The relaxed mind
Subtitle: a seven-step method for deepening meditation practice
By: Dza Kilung Rinpoche ; foreword by Tulku Thondup ; Illustrations by Janice Baragwanath
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9781611802825
Subjects: Meditation; Mind and body; Buddhism
Description: "In the late 1990s, shortly after arriving in the United States, it became clear to Dza Kilung Rinpoche that his Western students were unable to progress in meditation as well as his students had back in Asia--and he realized that was because the pace of Western life made it difficult for them to relax. The Relaxed Mind contains instructions for the seven-phase meditation practice Dza Kilung Rinpoche developed for Westerners. It's very traditional but adapted to help those of us who live in a culture of distraction. The method is a way for tense meditators to relax and deepen their practice--but it's also an excellent meditation manual for any beginner."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-139).
Table of contents: title: First meditation: Basic sitting meditation; title: Second meditation:Calm abiding meditation; title: Third meditation: Refined basic sitting meditation; title: Fourth meditation: Insight meditation; title: Reflection I: A deeper look into topics covered so far; title: Fifth meditation: Open heart-mind meditation; title: Sixth meditation: Pure mind meditation; title: Seventh meditation: Nonconceptual meditation; title: Reflection II: An overview of the traditional practices of Mahayana, Vajrayana, And Dzogchen.