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Discover ancient Tibetan breath practices for calming your mind and improving your health in this plain-English guide.
Over millennia, many Eastern traditions have developed practices that use the powerful healing energy of breath to treat physical, emotional, and mental problems. In Chinese, this energy is called chi; in Indian Sanskrit it is called prana; and in Tibetan it is called lung.
Lung is life-giving energy that moves through our bodies. A lack or imbalance of lung can create illnesses of body and mind or cause emotional struggles such as confusion, anger, and sadness. In this book, Geshe YongDong Losar, a scholar and monk in the ancient Bon tradition of Tibet, guides us through time-tested practices to help balance our lung. His deep knowledge -- garnered through years of study and practice -- renders the practices simple and achievable, creating a clear path for us toward greater calmness, strength, and clarity.
Calm Breath, Calm Mind: A Guide to the Healing Power of Breath, Geshe YongDong Losar, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 200 pages, $15.95
Geshe YongDong Losar (Geshela) is a Tibetan Bon lama, or spiritual teacher, in the Yungdrung Bon lineage, which is rooted in the indigenous spiritual tradition of the Himalayas. He lives in Courtenay, British Columbia. where he established and directs Sherab Chamma Ling, the only Tibetan Bon Buddhist Center in Canada. He teaches in many centers and universities around the world and has also founded the Bon Da Ling center in Costa Rica.
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CONTENTS: Calm Breath, Calm Mind
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| Foreword |
ix |
| Preface to the Second Edition |
xi |
| Introduction: Trust the Guide, Commit to the Path |
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| PART I. THE ESSENCE OF BREATH |
| 1. |
Breath of Life |
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| 2. |
The Three Dimensions of Lung Energy |
13 |
| 3. |
The Five Lung Energies |
23 |
| 4. |
Middle and Lower Breath Exercises |
31 |
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| PART II. THE HEALING POWER OF BREATH |
| 5. |
The Meaning of Healing |
39 |
| 6. |
Riding the Breath |
51 |
| 7. |
The Healing Practice of Tonglen |
55 |
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| PART III. BREATH AND MEDITATION |
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Meditation and the Mind |
65 |
| 9. |
How to Meditate |
71 |
| 10. |
Calm-Abiding Meditation |
79 |
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Insight Meditation |
85 |
| 12. |
It Makes a Difference |
93 |
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| PART IV. BREATH AND VISUALIZATION |
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Seeing in a Different Way |
103 |
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The Nine-Breath Purification Practice |
107 |
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| PART V. BREATH AND MOVEMENT |
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The Mind-Body Connection |
117 |
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The Five Magic Movements |
123 |
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| PART VI. BREATH AND SOUND |
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Mantra: The Voice of Meditation |
139 |
| 18. |
Seed Syllables |
147 |
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Connecting to Five Warrior Qualities |
153 |
| 20. |
The Five Warrior Seed Syllable Practice |
159 |
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| Conclusion |
165 |
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| Appendix 1. The Tibetan Bon Tradition |
167 |
| Appendix 2. The Bon Cosmology |
175 |
| Notes |
181 |
| About the Author |
183 |
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