My Bright Abyss
Author: Christian Wiman
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2013-04-02
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 0374216789
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA passionate meditation on the consolations and disappointments of religion and poetry
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Unplug
Author: Suze Yalof Schwartz
Publisher: Harmony
Published: 2017-03-07
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1101905379
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA modernized approach to meditation that will appeal to anyone, even if - especially if - you believe you have no time, you can't sit still, or that "it's just not you." Whether you're a Fortune 500 CEO or someone bogged down with a never-ending to-do list, the proven secret to being more effective and living a happier, healthier life is to hurry up and slow down, to unplug. Studies show that you can get more done - and do it better - by doing less, just by consciously unplugging for a few minutes each day and meditating. This revolutionary book by the founder and CEO of the groundbreaking LA-based meditation studio Unplug Meditation brilliantly simplifies this powerful practice and shows the overwhelmed and overworked how easy it is to unplug in order to relieve stress, regain focus, and recharge. Schwartz debunks the common misperceptions about meditation, including the notion that you need to sit still for long periods of time, or that you need to "turn off your brain." She also shares the life-changing benefits you will experience, the proven science of how meditation literally changes your brain, as well as easy techniques and tips to easily incorporate meditation into your daily life.
Dying Modern
Author: Diana Fuss
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2013-04-12
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 0822397501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Dying Modern, one of our foremost literary critics inspires new ways to read, write, and talk about poetry. Diana Fuss does so by identifying three distinct but largely unrecognized voices within the well-studied genre of the elegy: the dying voice, the reviving voice, and the surviving voice. Through her deft readings of modern poetry, Fuss unveils the dramatic within the elegiac: the dying diva who relishes a great deathbed scene, the speaking corpse who fancies a good haunting, and the departing lover who delights in a dramatic exit. Focusing primarily on American and British poetry written during the past two centuries, Fuss maintains that poetry can still offer genuine ethical compensation, even for the deep wounds and shocking banalities of modern death. As dying, loss, and grief become ever more thoroughly obscured from public view, the dead start chattering away in verse. Through bold, original interpretations of little-known works, as well as canonical poems by writers such as Emily Dickinson, Randall Jarrell, Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Wright, and Sylvia Plath, Fuss explores modern poetry's fascination with pre- and postmortem speech, pondering the literary desire to make death speak in the face of its cultural silencing.
Modern Meditation
Author: Thomas Valone
Publisher: Integrity Research Institute
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781935023005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers the most direct method today for learning the modern technique for easily learning meditation in four easy steps. With four basic exercises that anyone can learn quickly, this book provides the best and easiest path to the achievement of a new and improved you! With lots of science references, studies prove the long-lasting effects of the practice of modern meditation in a simple fifteen-minute exercise on a daily basis. Benefits include greater orderliness of brain functioning, improved ability to focus, increased creativity, deeper level of relaxation, improved perception and memory, development of intelligence, natural changes in breathing patterns, decrease in stress hormone, lower blood pressure for hypertensive people and a normalisation of blood pressure for low blood pressure people, reversal of the aging process, reduced need for medical care, reduction in cholesterol, increased self-actualisation, increased strength of self-concept, decreased cigarette, alcohol, and drug abuse, increased productivity and hearing ability, improved relations at work, improved health and longevity, more positive health habits.
The Effortless Mind
Author: Will Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2018-05-03
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 1471167925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA GUIDE TO THE UNIQUE POWER OF BEEJA MEDITATION TO OVERCOME STRESS AND ANXIETY, HELPING US TO THRIVE. ‘Will’s meditation is a game changer. If you want to understand meditation more deeply and how you can harness the benefits, The Effortless Mind is where it’s at. I will be giving this important book to everyone I know.’ Jasmine Hemsley, author of The Art of Eating Well ‘Will makes meditation cool. Say hello to a clearer mind thanks to your new bulletproof technique to help you relax and unleash your best self.’ Madeleine Shaw, author of Get The Glow Daily life can feel like a fast-paced treadmill, leaving little time to unwind, re-charge and do what brings us joy. Meditation is a powerful way to hit the pause button, increase your energy and start to enjoy life more. The Effortless Mind is renowned meditation teacher Will Williams’s must-have guide for modern-day meditators. Suffering from chronic stress and insomnia, Will undertook years of research and training with leading experts from around the world, which led him to find the cure he was looking for in Beeja meditation. In The Effortless Mind, Will explains how his Vedic-inspired method of meditation has transformed the lives of his students – all of whom are busy people of all ages and all backgrounds. Their inspiring stories and the scientific research into meditation show the profound physical, mental and emotional benefits you can gain from such a simple daily practice, including more energy, better sleep, greater clarity, less anxiety and a happier outlook on life. More praise for The Effortless Mind: ‘Meditation can be a powerful tool in managing anxiety, stress and other common daily experiences that so many people seem to face and Vedic meditation with Will is one of the simplest forms of meditation there is, making it incredibly accessible for anyone to learn.’ Annie Clarke, author of Mind Body Bowl ‘I learnt how to meditate with Will Williams two years ago and since then so many things have changed. I have a life-long tool that has brought me calm, clarity and increased creativity and allowed me to far more effectively weather the storms of everyday life. Will is the most generous, warm and gracious teacher.’ Eminé Rushton, Wellbeing Director, Psychologies ‘Within a few months of learning to meditate with Will, I realised I was starting to have so many ideas for songs and books, as well as helping me with a busy schedule of touring and being a dad.’ Howard Donald, Take That ‘Beeja meditation is now part of my daily routine. It has been hugely beneficial in so many ways. Will is very supportive and nurturing and makes learning seem easy and fun. I feel extremely grateful this has come into my life.’ Cressida Bonas, actress ‘Will’s practical, non-woo-woo approach to meditation has enabled thousands of busy people to find a way to fit a regular practice into their lives.’ Lesley Thomas, The Times
