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Contents:
Beginner's Guide to Meditation |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| PART 1 |
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| Let's Get Started |
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Basic Breath Meditation: It Doesn't Get Simpler Than This by Melvin McLeod
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On Motivation: Meditate as a Hobby, Not a Career by Clark Strand
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Getting Started by Norman Fischer
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When Meditation Isn't by Bhante Gunaratnana
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Dedicating Your Practice by Sharon Salzberg
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Finding Your "Breathing Room": How to Create a Meditation Space by Thich Nhat Hanh
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What's What by Ajahn Chah
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The Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
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| PART 2 |
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| Cultivating Calm and Insight (and More) |
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How to Practice Shamatha Meditation by Gen Lamrimpa
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How to Practice Insight Meditation by Sayadaw U Pandita
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Who Will Tame the Tamer by Tsoknyi Rinpoche
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A Mind Like Sky by Jack Kornfield
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Working with "Method 2" by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
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Developing Insight by Sylvia Boorstein
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Getting Grounded through Walking Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh
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Compassion and Loving-Kindness Meditation by Noah Levine
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| PART 3 |
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| A Taste of Zazen |
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This Life Which Is Wonderful and Evanescent by Blanche Hartman
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Sitting Zen by John Daishin Buksbazen
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The Practices of Zen by James Ishmael Ford
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Going Nowhere by Lewis Richmond
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The Power of koan Practice by John Tarrant
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Study Yourself by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
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| PART 4 |
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| Indo-Tibetan Innovations |
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What the Practice Can Do by John Powers
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Relaxing with the Truth by Pema Chodron
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Developing the Mind of Great Capacity by The Fourteenth Dalai Lama
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Looking Into Lojong, or Mind Training by Judy Lief
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You Can Do It! by Pema Chodron
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Mahamudra and Dzogchen: Thought-Free Wakefulness by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
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| PART 5 |
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| Keep Your Practice Going |
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It's All in Your Mind by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
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Bringing the Practice Home by Larry Rosenberg
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My First Meditation Retreat: A Checklist by Karen Maezen Miller
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Sangha: Practicing in Community by Gaylon Ferguson
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Yoga Body, Buddha Mind by Cyndi Lee and David Nichtern
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Stabalize Your Practice by Andy Karr
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Building Your Mental Muscles by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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Keeping It Real: Working with Boredom and without Self-Deception by Carolyn Rose Gimian
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Signs of Spiritual Progress by Pema Chodron
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| Glossary |
255 |
| Contributors |
259 |
| Credits |
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| About the Editor |
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