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Stephan Bodian is the bestselling author of Meditation for Dummies (now in an updated third edition) and Wake Up Now: A Guide to the Journey of Spiritual Awakening. He’s also the author and narrator of the critically acclaimed mobile programs Mindfulness Meditation and Freedom from Stress (produced by Mental Workout) and an internationally recognized expert on meditation, stress management, and spiritual awakening. His new book, Beyond Mindfulness, is now available on Amazon.com

Trained for 10 years as a Zen Buddhist monk and licensed as a psychotherapist, Stephan has been a pioneer in the integration of Eastern wisdom and Western psychology and in the application of mindfulness in everyday life.

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Stephan Bodian I've begun a memoir about my lifelong spiritual journey and the many extraordinary teachers I encountered. I was fortunate to be involved in the early…moreI've begun a memoir about my lifelong spiritual journey and the many extraordinary teachers I encountered. I was fortunate to be involved in the early formative phases of both Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta in North America, and I'm feeling moved to share some of the insights and interactions, in the hope that they might inspire others.(less)

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Stephan Bodian As a teacher of both mindfulness and the "direct approach" to spiritual awakening, I felt it was important to distinguish the two and offer readers an…moreAs a teacher of both mindfulness and the "direct approach" to spiritual awakening, I felt it was important to distinguish the two and offer readers an alternative to mindfulness, especially in light of its growing popularity. I also wanted to critique the practice of mindfulness and describe some of the pitfalls for those who aspire to deeper realization. Beyond Mindfulness: The Direct Approach to Lasting Peace, Happiness, and Love is the first book I know of to do this.(less)

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	Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian (Goodreads Author), Dean Ornish (Foreward) 3.77 avg rating — 1,460 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wake Up Now: A Guide to the Journey of Spiritual Awakening 4.29 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Mindfulness: The Direct Approach to Lasting Peace, Happiness, and Love 4.18 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen! La méditation pour les nuls 3.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infinite Awakening: A Guide to Nondual Wisdom and the Pathless Path 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeless Visions, Healing Voices: Conversations With Men & Women of the Spirit 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meditation For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) by Bodian, Stephan 3rd (third) Edition (2012) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Medytacja dla bystrzaków 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Entspannen durch Meditation für Dummies Das Pocketbuch 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voorbij de vorm it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Ultimately, your every desire—the desire for material things, relationships, career success, sexual gratification—is really the desire for the peace you experience for brief moments when you attain the object of your desire.”
― Stephan Bodian, Wake Up Now

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“One instant is eternity eternity is the now. When you see through this one instant, you see through the one who sees. —Wu-men”
― Stephan Bodian, Infinite Awakening: A Guide to Nondual Wisdom and the Pathless Path

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“As in mindfulness practice, each moment of practicing awakened awareness offers a choice-point: Do I allow myself to become distracted and get seduced back into the drama? Or do I choose the openness, clarity, disidentification, and freedom that I discovered but keep forgetting?”
― Stephan Bodian, Beyond Mindfulness: The Direct Approach to Lasting Peace, Happiness, and Love

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