The Relaxed Mind: A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice [Paperback]

Meditatorsrelax!An esteemed modern Tibetan Buddhist teacher presents a system of meditation instructions he devised especially for those affected by the too-fast-paced Western world (i.e., most all of us)—to help them relax, as a way of deepening their meditation practice.

In the late 1990s, shortly after arriving in the United States, it became clear to Dza Kilung Rinpoche that his Western students responded to traditional meditation instructions differently from his students back in Asia.  The Westerners didn't know how to relax  -- our pressured, fast-paced lifestyles carried over into meditation. The Relaxed Mindcontains instructions for the seven-phase meditation practice Dza Kilung Rinpoche developed for students in the West.  It's adapted from traditional instructions to counteract the overwhelming distraction that is becoming a global culture these days, not only in the West.  Experienced meditators may be surprised to find their practice deepening through letting go of tension.  This is also an excellent meditation manual for any beginner.Table of Contents:

Editor's Preface
Introduction
1. Meditation One: Laying the Foundation by Joining Mind and Body
2. Meditation Two: Calm Abiding Meditation
3. Meditation Three: Arriving at Clarity--Refined Basic Sitting Meditation
4. Pause for Reflection I: A Deeper Look into Topics Covered So Far
5. Meditation Four: Insight Meditation
6. Meditation Five: Open Heart-Mind Meditation--Viewing the internal and external more widely
7. Meditation Six: Pure Mind Meditation--Experience as Pure and Enlightened Nature
8: Meditation Seven: Nonconceptual Meditation
9. Pause for Reflection II

Epilogue: A brief review and words of encouragement from Kilung Rinpoche
Glossary
Suggested Reading
About the Author
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