Experience Beyond Thinking: A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780946672264)

A simple guide to Buddhist meditation with easy-to-follow instructions on both sitting and walking meditation, plus insightful reflections on how to live a Buddhist way of life. Initially, Buddhist meditation is a process of freeing the mind of its entanglements, of learning how to undo the knots and getting beyond thinking. When we live with our minds full of thoughts, we don't sense much more than those thoughts; objects are not seen very clearly because the focus of our attention is directed towards what is in the mind rather than what is in front of us. Meditation allows us to see ourselves plainly as we are, as if standing before a large clear mirror. Nothing is hidden. When we do this, it is like waking up from a dream into a new way of life completely free of all self-imposed restrictions and conflicting states of mind.

Author: Diana St Ruth
ISBN-10: 0946672261
ISBN-13: 9780946672264
Publisher: Buddhist Pub Group
Language: English
Published: 01/24/2009
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.44w x 0.39d