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The meditative path : a gentle way to awareness, concentration and serenity

Print Book, English, 2001
Quest ; Airlift, Wheaton, Ill., Enfield, 2001
226 pages ; 19 cm
9780835607964, 0835607968
47271458
Forewordxi
Jack Kornfield
Prefacexv
Turning on the Light
1(14)
Human Beings Can Be Trained
2(1)
Getting to Know the Mind
3(2)
Three Essential Qualities
5(10)
Exercise: Relaxing the Body
10(1)
Question Time
11(4)
Taming the Wild Stallion
15(24)
The Analogy of the Wild Stallion
19(1)
Mindfulness of Breathing
20(3)
Knowing the In Breath and Out Breath
23(1)
Counting the Breath
24(1)
Right Effort
25(1)
Preparing for Meditation
26(13)
Exercise: Sitting Meditation
29(3)
Question Time
32(7)
Like a Baby Learning to Walk
39(20)
The Behavior of the Mind during Meditation
40(4)
Helpful Attitudes in Meditation
44(3)
Mindfulness of Breathing II
47(2)
Deepening Your Experience in Meditation
49(1)
A Word of Caution Regarding Progress
50(9)
Question Time
52(7)
Life In the Fast Lane And Other Hindrances
59(26)
Life in the Fast Lane
59(3)
The Five Hindrances
62(14)
Learning from Experience
76(2)
The Analogy of a Pool of Water
78(7)
Exercise: Dealing with the Hindrances
79(1)
Question Time
80(5)
Awareness Leads the Way
85(22)
Sharpening Your Awareness
86(2)
Mindfulness of Breathing III
88(1)
Joy in Meditation
89(1)
``Bumps'' on the Path to Deep Concentration
90(3)
Mindfulness of Breathing IV
93(5)
Coming Back to Earth
98(1)
Tasting the Honey
99(8)
Question Time
100(7)
The Walking Path
107(16)
Benefits of Walking Meditation
108(3)
The Walking Path
111(1)
General Instructions for Walking Meditation
112(2)
Walking at Different Speeds
114(2)
A Final Word
116(7)
Exercise: Walking Meditation
117(2)
Question Time
119(4)
Meditation in Action
123(24)
A Meditative State Suitable for Daily Life
125(2)
The Difference Between Light and Dark
127(2)
The Miracle of Being Awake
129(1)
Cultivating Awareness in Daily Life
130(2)
Some Suggestions for Practing Meditation in Action
132(10)
The Relationship Between Formal and Informal Meditation
142(5)
Question Time
144(3)
Exploring the Fields of Consciousness
147(16)
You Are the Center of Your Universe
148(3)
How We Experience the World
151(2)
Being a Good Student
153(10)
Exercise: Exploring the Six Fields of Consciousness
155(5)
Question Time
160(3)
Working with Pain
163(22)
The Body Is Like an Open Door
164(1)
The Negative Reaction to Pain Causes Misery
165(3)
Positive Ways of Responding to Pain
168(10)
Understanding Our Options
178(7)
Exercise: Standing Like a Mountain
179(3)
Question Time
182(3)
Changing Anger into Loving Kindness
185(32)
What Is Anger?
186(1)
How Does Anger Arise?
187(3)
Anger: Friend or Foe?
190(3)
Freeing the Mind from the Affliction of Anger
193(9)
Loving Kindness Meditation
202(15)
Exercise: Loving Kindness Meditation
210(3)
Question Time
213(4)
Self-Awareness
217(32)
Knowing Yourself
219(2)
Basic Requirements for Self-Knowledge
221(7)
Cultivating Self-Knowledge
228(8)
Unresolved Emotions
236(1)
The Process of Self-Discovery
237(12)
Exercise: Who Am I?
239(3)
Question Time
242(7)
Following The Path of Least Resistance
249(18)
What Is Truly Important In Life?
250(3)
A Turtle with a Mustache
253(1)
Flow like a River
254(3)
A Final Word
257(10)
Exercise: A Day for Meditation
259(4)
Question Time
263(4)
Works Cited267