Buddhist Meditation

Loving-Kindness Meditation: Meditations to Help You Love Yourself, Love Others, and Create More Love and Peace in the World (Lovingkindness)

by Bill Scheffel

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Loving-kindness is a type of meditation practiced by Buddhists throughout the world, but it is a word that appears in many religious texts, including the Bible, Jewish liturgy and "The Book of Common Prayer". Loving-kindness means an attitude of generosity and compassion towards yourself, towards others and towards the Earth. This book pairs evocative, peaceful images with poetry and meditation instructions.

Publisher: Fair Winds Press | More reviews: amazon.com

A Path with Heart

by Jack Kornfield

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"I've read many books on meditation and while each of them answers some of my questions, Jack Kornfield's book, A Path with Heart, answers every one save those that must be experienced first-hand in one's own time. His voice and advice is articulate, intelligent, humorous, open, patient and wise. He starts out by telling you a little about his own experience, goes on to cover the basics of vipassana meditation and then leads you bit by bit deep into the issues every meditator and spiritual seeker must face. What I love most about his teaching style is that he gives gentle, practical advice on the day-to-day, minute by minute stuff to do to explore, commit to, love being on the path. If my house were on fire and I had to grab only one book on my way out the door, it would be A Path with Heart."

Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated | More reviews: amazon.com

Tibetan Ting-Sha: Sacred Sound for Spiritual Growth

by Robert Beer

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This illustrated book explains the cultural origins of traditional hand cymbals, or ting-sha, and their place in Tibetan ceremony, plus suggestions for personal use. Accompanied by a set of Ting-Sha.

Publisher: Connections Press | More reviews: amazon.com

STAGES OF MEDITATION : TRAINING THE MIND FOR WISDOM

by THE DALAI LAMA

TRANSLATED BY VENERABLE GESHE LOBSANG JORDHEN, LOSANG CHOEPHEL & JEREMY RUSSELL.

Publisher: Rider | More reviews: amazon.com

Being Guru Rinpoche: A Commentary on Nuden Dorje's Terma Vidyadhara Guru Sadhana

by James Low

Being Guru Rinpoche is a translation of a Tibetan ritual text in the Nyingmapa tradition, with commentary. The original is a 'terma' or hidden treasure of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava), discovered in the nineteenth century by Nuden Dorje, revealed publicly by Chhimed Rigdzin Rinpoche in the early 1980s. The transformative process of tantric meditation is illustrated here through the interplay of a traditional ritual text with a modern commentary. This profound method evokes not just an improvement in one's personal qualities but also a fundamental shift in the way one experiences oneself in the world with others. Through symbolic and actual identification with the pure form of Guru Rinpoche, also known as Padmasambhava, we are freed from the hooks of our familiar assumptions and habitual activities. Just as a holiday can take us out of ourselves and lets us see our lives with fresh eyes, so the practice which this book presents, offers us an opportunity to look at ourselves anew, revealing the infinite in the ordinary. The commentary provides background information contextualizing the practice in relation to Indian culture, Buddhist philosophy and the complexity of modern culture. It shows how the profundity of the Buddhist view is brought into lived experience through opening to the drama of aesthetic engagement.

Publisher: Trafford Publishing | More reviews: amazon.com

What Is Meditation

by Osho

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"If you are looking for a definitive book about meditation why not get one from someone who has been rated as the most important enlightened mystic since Buddha (by a Tibetan Master , amongst others) ? Osho's words about meditation are simple, practical, down to earth guidelines, and suggestions, from someone who has looked at every aspect of the subject himself. Uplifting and easy to read, in plain English, with ideas you can apply in your life right away."

Publisher: Element Books Ltd | More reviews: amazon.com

The Heart: The Art of Meditation

by Vessantara (Tony McMahon)

Cultivating more warmth, more kindness, more happiness is possible for all of us. Through the loving-kindness meditation, the gentle and encouraging approach of experienced meditator Vessantara helps us to discover the positive wonder of what is already in our hearts. Accessible for those new to or experienced in meditation as well as teachers. Provides clear instruction with suggestions for integrating meditation and what we can learn from it into our lives. Vessantara is a well-respected Buddhist author, meditator, and teacher. A senior member of the Western Buddhist Order, Vessantara has a particular interest in Tibetan Buddhism and some of its visualization practices. Other books include The Breath, Meeting the Buddhas, Female Deities in Buddhism, and The Vajra and Bell.

Publisher: Windhorse Publications | More reviews: amazon.com

Positive Thoughts for Daily Meditation

by Yogaswami

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Mindfulness In Plain English

by Venerable H. Gunaratana Mahatera

About meditation: what it is and what it isn't. In English. Published by The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation in Taiwan.

Publisher: The Corporate Body of the Buddha Ed. Foun. | More reviews: amazon.com

Zen Meditation: A Broad View

by Justin F. Stone

The book provides practical directions in how to meditate according to Zen tradition so that the reader will actually learn how to do Zen practice, what to expect, what potential effects might result, what pitfalls to avoid. In addition, different schools of Zen are described, and historic detail is included. Down-to-earth language assists both the beginning student of Zen and those who have meditated this way for several years.

Publisher: Good Karma Publishing, Incorporated | More reviews: amazon.com