The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation - Brossura

Weisman, Arinna; Smith, Jean

 
9780609806470: The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation

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An introduction to Vipassana Buddhism shares the fundamentals of meditation practice, the basic teachings of the Buddha, descriptions and excerpts from important Buddhist texts, answers to frequently asked questions, and a listing of American Insight Meditation centers and resources. Original. 15,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull'autore

ARINNA WEISMAN was a resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society and recently founded the Dhamma Dena Meditation Center in Northampton, Massachusetts.

JEAN SMITH is the author of The Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism and the editor of four collections of Buddhist teachings.

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an and Jean Smith combine clear explanations of the Buddha's teachings on freedom and happiness with their personal stories highlighting some of the challenges and insights of practice. The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation offers advice about going on retreat and help in choosing a teacher and a sangha (practice community), as well as suggestions for further reading and information on various Insight Meditation or Vipassana centers and resources. Here is an enormously practical book that covers every aspect of the teachings a beginner needs to get started.

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