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Wherever you go there you are: mindfulness meditation for everyday life

By: Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London Piatkus Books Ltd 1994Description: 281p.ISBN: 0749925485; 9780749925482.Subject(s): Meditation | Meditation
Contents:
PART ONE: THE BLOOM OF THE PRESENT MOMENT. 1: What is mindfulness? 2: Simple but not easy. 3: Stopping. 4: This is it. 5: Capturing your moments. 6: Keeping the breath in mind. 7: Practice, practice, practice. 8: Practice does not mean rehearsal. 9: You don't have to go out of your way to practice. 10: Waking up. 11: Keeping it simple. 12: You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf. 13: Can anybody meditate? 14: In praise of non-doing. 15: The non-doing paradox. 16: Non-doing in action. 17: Doing non-doing. 18: Patience. 19: Letting go. 20: Non-judging. 21: Trust. 22: Generosity. 23: You have to be strong enough to be weak. 24: Voluntary simplicity. 25: Concentration. 26: Vision. 28: Meditation develops full human beings. 29: Practice as path. 30: Meditation: not to be confused with positive thinking. 31: Going inside PART TWO: THE HEART OF PRACTICE. 32: Sitting meditation. 33: Taking your seat. 34: Dignity. 35: Posture. 36: What to do with your hands. 37: Coming out of meditation. 38: How long to practice? 39: No right way. 40: A what-is-my-way? meditation. 41: The mountain meditation. 42: The lake meditation. 43: Walking meditation. 44: Standing meditation. 45: Lying-down meditation. 46: Getting your body down on the floor at least once a day. 47: Not practicing is practising. 48: Loving kindness meditation. PART THREE: IN THE SPIRIT OF MINDFULNESS. 49: Sitting by the fire. 50: Harmony. 51: Early morning. 52: Direct contact. 53: Is there anything else you would like to tell me? 54: Your own authority. 55: Wherever you go, there you are. 56: Going upstairs. 57: Cleaning the stove while listening to Bobby McFerrin. 58: What is my job on the planet with a capital J? 59: Mount analogue. 60: Interconnectedness. 61: Non-harming - Ahimsa. 62: Karma. 63: Wholeness and oneness. 64: Eachness and suchness. 65: What is this? 66: Selfing. 67: Anger. 68: Cat-food lessons. 69: Parenting as practice. 70: Some pitfalls along the path. 71: Is mindfulness spiritual? Afterword
Summary: Mindfulness is considered the heart of Buddhist meditation. But its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to everyone. In Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in our lives, and awakening us to the unique beauty and possibilities of each present moment. Since its first publication in 1994 (as Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners), this book has changed lived across the globe. This tenth anniversary edition of the original classic text, featuring a new afterword by the author, brings this wonderful book with an even larger audience.
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PART ONE: THE BLOOM OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.
1: What is mindfulness?
2: Simple but not easy.
3: Stopping.
4: This is it.
5: Capturing your moments.
6: Keeping the breath in mind.
7: Practice, practice, practice.
8: Practice does not mean rehearsal.
9: You don't have to go out of your way to practice.
10: Waking up.
11: Keeping it simple.
12: You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf.
13: Can anybody meditate?
14: In praise of non-doing.
15: The non-doing paradox.
16: Non-doing in action.
17: Doing non-doing.
18: Patience.
19: Letting go.
20: Non-judging.
21: Trust.
22: Generosity.
23: You have to be strong enough to be weak.
24: Voluntary simplicity.
25: Concentration.
26: Vision.
28: Meditation develops full human beings.
29: Practice as path.
30: Meditation: not to be confused with positive thinking.
31: Going inside

PART TWO: THE HEART OF PRACTICE.
32: Sitting meditation.
33: Taking your seat.
34: Dignity.
35: Posture.
36: What to do with your hands.
37: Coming out of meditation.
38: How long to practice?
39: No right way.
40: A what-is-my-way? meditation.
41: The mountain meditation.
42: The lake meditation.
43: Walking meditation.
44: Standing meditation.
45: Lying-down meditation.
46: Getting your body down on the floor at least once a day.
47: Not practicing is practising.
48: Loving kindness meditation.

PART THREE: IN THE SPIRIT OF MINDFULNESS.
49: Sitting by the fire.
50: Harmony.
51: Early morning.
52: Direct contact.
53: Is there anything else you would like to tell me?
54: Your own authority.
55: Wherever you go, there you are.
56: Going upstairs.
57: Cleaning the stove while listening to Bobby McFerrin.
58: What is my job on the planet with a capital J?
59: Mount analogue.
60: Interconnectedness.
61: Non-harming - Ahimsa.
62: Karma.
63: Wholeness and oneness.
64: Eachness and suchness.
65: What is this?
66: Selfing.
67: Anger.
68: Cat-food lessons.
69: Parenting as practice.
70: Some pitfalls along the path.
71: Is mindfulness spiritual?
Afterword

Mindfulness is considered the heart of Buddhist meditation. But its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to everyone. In Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in our lives, and awakening us to the unique beauty and possibilities of each present moment. Since its first publication in 1994 (as Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners), this book has changed lived across the globe. This tenth anniversary edition of the original classic text, featuring a new afterword by the author, brings this wonderful book with an even larger audience.

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