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Secular meditation : 32 practices for cultivating inner peace, compassion, and joy / Rick Heller ; foreword by Greg Epstein.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Novato, California : New World Library, 2015Description: xvi, 287 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781608683697
  • 1608683699
  • 1608683702
  • 9781608683703
Subject(s):
Contents:
Cultivating Love and Compassion -- Finding Inner Peace -- Cultivating Joy -- Additional Practices.
Summary: "Many avoid meditation because of its religious trappings. But as bestselling atheist Sam Harris has recently written (in Waking Up), meditation is an age-old secular practice with numerous scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits. As longtime meditation teacher Rick Heller here shows, meditation's benefits extend beyond the personal to enrich relationship with others, with community, and with the world. Step-by-step instructions, personal stories, and provocative questions teach empathy for others, stress reduction and inner peace, and the kind of in-the-moment living that fosters appreciation for life and resilience in the face of adversity. Heller simplifies what is often found mysterious - "If you have ever loved or even liked another person, you have the prerequisites for learning kindness meditation"--And invites all to partake in "awe and wonder at the rich experience of being alive.""-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 158.12 H477 Available 33111008441798
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meditation is a form of mental exercise with numerous scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits. As meditation teacher Rick Heller shows, the benefits of the practice extend beyond the personal to enrich relationships with others, with one's community, and with the world. In Secular Meditation , step-by-step instructions, personal stories, and provocative questions teach empathy for others, stress reduction, and the kind of in-the-moment living that fosters appreciation for life and resilience in the face of adversity. Heller simplifies what is often found mysterious, describing and providing detailed instructions for thirty-two different practices, ensuring that anyone can find the right one.

"A guide from the humanist community at Harvard."

"Many avoid meditation because of its religious trappings. But as bestselling atheist Sam Harris has recently written (in Waking Up), meditation is an age-old secular practice with numerous scientifically verified physical and psychological benefits. As longtime meditation teacher Rick Heller here shows, meditation's benefits extend beyond the personal to enrich relationship with others, with community, and with the world. Step-by-step instructions, personal stories, and provocative questions teach empathy for others, stress reduction and inner peace, and the kind of in-the-moment living that fosters appreciation for life and resilience in the face of adversity. Heller simplifies what is often found mysterious - "If you have ever loved or even liked another person, you have the prerequisites for learning kindness meditation"--And invites all to partake in "awe and wonder at the rich experience of being alive.""-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cultivating Love and Compassion -- Finding Inner Peace -- Cultivating Joy -- Additional Practices.

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