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1 online resource (226 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
""THE FOUR DIGNITIES: The Spiritual Practice of Walking, Standing, Sitting, and Lying Down""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I View""; ""1 The Art of Contemplation""; ""2 Original Posture""; ""3 Original Breath""; ""4 Original Nature""; ""Part II""; ""Part II Method""; ""5. Walking""; ""6. Standing""; ""7. Sitting""; ""8. Lying Down""; ""9. The Complete Practice""; ""Part III Fruition""; ""10. The Fruits of Our Actions ""; ""11. Questions and Answers""; ""Endnotes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author"" |
| Summary |
Offering a fresh perspective on immediate presence and embodied spiritual practice, The Four Dignities shows how the mindful cultivation of the four essential postures - walking, standing, sitting, and lying down - are the basis for a formal practice to develop greater vitality and spiritual awakening. The author reveals the subtle inner nuances of the four traditional meditations, and shows how they can be practiced as a unified system. Readers are given a profound understanding of correct posture, alignment, breathing, and attention, and the author explains the philosophical basis for the pr. |
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Spiritual life.
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Posture.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Inspiration & Personal Growth.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- General.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Devotional.
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RELIGION -- Spirituality.
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Posture. (OCoLC)fst01073236
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Spiritual life. (OCoLC)fst01130100
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| Added Author |
Walker, Rosamund, illustrator.
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Miller, Darren, cover designer.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carroll, Cain. Four dignities : the spiritual practice of walking, standing, sitting, and lying down. London, [England] ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Singing Dragon, ©2015 224 pages 9781848192164 |
| ISBN |
9780857011664 (electronic book) |
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0857011669 (electronic book) |
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