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Index
Title Page
Preface
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 - Meditation: Why Bother?
CHAPTER 2 - What Meditation Isn’t
MISCONCEPTION 1: MEDITATION IS JUST A RELAXATION TECHNIQUE.
MISCONCEPTION 2: MEDITATION MEANS GOING INTO A TRANCE.
MISCONCEPTION 3: MEDITATION IS A MYSTERIOUS PRACTICE THAT CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD.
MISCONCEPTION 4: THE PURPOSE OF MEDITATION IS TO BECOME PSYCHIC.
MISCONCEPTION 5: MEDITATION IS DANGEROUS, AND A PRUDENT PERSON SHOULD AVOID IT.
MISCONCEPTION 6: MEDITATION IS FOR SAINTS AND SADHUS, NOT FOR REGULAR PEOPLE.
MISCONCEPTION 7: MEDITATION IS RUNNING AWAY FROM REALITY.
MISCONCEPTION 8: MEDITATION IS A GREAT WAY TO GET HIGH.
MISCONCEPTION 9: MEDITATION IS SELFISH.
MISCONCEPTION 10: WHEN YOU MEDITATE, YOU SIT AROUND THINKING LOFTY THOUGHTS.
MISCONCEPTION 11: A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF MEDITATION AND ALL MY PROBLEMS WILL GO AWAY.
CHAPTER 3 - What Meditation Is
CHAPTER 4 - Attitude
CHAPTER 5 - The Practice
OUR GOAL
PRACTICE
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE MIND WANDERS AWAY
FARMER SIMILE
CHAPTER 6 - What to Do with Your Body
GENERAL RULES
CLOTHING
TRADITIONAL POSTURES
USING A CHAIR
CHAPTER 7 - What to Do with Your Mind
CHAPTER 8 - Structuring Your Meditation
WHERE TO SIT?
WHEN TO SIT?
HOW LONG TO SIT?
CHAPTER 9 - Set-up Exercises
THE THREEFOLD GUIDANCE
UNIVERSAL LOVING FRIENDLINESS
CHAPTER 10 - Dealing with Problems
PROBLEM 1: PHYSICAL PAIN
PROBLEM 2: LEGS GOING TO SLEEP
PROBLEM 3: ODD SENSATIONS
PROBLEM 4: DROWSINESS
PROBLEM 5: INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE
PROBLEM 6: BOREDOM
PROBLEM 7: FEAR
PROBLEM 8: AGITATION
PROBLEM 9: TRYING TOO HARD
PROBLEM 10: DISCOURAGEMENT
PROBLEM 11: RESISTANCE TO MEDITATION
PROBLEM 12: STUPOR OR DULLNESS
CHAPTER 11 - Dealing with Distractions I
MANEUVER 1: TIME GAUGING
MANEUVER 2: DEEP BREATHS
MANEUVER 3: COUNTING
MANEUVER 4: THE IN-OUT METHOD
MANEUVER 5: CANCELING ONE THOUGHT WITH ANOTHER
MANEUVER 6: RECALLING YOUR PURPOSE
CHAPTER 12 - Dealing with Distractions II
CHAPTER 13 - Mindfulness (Sati)
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MINDFULNESS
THREE FUNDAMENTAL ACTIVITIES
MINDFULNESS (SATI) AND INSIGHT (VIPASSANA) MEDITATION
CHAPTER 14 - Mindfulness versus Concentration
CHAPTER 15 - Meditation in Everyday Life
WALKING MEDITATION
POSTURES
SLOW-MOTION ACTIVITY
BREATH COORDINATION
STOLEN MOMENTS
CONCENTRATION ON ALL ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 16 - What’s in It for You
AFTERWORD
Index
About the Author
Also from Wisdom Publications
Wisdom Publications
Copyright Page
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