meditation regularly.
About the Author
Jack Kornfield is a bestselling author, meditation teacher, and therapist. After returning from Asia in 1972, where he lived as a Buddhist monk, Kornfield co-founded the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Jack Kornfield's books include Seeking the Heart of Wisdom (with Joseph Goldstein); Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart; and the national bestseller A Path with Heart. His most recent book is After the Ecstasy, the Laundry.
Meditation for Beginners FROM THE PUBLISHER
Have you ever thought about trying meditation, but didn't know how to get started? With Meditation for Beginners, trusted teacher Jack Kornfield shows you how simple it is to start -- and stick with -- a daily meditation practice. "Insight" or vipassana meditation is the time-honored skill of calming the spirit and clearing the mind for higher understanding. Now, in this cornplete course created especially for beginners, renowned teacher Jack Kornfield offers a straightforward, step-by-step method for bringing meditation into your life. Using the six guided meditations on the included CD, you will discover how easy it is to use your breath, physical sensations -- and even difficult emotions -- to create tranquility and lovingkindness in your everyday life. These simple, elegant practices are so easy to learn that you will begin enjoying the benefits of meditation immediately -- while laying the foundation for a lifetime of inner discovery and awakening.
The tradition of resting in the silence of an undistracted mind is thousands of years old. It is practiced by seekers in all of the world's major spiritual traditions, as well as in hospitals and even corporate board rooms. Now, with Meditation for Beginners, acclaimed author and respected meditation teacher Jack Kornfield distills the essential teachings and guided practices that you would learn at an intensive beginner's meditation retreat -- into one concise interactive course. If you have never meditated before, you will find Meditation for Beginners a highly accessible doorway into this proven, transformative practice.
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