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This is a short little book about meditation. It is a basic guide to what meditation is and why it‘s important. Something that I thought was interesting was that he talked a lot about how meditation doesn‘t have a purpose. It‘s not supposed to make us more peaceful, happier, better, etc. Those might be side effects, but if you go into it with that expectation, you‘re missing the point. It‘s about accepting what is, not trying to get better.

A Jon Kabat-Zinn book from 1994. Not that that should be seen as any sign of outdated-ness: I‘ve been meditating for a while now and sometimes you can lose track of the “why” ~> this book, full of tips/tricks for looking at the everyday as anything but mundane, puts the “mindful” back into my mindfulness meditation. Watch “Healing and the Mind,” an old TV series that spotlights his breathing classes for patients w/ chronic pain = really inspiring.

I had high expectations about this book, but having now read it, am left with somewhat mixed feelings. I did mostly enjoy it and certainly gained from reading it.
I didn't particularly enjoy the frequent use of long quotations from other people in the book, because I found them distracting, although I did enjoy his personal experiences as practical examples because it made it easier to understand the message he wanted to convey.

What is most important is to develop a mind that clings to nothing.

#AwesomeAugust #readathon

My goal is to finish my tbr pile for #deweys24hourreadathon! I haven‘t posted in 5 years and it‘s good to be back with all these challenges, it just makes me feel more connected. Thank you for hosting, @Andrew65 🙏🏼

I really enjoyed this book! It‘s a great book to read all at once. But I think it would also be a great resource if you just want to pick and choose certain sections. 5/5⭐️

Amazing book to learn more deeply about mindfulness and connect and truly understand the concept. Really great guide for meditation too.

You might be tempted to avoid the messiness of daily living for the tranquility of stillness and peacefulness. This of course would be an attachment to stillness, and like any strong attachment, it leads to delusion. It arrests development and short-circuits the cultivation of wisdom.

I started some sort of meditation practice earlier this year and when this book came up for #doublespin for April I took the opportunity to read it. It works for me because of my prior experience so I could relate to alot of what he talked about and of ways to perhaps "deepen" my practice.
I do not think I would recommend this to someone who is looking for a How-To book.
#bookspin
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It‘s Day 1 of the #BFC28 Challenge! I‘m excited to participate and plan to read 7 books in the next 28 days! That‘s a lofty goal for me, but my job in healthcare (Physical Therapist) is changing a lot in the next few weeks, so I may have extra time on my hands 😥 I‘ve also set a goal to meditate daily and get outside for a daily walk (weather and isolation rules permitting). Looking forward to sharing this journey with the rest of you! #BFC

Been slowly reading this one at lunch. I‘ve meditated before, but I‘m finding this one to be very squishy rather than a good guide. Anyone read this one? What did you think?

Starting a new lunch book today. This may also be the only day I get to sit outside for lunch before the heat & humidity overtake Omaha this week.

Prompt: Reflections #fallintoreading @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Wherever you go, there you are is a great introduction to mindfulness.

Und immer wenn mein Leben stressig wird hilft mir Jom Kabat-Zinn.Diesmal Ruhe finden in der Trauer um meinen Hund.

Moving on, library book loan 2

Good start to meditation

Yoga folds movement and stillness into one another.

I am always amazed at the way meditation effects my body and mind.
#mysteriousways #rockinmay @Cinfhen

#whereiread? Wherever I am. Car, train, bus, boat, plane, standing, sitting, lying down, waiting, walking, running, driving (thanks #audiobooks!), sofa, chair, bed, floor, kitchen, living room, den, bedroom, home, hotel & in between. Really, did you even need to ask? #riotgrams

Not sure who actually wrote this but I came across it and it's just the reminder that I needed. Inhale. . .💕

2016, Book 22 "The weather of our own lives is not to be ignored or denied. It is to be encountered, honoured, felt, known for what it is, and held in high awareness since it can kill us. In holding it in this way, we come to know a deeper silence, stillness and wisdom than we have thought possible, right within the storms. Mountains have this to teach us, and more if we can come to listen."

On the train last week a homeless man was asking for money to take the train. The 2 girls across from me started giggling and laughing at him. I was reading this book - the part - if you cannot do any good, at least cause as little harm as possible. This book is about compassion and the practice of kindness. Kindness to yourself and to others. I think the teenagers could not see how easy it is to get from who they are to who this man is.