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Creating Calm: Meditations in Daily Life
Perhaps the most reliable path to spiritual and mental calm is through meditation—a practice dating from antiquity that is basic to many religions. In Creating Calm , the author introduces readers to principles of meditation, explains mindfulness of breathing, instructs on sitting meditation, and discusses several forms of meditation, including those practiced in both Eastern and Western cultures. Most important, she shows how to incorporate mediation into daily life. Explained here are various forms of mediation, all of which have the power to induce calm. They include: Buddhist chanting, Christian chanting, Torah recitation, Transcendental meditation, Sufi dancing, Yoga, and others. Readers learn how to incorporate meditation into such daily actions as walking, eating, and doing routine chores. Devotional practices and rituals explained include Christian prayer, the Zen Buddhist tea ceremony, flower arranging, and Islamic prayer. Approximately 60 illustrations help clarify the principles and practices of meditation.
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144 pages, Paperback
First published April 15, 2002
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About the author
Gill Farrer-Halls
50 books8 followersGill Farrer-Halls is a practicing Buddhist who has spent time studying in India and Nepal during her career. She has published several Buddhism-related books as well as those focused on alternative therapies. Besides writing, Gill is a producer for London's Meridian Trust Buddhist Film and Video Archive, and she teaches aromatherapy, meditation, and spiritual-awareness workshops. Artist and writer Robert Beer is well-known for his colorful and detailed illustrations. He has studied and practiced Tibetan art for more than 30 years. His works appear in several hundred books on Tibetan Buddhist art and religion.
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August 13, 2011
This is a book for beginners :: by beginner, I mean anyone who wants to know about various tools for calming the spirit and healing the body & mind.
It gives simple instruction (really guidance) and presents various methods / tools that we can use to create calm in our own life.
The Table of Contents Gives a Good idea of what is going on and the direction the book will go.
I. Intro to the book
II. Principles of Mediation
III. Sitting Meditations
--- Correct Posture
--- Calm Mediation
--- Insight Meditation
--- Letting Go
--- Energy Centers and Channels
IV. Other Forms of Meditation
--- Walking
--- Buddhist Chanting
--- Christian Chanting
--- Hindu Chakra Meditation
--- Western Esoteric Tradition
--- Buddhist Visualization
--- Transcendental Meditation
--- Haiku Poetyr
--- Sufi Dancing
--- Koan Meditation
--- Tantra
--- T'ai Chi Ch'uan
--- Yoga
V. Mediation in the Daily Life
VI. Devotional Practice & Ritual
Glossary | Meditation Centers | Index | bibliography
It gives simple instruction (really guidance) and presents various methods / tools that we can use to create calm in our own life.
The Table of Contents Gives a Good idea of what is going on and the direction the book will go.
I. Intro to the book
II. Principles of Mediation
III. Sitting Meditations
--- Correct Posture
--- Calm Mediation
--- Insight Meditation
--- Letting Go
--- Energy Centers and Channels
IV. Other Forms of Meditation
--- Walking
--- Buddhist Chanting
--- Christian Chanting
--- Hindu Chakra Meditation
--- Western Esoteric Tradition
--- Buddhist Visualization
--- Transcendental Meditation
--- Haiku Poetyr
--- Sufi Dancing
--- Koan Meditation
--- Tantra
--- T'ai Chi Ch'uan
--- Yoga
V. Mediation in the Daily Life
VI. Devotional Practice & Ritual
Glossary | Meditation Centers | Index | bibliography
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