Publication
Imprint: Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2010. Edition: Revised edition. Responsibility: Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith. OCLC Number: 643082312. Physical: Text : 1 volume : viii, 238 pages ; 23 cm. Features: glossary, index, resources, suggested reading.
Call number
Meditation / Weism
ISBN
9780861716715
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CSS Library Notes
Description: Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith combine clear explanations of the Buddha's teachings on freedom and happiness with their personal stories highlighting some of the challenges and insights of practice. The Beginners Guide to Insight Meditation offers advice about going on retreat and help in choosing a teacher and a sangha (practice community). This is an enormously practical book that covers every aspect of the teachings a beginner needs to get started.
Table of Contents: The possibility of change
Meditation the path to transforming our lives
Difficulties in meditation and life
The Buddha's basic teachings
The eightfold path: wisdom
The eightfold path: morality
The eightfold path: mental discipline
Living practice and the divine abodes
Our guides and supports
The 2,500 year journey
Frequently asked questions
The sangha of one world
FY2018 /
Table of Contents: The possibility of change
Meditation the path to transforming our lives
Difficulties in meditation and life
The Buddha's basic teachings
The eightfold path: wisdom
The eightfold path: morality
The eightfold path: mental discipline
Living practice and the divine abodes
Our guides and supports
The 2,500 year journey
Frequently asked questions
The sangha of one world
FY2018 /
Physical description
viii, 238 p.; 23 cm
Description
Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith combine clear explanations of the Buddha's teachings on freedom and happiness with their personal stories highlighting some of the challenges and insights of practice. The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation offers advice about going on retreat and help in choosing a teacher and a community to practice with. This is an enormously practical book that covers every aspect of the teachings a beginner needs to get started.
Language
Original language
English
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