Creating Calm: Meditations in Daily Life - Softcover

Farrer-Halls, Gill

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9780764119217: Creating Calm: Meditations in Daily Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0764119214 ISBN 13: 9780764119217
Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2002

Synopsis

Perhaps the most reliable path to spiritual and mental calm is through meditation—a practice dating from antiquity that is basic to many religions. In Creating Calm, the author introduces readers to principles of meditation, explains mindfulness of breathing, instructs on sitting meditation, and discusses several forms of meditation, including those practiced in both Eastern and Western cultures. Most important, she shows how to incorporate mediation into daily life. Explained here are various forms of mediation, all of which have the power to induce calm. They include: Buddhist chanting, Christian chanting, Torah recitation, Transcendental meditation, Sufi dancing, Yoga, and others. Readers learn how to incorporate meditation into such daily actions as walking, eating, and doing routine chores. Devotional practices and rituals explained include Christian prayer, the Zen Buddhist tea ceremony, flower arranging, and Islamic prayer. Approximately 60 illustrations help clarify the principles and practices of meditation.

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About the Author

Gill Farrer-Halls has written extensively and produced videos on meditation and Buddhism. She practices and teaches the art of aromatherapy, and lives in Oxford, England.

From the Back Cover

  • The principles of meditation in different spiritual traditions, from Buddhist visualization to Christian prayer
  • Practical exercises that help you access inner calm, gain self-knowledge, and achieve self-acceptance
  • Explains how to make meditation a part of your life by incorporating it into daily activities
  • An insightful overview of meditative practices for all faiths

    Meditation exercises to relieve personal stress and to achieve spiritual enlightenment

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    Publisher
    B E S Pub Co
    Publication date
    2002
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    0764119214
    ISBN 13 
    9780764119217
    Binding
    Paperback
    Number of pages
    144
    Rating
    • 3.10 out of 5 stars
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