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Meditation For Beginners
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Drawing on his many years as a skilful and inspiring meditation teacher, Jack Kornfield guides you through six essential practices that you can return to again and again to establish a transformative daily meditation practice. Ever thought about trying meditation but didn't know how to get...
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Drawing on his many years as a skilful and inspiring meditation teacher, Jack Kornfield guides you through six essential practices that you can return to again and again to establish a transformative daily meditation practice.
Ever thought about trying meditation but didn't know how to get started? With Meditation For Beginners, Jack Kornfield shows you how simple it is to start—and stick with—a daily meditation practice.
Insight or vissapana meditation is the time-honoured skill of calming the spirit and clearing the mind for higher understanding. Now, in this complete course created for beginners, renowned teacher Jack Kornfield offers a straightforward, step-by-step method for bringing meditation into your life.
Using six guided meditations on downloadable audio tracks, you will discover how easy it is to use your breath, physical sensations—and even difficult emotions—to create tranquillity and loving kindness 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.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780857507488
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 161.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Jack Kornfield, PhD, is a psychologist and founder of two of the largest Buddhist centres in America. His books are classics, selling well over a million copies, and have been translated into twenty-one languages. In addition he teaches to large crowds all over the world.
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