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Spesso a chi si avvicina per la prima volta alla meditazione viene detto di... meditare, meditare, meditare. Ma in che modo? L'intento di Henepola Gunaratana è dare a questa domanda una risposta comprensibile e lontana da astrazioni teoriche. Ecco quindi un manuale semplice, scritto in un linguaggio familiare e colloquiale, che poco alla volta vuole spiegare al lettore quali sono i fondamenti della pratica della vipassana, la meditazione di consapevolezza, in uso nel buddhismo theravada. L'autore si preoccupa innanzitutto di chiarire cos'è la vipassana, in cosa si differenzia dalle altre pratiche di meditazione, quali sono i suoi scopi principali. Poi, pian piano, si scende a un livello più profondo, e vengono esaminate e dissipate le più comuni incomprensioni sulla meditazione buddhista. Ciò fatto, l'autore può giungere al vero cuore del libro, vale a dire le tecniche di meditazione. Ogni argomento viene trattato esaurientemente: le istruzioni iniziali, le varie posture, la respirazione, la meditazione camminata, la concentrazione e, infine, la consapevolezza. Anche i meditanti più esperti troveranno suggerimenti e consigli per affrontare le difficoltà e gli ostacoli che potrebbero presentarsi nella loro pratica: le distrazioni, il dolore e la stanchezza, la sonnolenza, e così via.
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- Pagine: 176
- Data di uscita: 27-04-1995
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No review, just quotes. Each of the following paragraphs are direct quotes, in the order they are found in the text. The book is freely available online. We have taken a flowing vortex of thought, feeling and sensation and we have solidified that into a mental construct. Then we have stuck a label on Leggi tutto
“We are simply not paying enough attention to notice that we are not paying attention.” I have a meticulous system for taking notes when I read, but it didn’t work with Mindfulness in Plain English. Underlining 90% of the book doesn’t help highlight the most important lessons. This is the best book Leggi tutto
Still know that the best way to understand mindfulness and meditation is just by the very act of meditation itself, yet reading this book gave the great understanding of Buddha's teaching. In Vietnam, Buddhism is combined folklore with Confucian and Taoist teachings making this faith somehow vague d Leggi tutto
Must read for beginner meditators This is more than the 3rd times I re-read this great book, after 3 years practicing meditation. Each time I read it, each time I learn more out of it. Certainly, I will re-read if after more meditation. If there is only one book to suggest for beginner meditators on Leggi tutto
Possibly one of the more retarded books I've read in some time. Despite what the title would have you believe, rather than simply explaining the Vipaâsyanåa meditation technique the author feels he has to go on and on about suffering, talk about how superior he is (in a humble way), and how much cle Leggi tutto
Even those who don't plan to engage in Buddhist meditation will benefit from his descriptions of the many distractions (mental and physical) that we create for ourselves and which make it more difficult to lead aware lives full of compassion for those around us. Excellent overview of Vipassana medit Leggi tutto
Hard to evaluate this book, because I've never read anything quite like it. It is a basic meditation manual. It does not attempt to cover a broad range of approaches. Rather it's focused on one specific type, namely mindfulness meditation, also known as Vipassana or insight meditation. The author is Leggi tutto
I’m an armchair Buddhist. Meaning, I like to think about being Buddhist more than actually practicing. But I certainly have deep appreciation for much of Buddhist thought, and I occasionally meditate, and I want to do so more frequently. I almost joined a Zen Buddhist Temple about a mile away from w Leggi tutto
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