| Description |
pages cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- The foundation -- The purpose of meditation -- The wandering mind -- The four introductions -- Rootedness -- Attention to breathing -- Fullness of feeling -- Witness awareness -- Presence exercise -- Sitting with open or closed eyes -- Structuring a meditation period -- Sitting positions -- The now -- Process and practice -- The gradual method -- Step 1: calm settling -- Step 2: arriving in the now -- Step 3: alert presence -- Step 4: neutral observation -- Motivation -- The path -- Discovering neutrality -- Sleepiness -- Deepening neutrality -- Step 5: discovering projects -- Step 6: relaxing the mind -- Step 7: opening to trust -- Meditation and life -- Meditation in general -- The world -- The teaching structure of meditation -- A summary -- Choicelessness -- Step 8: sensing spaciousness -- Step 9: the experience of not-knowing -- Step 10: choiceless awareness -- Invocation and dedication -- The gradual path of presence meditation -- The unfolding of presence -- A supportive life practice -- Applied meditation -- Meditative horizons. |
| Summary |
"Anyone who has ever set out to improve themselves knows how hard it can be to maintain their efforts. Created to support beginning and experienced meditators alike, Presence Meditation offers a step-by-step program to increase self-awareness through simple but revelatory exercises"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Meditation.
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| ISBN |
9781556439124 |
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1556439121 |
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