Mindfulness Meditation – Shape Your Life, Mind And Brain

Meditation can be of deep practical benefit to people. In this guide, the author maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in our lives and making us aware of the possibilities of each moment as it presents itself.

CONTENTS
Part 1 – The Bloom of the Present Moment What Is Mindfulness? Simple But Not Easy Stopping This Is It Capturing Your Moments Keeping the Breath in Mind Practice Practice Practice Does Not Mean Rehearsal You Don’t Have to Go Out of Your Way to Practice Waking Up Keeping It Simple You Can’t Stop the Waves But You Can Learn to Surf Can Anybody Meditate? In Praise of Non-Doing The Non-Doing Paradox Non-Doing in Action Doing Non-Doing Patience Letting Go Non-Judging
Trust Generosity You Have to Be Strong Enough to Be Weak Voluntary Simplicity Concentration Vision Meditation Develops Full Human Beings Practice as a Path Meditation – Not to Be Confused with Positive Thinking Going Inside

Part 2- The Heart of Practice Sitting Meditation

Taking Your Seat Dignity Posture What to Do with Your Hands Coming Out of Meditation How Long to Practice? No Right Way A What-Is-My-Way? Meditation The Mountain Meditation The Lake Meditation Walking Meditation Standing Meditation Lying-Down Meditation
Getting Your Body Down on the Floor at Least Once a Day Not Practicing Is Practicing Loving Kindness Meditation
Part 3- In the Spirit of Mindfulness

Sitting by Fire Harmony Early Morning Direct Contact Is There Anything Else You Would Like to Tell Me? Your Own Authority Wherever You Go, There You Are Going Upstairs Cleaning the Stove While Listening to Bobby McFerrin What is my job on the planet with a capital J? Mount Analogue Interconnectedness Non-Harming – Ahimsa Karma Wholeness and Oneness Eachness and Suchness What Is This? Selfing Anger Cat-Food Lessons

Parenting As Practice Parenting Two Some Pitfalls Along the Path Is Mindfulness Spiritual?