The Inner Art Of Meditation

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Meditation is not a means of self-improvement. It is a way of discovering the truth and relating to it with compassion and honesty. Awaken to a richer spiritual life with The Inner Art of Meditation, a comprehensive six-tape study course on vipassana (or "insight") meditation. Of the two major schools of meditation, this is the one that teaches you the art of creating a "foundation of awareness" in your daily life. Zen monks draw from these same principles in their practice. This is how to become fully "mindful" in your life - aware of your inseparability with all things and fully conscious that your actions in the moment create the patterns in your life. For six years, author and teacher Jack Kornfield lived and studied as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India. The Inner Art of Meditation shares with you his direct experience in awareness training. Distilled from a five-week workshop, this audio learning set presents over eight hours of intensive, personal instruction from this respected meditation teacher and clinical psychologist. Session highlights The four foundations of mindfulness Teaching stories The Noble Eightfold Path The law of karma Developing right attitude Taking right action Listening to yourself Being in the present Establishing a daily practice Three kinds of pain Proper sitting postures Long and enduring mind Unifying the mind and heart Meditation as healing Working with your emotions Experience and truth Exploring awareness Finding freedom in truth Counting your thoughts Integrating meditation into your life Cultivating the four divine qualities Many exercises and Q & A sessions Much more. LEARN more about: The first step for seeing your life with total clarity Exercises to transform driving, shopping, or waiting in line into calming experiences of mindfulness Breathing practices to accelerate your progress Bad habits and patterns: getting off "automatic pilot" Three essential ingredients for keeping your meditation practice alive How meditation can enhance every waking moment of your life - at work, in relationships, and at play Your deepest desire, and how meditation can help you realize it The Buddha's eight keys to freedom from illusion, impermanence, and the roots of all suffering "Wandering mind" - how to enlist restlessness and boredom as your greatest allies Releasing the past and healing emotional wounds through meditation The Five Difficult Energies - and how to turn them to your advantage Over eight hours of intensive exercises and teachings with the beginner in mind

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