The Meditation Handbook: A Step-by-step Manual for Buddhist Meditation

Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang

ISBN 10: 0948006439 / ISBN 13: 9780948006432

Published by Tharpa Publications, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Meditation Handbook: A Step-by-step Manual for Buddhist Meditation
• Publisher: Tharpa Publications
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948006439
• ISBN 13: 9780948006432
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 160 grams

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Synopsis

This step-by-step meditation manual provides a clear, practical explanation of what meditation is and how to integrate it into our daily life. The first part of the book gives the essential background to meditation - why we need to meditate, how to prepare formeditation, and how to enjoy a successful meditation session. The second part presents the twenty-one meditations of the Buddhist path to enlightenment, and includes advice on how to maintain the experience of meditation throughout the day, how to combine these meditations into a cycle for regular daily meditation, and how to do a simple meditation retreat.

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This popular and practical manual allows us to discover for ourselves the inner peace and lightness of mind that come from meditation. The author explains 21 step-by-step meditations that lead to increasingly peaceful and beneficial states of mind, and that together form the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment.