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Joseph Goldstein
Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and lovingkindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and the Forest Refuge. Since 1967, he has studied and practiced different forms of...
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg, a student of Buddhism since 1971, has been leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Influenced by her more than twenty-five years of study with Burmese, Indian, and Tibetan teachers, she teaches intensive awareness practice (vipassana or...
Insight Meditation Kit
A Step-by-Step Course on How to Meditate
Sharon Salzberg
Joseph Goldstein
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Course objectives:
- Discuss and practice the power of mindfulness and bare attention within meditation and everyday life.
- Define and discuss the five precepts, the five hindrances, the eight conditions of life, the three kinds of suffering, and the five spiritual powers as taught by the Buddha and explored within Insight Meditation.
- Integrate an understanding of karma, faith, wisdom, and lovingkindness within meditation practices and everyday life.
- Practice basic instructions for sitting, walking, and eating meditations.
- Practice guided meditations related to intentions, feelings, emotions, thoughts and images.
- Practice guided meditations related to the five hindrances and working with pain, as well as lovingkindness.
The number of Buddhist meditation centers in North America has doubled in little more than a decade, confirming the ever-widening appeal of this ancient approach to inner peace and self-understanding.
Designed to respond to this burgeoning interest, Insight Meditation makes it easy to start meditating in the Buddhist tradition. This elegant gift-boxed set includes two exclusive compact discs with authentic guided meditations, complemented by study cards and a special instruction book with the beginner in mind.
Join the popular cofounders of America's oldest center for the study of Buddhist vipassana ("insight") meditation, Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, for this complete introduction to meditation as the Buddha first taught it. If you are curious about meditation but don't know how to get started, here is the answer in a box: Insight Meditation.
Product details
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| Contents | 2 CDs (2 hours, 30 minutes), 1 Workbook (240 pages), 12 Cards |
| Date Published | May 01, 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | 1-56455-906-8 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-56455-906-7 |
| Dimensions | 9 3/4 x 8 x 1 1/2 inches |
| Product Codes | 0553, w553, aw00553 |
CD + CE Credits: |
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| Contents | 17 CE credits |
| Date Published | May 01, 2002 |
| Product Codes | 3051, p3051, ap03051 |
CE Credits: |
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| Contents | 17 CE credits |
| Date Published | May 01, 2002 |
| Product Codes | 3050, e3050, ce03050 |
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