Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond

annotated ed.

Ajahn Brahm , Kornfield, Jack 저자(글)

Wisdom Publications · 2006년 08월 10일

책 소개

A whimsical and enthusiastic primer on meditation shares step-by-step instructions on the stages of meditation practice in accessible language, counseling beginning and intermediate-level readers on how to overcome obstacles. By the author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? Original.

작가정보

저자(글) Ajahn Brahm

MIG

저자(글) Kornfield, Jack

Jack Kornfield was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India and has taught around the world since 1974. He also holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and of the Spirit Rock Center. He lives in northern California.

목차

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  Foreword ix
  Abbreviations xi
  Introduction: The Big Picture 1(6)
  Meditation and its goal. How to use this book
  Part 1: The Happiness of Meditation
  1. The Basic Method of Meditation I 7(12)
  A solid foundation using the first four stages of meditation
  2. The Basic Method of Meditation II 19(10)
  Three advanced stages of meditation, in which the breath becomes beautiful
  3. The Hindrances to Meditation I 29(10)
  The first two of the five hindrances standing between us and deeper states of meditation?ensory desire and ill will
  4. The Hindrances to Meditation II 39(14)
  The remaining three hindrances?loth and torpor, restlessness and remorse, and doubt
  5. The Quality of Mindfulness 53(12)
  Mindfulness, the gatekeeper, and how we can succeed in meditation
  6. Using Variety to Freshen Up Our Meditation 65(16)
  Meditations that entertain the mind, relieve boredom, and create joy
  7. The Beautiful Breath 81(22)
  Gaining deep states of meditation?he jhanas-and the insights of enlightenment
  8. The Four Focuses of Mindfulness 103(24)
  Using the focuses of mindfulness to arrive at the jewel in the heart of the lotus
  Part 2: To Bliss and Beyond
  9. The Jhanas I: Bliss 127(10)
  The "beautiful breath" that begins the journey
  10. The Jhanas II: Bliss upon Bliss 137(16)
  Nimittas, the doorway to the jhanas
  11. The Jhanas III: Bliss upon Bliss upon Bliss 153(20)
  How to enter a jhdna, and what it is like inside
  12. The Nature of Deep Insight 173(12)
  What keeps us from seeing things as they truly are
  How a mind empowered by deep meditation discovers truth
  13. The Deep Insight That Liberates 185(26)
  Deep insights that change everything and lead us to the experience of enlightenment
  14. Enlightenment: Entering the Stream 211(20)
  What nibbana (enlightenment) is, and the first experience of nibbana?tream winning
  15. Onward to Full Enlightenment 231(24)
  The four stages of enlightenment, and how to tell if someone is enlightened
  Conclusion: Letting Go to the End 255(18)
  The importance of letting go, the attachments or hurdles we may encounter, and how to develop peace and happiness in our busy lives
  Notes 273(4)
  Bibliography 277(4)
  Index 281

기본정보

ISBN	9780861712755 ( 0861712757 )
발행(출시)일자	2006년 08월 10일
쪽수	320쪽
크기	152 * 226 * 20 mm / 431 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어