Meditation for Beginners: Six Guided Meditations for Insight, Inner Clarity, and Cultivating a Compassionate Heart
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By: Jack Kornfield
Format: Hardcover
From: Sounds True
Pub. Date: February 2004
From: Sounds True
Pub. Date: February 2004
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2004-03
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Pages: 88
Ean: 9781591791485
Isbn: 1591791480
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2004-03
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Pages: 88
Ean: 9781591791485
Isbn: 1591791480
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Listen with Real Player. For readers who have thought about trying meditation but werent sure how to get started, Meditation for Beginners presents a complete introduction to Insight meditation with bestselling author and trusted teacher Jack Kornfield. Through step-by-step instruction in everything from breathing, posture, and attention to working with difficult emotions and physical discomfort, readers from any spiritual tradition will learn the essentials for creating a daily meditation practice. CD includes five guided meditation sessions to help cultivate the inner tranquility, natural joy, and mental clarity that are just some of the fruits of meditation.
Jack Kornfield, Ph.D. is a meditation teacher, author, and psychotherapist. After returning in 1972 from Asia, where he lived as a Buddhist monk for five years, Jack Kornfield cofounded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and obtained a doctorate in clinical psychology. His books include A Path with Heart; Seeking the Heart of Wisdom (with Joseph Goldstein); and Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart (with Christina Feldman). Dr. Kornfield currently lives with his wife and daughter near California's Spirit Rock Center, where he is a guiding teacher.
88-page hardcover book, CD, 1.25 hours
USER REVIEWS
"I just got this book with the included CD tonight. When I was looking at this item I told myself that the CD should be thought of as a 'bonus'. I'm glad I did. The book reads nicely and cuts right to the chase about how to begin meditation and build your own practice. The CD, however, is anything but soothing. This man's voice is loud and unsettling. He might as well be giving instructions on how to pull your own teeth. The silence is the best part. The book is worth it though. I looked at a lot of other texts, that basically took 200-300 plus pages to discuss meditation including history, different methods, and a little on how to begin a practice. I'm pleased overall. I just won't be using the CD that often, if ever."
~ Written on 2008-04-25
~ Written on 2008-04-25
"I've been trying to meditate for about 20 years and found i could stay focused for about 30 seconds max. Jack's kind and soothing voice and words made it happen almost instantly..a miracle!"
~ Written on 2007-10-24
~ Written on 2007-10-24
"MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS is a very helpful CD/book combination package. The book is slender and a bit poetical, more a staging item for the CD than anything else.
The CD features Jack Kornfeld guiding the novice meditator through a series of four meditations with breathing exercises. Not surprisingly, the majority of this disc consists of silence. The beginner will find Kornfeld's gentle reminders to "watch your breath" or "let go of that thought" very helpful, though the more experienced meditator will be able to largely disregard the occasional commentary.
This CD makes an excellent introductory presentation of the practice of Vipassana Meditation or Zazen; what is particularly helpful, especially for the practitioner sitting at home or meditating alone, is the discretely timed sittings, each ending with a chime (inkin). Thus the meditator can relax and worry not at all about the passage of time.
This is largely a pragmatic user's guide; the disc lacks any discussion of "theory" or any references to the various schools and forms of meditative practice. In sum, it's the Sounds of Silence."
~ Written on 2007-04-18
The CD features Jack Kornfeld guiding the novice meditator through a series of four meditations with breathing exercises. Not surprisingly, the majority of this disc consists of silence. The beginner will find Kornfeld's gentle reminders to "watch your breath" or "let go of that thought" very helpful, though the more experienced meditator will be able to largely disregard the occasional commentary.
This CD makes an excellent introductory presentation of the practice of Vipassana Meditation or Zazen; what is particularly helpful, especially for the practitioner sitting at home or meditating alone, is the discretely timed sittings, each ending with a chime (inkin). Thus the meditator can relax and worry not at all about the passage of time.
This is largely a pragmatic user's guide; the disc lacks any discussion of "theory" or any references to the various schools and forms of meditative practice. In sum, it's the Sounds of Silence."
~ Written on 2007-04-18
"This is a fabulous CD set, with life changing value. Anyone remotely interested in meditation or personal reflection will truly benefit from the teachings of Jack Kornfield."
~ Written on 2007-01-08
~ Written on 2007-01-08
"This is a very easy way to get started with meditation. Jack Kornfield is one of the most informative instructors for meditation."
~ Written on 2007-01-06
~ Written on 2007-01-06