Secular Meditation by Heller, Rick -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword by Greg Epstein Introduction Part One: Cultivating Love and Compassion

1. Loving-Kindness Meditation 2. Your Daily Dose of Metta 3. Compassion Meditation 4. Self-Compassion 5. Sympathetic Joy 6. Frequently Asked Questions about Compassion Practices

Part Two: Finding Inner Peace

7. Mindfulness of Breath Meditation 8. Ambient Sound Meditation 9. Mindfulness of the Body Meditation 10. Face Meditation 11. Mantra Meditation 12. Frequently Asked Questions about Mindfulness

Part Three: Cultivating Joy

13. Walking Meditation 14. Walking in the City or Suburbs 15. Mindfulness in Nature 16. Mindful Manual Labor 17. Mental Noting of Actions 18. Mindful Vision 19. What If You Never Saw It Again? 20. Contemplative Photography 21. Mindful Viewing of Museum Exhibits 22. Mindful Couch Potato 23. Mindful Eating 24. Frequently Asked Questions about Cultivating Joy

Part Four: Additional Practices

25. Mental Noting of Emotions 26. Yes! We Have No Bananas 27. Intentional Daydreaming 28. Meditation on Whatever 29. Mindfulness of Thoughts 30. Mindful Speech and Listening 31. Exploring Don’t-Know Mind 32. Meditative Reading 33. Mindfulness of Your Place in the Universe 34. Using Mindfulness to Break Bad Habits 35. Making a Habit of Mindfulness 36. Other Frequently Asked Questions

Tips on Creating Your Own Mindfulness Group A Secular Invocation Acknowledgments Resources Glossary Endnotes Index About the Author