Mindfulness for All

Author: Jon Kabat-Zinn
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349421145
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
More than twenty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn changed the way we thought about awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. He followed that up with 2005's Coming to Our Senses, the definitive book for our time on the connection between mindfulness and our well-being on every level, physical, cognitive, emotional, social, planetary, and spiritual. Now, Coming to Our Senses is being repackaged into 4 smaller books, each focusing on a different aspect of mindfulness, and each with a new foreword written by the author. In the fourth of these books, Mindfulness for All (which was originally published as Part VII and Part VIII of Coming to Our Senses), Kabat-Zinn focuses on how mindfulness really can be a tool to transform the world--explaining how democracy thrives in a mindful context, and why mindfulness is a vital tool for both personal and global understanding and action in these tumultuous times. By "coming to our senses"--both literally and metaphorically--we can become more compassionate, more embodied, more aware human beings, and in the process, contribute to the healing of the body politic as well as our own lives in ways both little and big.

All-Amareakin

Author: Thomas J. Anderson
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457500043
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 298

Book Description
THIS WORK IS AN IN-DEPTH account of a spiritual awakening to the forgotten truth of human concsciouness-our divine nature. It is written for those who feel that there must be more satisfying explanations for the purpose and meaning of life than the ones that are currently offered by science and orthodox religion. And it is written for those who truly long for, and need, a deeper meaning in their life. On American Independence Day 1975, Thomas Anderson was immersed in the state of his own radical independence-the state of immense inner freedom of the transcendent. It was in this luminous state of consciouness that the term All Amareakin spontaneoulsy came to him as a perfect name for one who is a sincere seeker of truth and understanding; who has glimpsed the mystery and awesomeness of the human spirit, and wishes to experience this more deeply. Again this is the person for whom this is written. The author Thomas J. Anderson lives in northern Maine, where he practices dentistry; where he and his wife, Pam, have raised four children; and where-on a minute-by-minute basis-he has persisted in applying disciplines of awareness he took up in his twenties. These disciplines, which have their origin in what are known as the wisdom traditions, are forms of self-inquiry and meditation with such power that before he'd practiced them for very long, Anderson had experienced a luminous state of expanded awareness. This state-described by yogis, sages, and seers from all times and all traditions-is called the Self, the Witness, the One, the Tao, and a thousand other names as well. Anderson's sole purpose in writing about this exalted state, and about the practices that opened him to it, is so that readers will see that they can have this experience for themselves.

What is Mindfulness

Author: AQEEL AHMED
Publisher: AQEEL AHMED
ISBN: 1775264335
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
The term “mindfulness" is a poor translation of the term “awareness” because it contains the term “mind" as the thinking, reasoning faculty, which has no bearing on awareness. In the days of the historical Buddha, many references to mind were to “awareness”, not the thinking mind. The Buddha is credited for saying, for example, that all things are made of mind. He meant that all that exists, is awareness. Hence the term “mindfulness" arose to refer to “awareness”, which is not any activity of the mind as thought, intention, motivation, choice and volition. The old Buddhist texts suggest that mindfulness can be developed, as if though awareness, the fact that we exist, is not by itself adequate for enlightenment: to be freed from all suffering. Whereas all that is actually “developed" is the ability to distinguish between thoughts and awareness: recognition. For example: You think you live in certain circumstances. “Circumstances” are an example of a set of thoughts that are confused with awareness (reality). Your “circumstances” are an interpretation of your reality, awareness. All interpretations are no other and no more than thoughts. When your “circumstances” disappear, it means you have seen through a set of thoughts that you formerly confused for reality. Then there is only here, now, beyond all circumstances. Now, since no circumstances exist, you cannot suffer from your circumstances. This growth of insight, flowing from the increasing capacity to recognize thoughts as only thoughts, not facts, comprises a loss of everything you know. By losing so many useless ideas over so many years of quietly sitting without seeking, you arrive at not-knowing. And so you can't say what truth is. You have merely acquired the capacity to identify and and drop falsehood. Then you cannot say what mindfulness is, bearing in mind that the fairly accurate term “awareness” is just another thought. You then only know that choice is thought. To choose mentally therefore demonstrates confusion, because you are choosing your thoughts and beliefs over awareness/ reality. To choose reality, you must desist totally from all choice, realizing there is no choice. There aren't different realities to choose from. There is only one reality: whatever you are experiencing right now. There is no choice here. So, you must simply learn to recognize that to choose one thought over another, one feeling over another, is a mistake. To arrive at this absolute freedom from all choice, all you need is awareness of yourself as subject. When you bring attention back to you, to see what you are going to do with your current challenging thoughts and feelings, you will notice you don't know what to do with them. Therefore, not knowing what to do, you don't do anything. This is awareness: mental inaction. There is no choosing here, only the experiencing of whatever happens to be.

