This book brings together a broad range of Buddhist meditative techniques that have appeared in the magazine over the years. Contributors include some of the foremost voices in contemporary Buddhism: Pema Chdrn starts our journey with an inspirational Foreword. Lama Surya Das explores the definition of meditation, while Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein lay out a 28-day program for establishing a daily practice. Wherever you are on your search, you will find plenty of guidance in this book. Learn about insight meditation from Bhante Henepola Gunaratana and Sylvia Boorstein. Or about zazen from Barry Magid and Martine Batchelor. Gil Fronsdal offers instruction in metta (lovingkindness) meditation, while Judith Simmer-Brown teaches tonglen, a Tibetan Buddhist practice for cultivating compassion. We also learn about the crucial role the body plays in meditation from S. N. Goenka, Reginald Ray, Wes Nisker, and Cyndi Lee. We receive guidance on managing issues that arise in meditation from Jon Kabat-Zinn, Christina Feldman, Matthieu Ricard, Pat Enkyo O'Hara, and others. And there are practices for bringing mindfulness and compassion to daily life from Thubten Chodron, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, and Michael Carroll. Though targeted to the reader who would like to begin meditating, this collection also offers support and guidance to the experienced meditator working to sustain a lifelong practice. This is a guide to meditative practice for any seeker wishing to deepen their understanding of themselves and their world.

Commit to Sit (Large Print 16pt)

Joan Duncan Oliver

History

ReadHowYouWant

2004 Illustrated date book includes a seperate "One Spirit" Journal book.

One Spirit: Book of Days 2004

One Spirit

One Spirit Book of Days 2011 W/Journal

Happiness (How to Find It and Keep It)

Happiness (How to Find It and Keep It)

Self-Help

Happiness

Duncan Baird Publishers

Description Creating the annual Book of Days is always an exciting time around the One Spirit office, and this year was no exception. In celebration of the wondrous adventure of life, this brand-new edition invites your "inner explorer to set aside her inhibitions and strike out for parts unknown."Much more than an appointment book, the One Spirit Book of Days 2007 is an interactive guide and tool for personal growth. Each month focuses on a different leg of the journey, including how to develop empathy (February), fully experience life (May), and nurture your hidden talents (September). You'll also explore how to find balance in the areas of love, work, home, family, community, mind &amp; body, and spiritual development as well. Weekly exercises such as affirmations, practices, and projects reinforce the month's theme, and inspiring quotes throughout the planner encourage you to "Experiment, improvise-and let your wilder side run free."Along with the talented team at Duncan Baird Publishers, contributors include former One Spirit editor Joan Duncan Oliver, cover illustrator Paul Zwolak, and artists Cathie Bleck, Sandra Dionisi, and Clare Melinsky who illustrated the weekly pages. A very special feature of this 2007 edition is the artwork of Becky Blair whose vibrant, full-color collages serve as the opening pages for all 12 months.

One Spirit Book of Days 2007

Coffee with the Buddha

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

We know him as the Buddha, the 'Awakened One', one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders. He wasn't a god but an ordinary mortal - born Siddhartha Gautama 2,500 years ago in northern India. His humanity speaks to us today. He suffered as we do, then by his own efforts found the key to liberation from the bonds of desire, hatred and ignorance. As Westerners living in relative prosperity, we can identify with this man who had it all - love, success, money, talent, privilege - but set it aside to search for something deeper and more enduring. How did he do it? What did he learn? If the Buddha were here now, how might he explain the truths he uncovered? Covering topics such as Suffering, Impermanence, Non-Self, Karma, Desire, Mindfulness, Compassion, Love and Reincarnation, this book offers wonderful insights into the Buddha's philosophy for living but also into his humanity and his character - all based faithfully on the Buddhist scriptures.

The Buddha ... Off the Record: Life and Themes, 563 BC-483 BC (Q & A)

Religion & Spirituality

Buddhism

Paul Watkins

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