{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-meditation-rod-meade-sperry-9781611800579","title":"A Beginner's Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary Buddhist Teachers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical, accessible guide to the fundamentals of Buddhist meditation, with pointers from some of today's most respected Buddhist teachers, including Pema Ch dr n, Thich Nhat Hanh, Cyndi Lee, and Sharon Salzberg.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs countless meditators have learned firsthand, meditation practice can positively transform the way we see and experience our lives. This practical, accessible guide to the fundamentals of Buddhist meditation introduces you to the practice, explains how it is approached in the main schools of Buddhism, and offers advice and inspiration from Buddhism's most renowned and effective meditation teachers, including Pema Ch dr n, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Sharon Salzberg, Norman Fischer, Ajahn Chah, Ch gyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Sylvia Boorstein, Noah Levine, Matthieu Ricard, Judy Lief, and many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics include how to build excitement and energy to start a meditation routine and keep it going, setting up a meditation space, working with and through boredom, what to look for when seeking others to meditate with, how to know when it's time to try doing a formal meditation retreat, how to bring the practice \"off the cushion\" with walking meditation and other practices, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rod Meade Sperry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611800579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611800579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Rod Meade Sperry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984601088255,"sku":"9781611800579","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db88b58d-7df1-49d4-9b38-d5546d5cf1de.jpg?v=1683273196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-beginners-guide-to-meditation-rod-meade-sperry-9781611800579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}