Contents: Buddha's Book of Meditation:
Mindfulness practices for a Quieter Mind, Self-awareness and
Healthy Living |
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Foreword by Tich Nhat Hanh |
xiii |
Introduction |
xv |
1. Are
you brainful or mindful? Guided meditation: listening* |
1 |
2. Serenity meditation:
Meditation theme: Watching the river of feelings |
19 |
3. Positive rumination,
earworms, and mantras: Practice song: "It's the light that I long for"* |
39 |
4.
Wholehearted living. Practice song: "A smile with every
breath"* |
49 |
5. Meet the flintstones:
Guided meditation: The mirror mind* |
59 |
6.
Riding dragons and embracing tigers. Practice theme:
Developing a peaceful heart . Guided meditation:
Directing my attention* |
69
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7. Anthropology: Practice
song: "You're a leaf on the tree of life"* |
83 |
8. A rainbow of feelings:
Practice song: "Heal yourself with the mind of love"* |
95 |
9. Need
vs greed. Practice song: "There's honey in each moment"* |
105 |
10.
Getting out of the box of yourself. Practice theme: Surrender to your
breath. Practice poem. "The beach". |
113 |
11.
Self-regulation. Practice song: "Just Breathe:* |
129 |
12. Buddha's
garden. Practice song: "Buddha's garden"* Practice theme: Create a
Buddha garden |
147 |
13. The practice of
moning home. Practice song: "Coming back home"* |
155 |
14. A relationship
is every step. Practice song:"The light in each one shines
and shines"* |
165 |
15. Make your own
weather. Practice song: "the island of peace"* |
179 |
16. Meditating on a
battlefield. Meditating on a battlefiedl. Meditation theme:
Peace meditation |
185 |
17. Moving on.
Practice Song: "Lay down your burden"* |
193 |
18. An inspired
life. Practice song: "Be yourself"* |
203 |
Afterword:
No regrets |
213 |
Acknowledgments |
217 |
*Audio
accompaniment for the guided meditations and practice songs is
available for download at Mindfulnessmeditationcentre.org under
Buddha's book of meditation. |
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