Relational Mindfulness

Author: Deborah Eden Tull
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614294216
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 342

Book Description
A guidebook on how to embody compassionate awareness in all of our relationships —with self, one another, our planet, in an age of global uncertainty. We all struggle at times with how to bring meditation off the cushion and into the beautiful, dynamic, and messy realm of relationship. At a time when humanity seems to have forgotten our inherent interrelatedness, this book offers an inspiring set of principles and practices for deepening intimacy and remembering the interconnection that is our birthright. Eden Tull interweaves heartfelt personal stories, sharing her journey from seven years as a monastic in a silent Zen Monastery to living and teaching in the megatropolis of Los Angeles and beyond, with teachings and mindful inquiry to help the reader connect personally with the principles of Relational Mindfulness. In a voice that is transparent, vulnerable, and brave, Tull shares possibilities for integrating mindfulness In gentle yet powerful tone, she covers topics ranging from balance and personal sustainability to sexuality to conscious consumerism. Relational Mindfulness is based on the simple understanding that the most subtle form of love is attention. While a revolution usually means to evolve and change, this shift is actually a return to a simple and sacred understanding we seem to have forgotten—one we can only remember when we are present.

Mindfulness

Author: Caryn Wells
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475826222
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 189

Book Description
Principals, superintendents, teacher leaders, and other school leaders experience considerable stress in this day of accountability and high visibility. This book address that stress level and helps school leaders learn the why, what, and how of mindfulness practice. It also helps to show how to reduce stress through mindfulness, demonstrates how mindfulness is related with effective leadership practice, and reinforces the qualities that equate with leadership legacy.

Kadampa Teachings

Author: Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Publisher: Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
ISBN: 1891868241
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (LYWA) is the collected works of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. The Archive was founded in 1996 by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, its spiritual director, to make available in various ways the teachings it contains. In this book Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to practice Dharma the way the famous Kadampa geshes did. These lamas were exemplary practitioners of Buddhism in Tibet, renowned for their extreme asceticism and uncompromising practice of thought transformation in order to develop bodhicitta. Rinpoche, an exemplar of these practices himself, bases his teachings on Lama Atisha's wonderful text, The Bodhisattva's Jewel Garland. And, as ever, Rinpoche covers a vast amount of ground, teaching on many other topics as well.

Mindfulness

Author: Tessa Watt
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 184831955X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Mindfulness is the popular practice that helps you to appreciate your life, and to live with more joy and less stress. By bringing mindfulness into everyday actions – by listening to your body, becoming more aware of what's happening in the present moment and letting go of negativity – you can reduce stress and anxiety, focus better at work, find your own source of calm and discover genuine contentment. Mindfulness introduces you to new techniques with straightforward advice, case studies and lots of practical exercises for newcomers to get their teeth into right away. It also gives a sense of the depth of mindfulness practice for those who wish to take it further.

The Mindful Way Through Stress

Author: Shamash Alidina
Publisher: Guilford Publications
ISBN: 1462509401
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Take a deep breath. Feeling less stressed already? Bestselling author Shamash Alidina shows just how simple it is to master the proven techniques of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in this engaging guide. MBSR has enhanced the physical and emotional well-being of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. In as little as 10 minutes a day over 8 weeks, you'll be taken step by step through a carefully structured sequence of guided meditations (available to purchasers for download at the companion website) and easy yoga exercises. Vivid stories, everyday examples, and opportunities for self-reflection make the book especially inviting. Science shows that MBSR works--and now it is easier than ever to get started.

A Practical Guide to Mindfulness

Author: Tessa Watt
Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848313756
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 102

Book Description
Appreciate your life- right here, right now. Learn how to use mindfulness every day, by listening to your body, becoming more aware of the present and letting go of negative thoughts. Mindfulness teacher and consultant Tessa Watt introduces simple techniques with lots of examples and exercises for newcomers to begin right away, as well as outlining deeper mindfulness practice for those who wish to take it further. Reduce anxiety and handle your emotions more effectively, enjoy the moment and recover from bad moods more quickly, and slow down and find your own source of calm.

All Things Are Too Small

Author: Becca Rothfeld
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
ISBN: 1250849926
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
A glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging from such topics as mindfulness, decluttering, David Cronenberg, and consent. In her debut essay collection, “brilliant and stylish” (The Washington Post) critic Becca Rothfeld takes on one of the most sacred cows of our time: the demand that we apply the virtues of equality and democracy to culture and aesthetics. The result is a culture that is flattened and sanitized, purged of ugliness, excess, and provocation. Our embrace of minimalism has left us spiritually impoverished. We see it in our homes, where we bring in Marie Kondo to rid them of their idiosyncrasies and darknesses. We take up mindfulness to do the same thing to our heads, emptying them of the musings, thoughts, and obsessions that make us who we are. In the bedroom, a new wave of puritanism has drained sex of its unpredictability and therefore true eroticism. In our fictions, the quest for balance has given us protagonists who aspire only to excise their appetites. We have flipped our values, Rothfeld argues: while the gap between rich and poor yawns hideously wide, we strive to compensate with egalitarianism in art, erotics, and taste, where it does not belong and where it quashes wild experiments and exuberance. Lush, provocative, and bitingly funny, All Things Are Too Small is a subversive soul cry to restore imbalance, obsession, gluttony, and ravishment to all domains of our lives.