{"product_id":"meditation-works-in-the-hindu-livia-kohn-9781931483087","title":"Meditation Works in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Daoist Traditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeditation is the inward focus of attention in a state of mind where ego-related concerns and critical evaluations are suspended in favor of perceiving a deeper, subtler, and possibly divine flow of consciousness. Usually accompanied by muscle relaxation, it has an overall beneficial and often healing effect. As such, it has made major inroads in Western society, aiding in stress relief, pain management, and various psychiatric conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eResearch in meditation tends to focus on the concrete healing effects of the practice, working either with a single form or using an indeterminate mixture of practices. So far studies work with minimal typologies often poorly defined and tend to neglect historical and cultural aspects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeditation Works remedies this shortcoming. Based on extensive cultural studies and long years of practice, the author creates a new typology of meditation based on six distinct ways of access to the subconscious. In a special chapter on each type, she then outlines the physiology, worldview, and traditional practice as well as its modern medical adaptations and organizational settings. In each case, she substantiates her presentation with examples from the Daoist, Buddhist, and Hindu traditions. Providing a thorough theoretical framework combined with a comprehensive, analytical overview, the book greatly advances our understanding of meditation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Livia Kohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931483086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931483087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Three Pine Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Livia Kohn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477267472639,"sku":"9781931483087","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74768611-b163-4d8b-a4ec-590f00b2d31c.jpg?v=1715919524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meditation-works-in-the-hindu-livia-kohn-9781931483087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}