Meditation in Modern Buddhism
Author: Joanna Cook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-08-05
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139487841
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn contemporary Thai Buddhism, the burgeoning popularity of vipassanā meditation is dramatically impacting the lives of those most closely involved with its practice: monks and mae chee (lay nuns) living in monastic communities. For them, meditation becomes a central focus of life and a way to transform the self. This ethnographic account of a thriving Northern Thai monastery examines meditation in detail, and explores the subjective signification of monastic duties and ascetic practices. Drawing on fieldwork done both as an analytical observer and as a full participant in the life of the monastery, Joanna Cook analyzes the motivation and experience of renouncers, and shows what effect meditative practices have on individuals and community organization. The particular focus on the status of mae chee - part lay, part monastic - provides a fresh insight into social relationships and gender hierarchy within the context of the monastery.
Modern Meditation
Author: Dr. Stan Rodski
Publisher: Hardie Grant
Published: 2016-10-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781743791899
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe only coloring exercises scientifically proven to ease stress Drawing from the study of neuroscience, each of these three unique coloring books contain more than 75 unique patterns designed to focus your brain through the use of pattern, repetition, single focus, and creativity. It is inevitable that our brains get overwhelmed at times by the bombardment of information, but it is essential for our health and well-being to be able to draw upon our own resources to deal with that stress. The simple act of coloring has the power to engage your brain, improve your mood, and kindle creativity by providing a mindful task that can forge new neural pathways and connections in our brains. In this series, Dr Rodski looks at the fight or flight reaction to stress and how coloring can help; how repetition, pattern, and focus relax the brain; and how coloring can stimulate the brain to be more agile and learn faster.
Meditation for the Modern Man
Author: P. K. Sholapurwala
Publisher: Partridge Publishing
Published: 2015-05-18
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1482833476
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book gives detailed knowledge about what meditation is and what it is not. It defines the fine nuances and intricacies of the art of meditation and points the reader to the true path of conscious evolution, building a higher self, awakening, self-awareness and self-analysis. It stresses the fact that meditation can lead to transmutation of the self; it can be a form of therapy or cleansing and ultimately leads to living a good life out of free will. The word cognitive meditation is used to explain in detail the cognitive abilities of nonself-awareness and their limitations. It further goes on to explain the perception achieved by self-awareness, or the I. The book has a separate section on meditation techniques and gives a point-by-point method, which can be followed to achieve success. A lot is explained about the obstacles faced during developing this meditation technique, and elaborate examples and solutions are explained to overcome the same. A detailed explanation of the differences between cognitive meditation and other meditation techniques and goals is presented in an easy-to-understand format. Cognitive meditation is more scientific in nature, not scrambled with religion, and hence, the author feels, more suitable for the modern society.
Meditation and Culture
Author: Halvor Eifring
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-09-24
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1472579925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBehind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding culture. Meditation and Culture: The Interplay of Practice and Context explores cases in which the relation between meditative practice and cultural context is particularly complex. The internationally-renowned contributors discuss practices that travel from one culture to another, or are surrounded by competing cultures. They explore cultures that bring together competing practices, or that are themselves mosaics of elements of different origins. They seek to answer the question: What is the relationship between meditation and culture? The effects of meditation may arise from its symbolic value within larger webs of cultural meaning, as in the contextual view that still dominates cultural and religious studies. They may also be psychobiological responses to the practice itself, the cultural context merely acting as a catalyst for processes originating in the body and mind of the practitioner. Meditation and Culture gives no single definitive explanation, but taken together, the different viewpoints presented point to the complexity of the relationship.
Infinite Silence Exploring the Depths of Meditation
Author: Harshwardhan Soni
Publisher: Harsh Wardhan Soni
Published: 2024-09-08
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Infinite Silence: Exploring the Depths of Meditation" delves into the profound realms of meditation, inviting readers on an introspective voyage to discover the boundless tranquility and wisdom within. Through contemplative narratives, insightful reflections, and practical guidance, the book navigates the multifaceted dimensions of meditation, unraveling its transformative power to illuminate the path toward inner peace, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening. With each page, readers are invited to embark on a journey of self-exploration, navigating the vast expanse of their consciousness to uncover the infinite silence that resides within. This book serves as a beacon of inspiration and guidance for those seeking to deepen their meditation practice and embark on a profound journey of personal growth and enlightenment.
