Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition (Paperback)
November 9, 2009 by admin
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Amazon.com Review
If you’d like to read about meditation and then go back to your regular life, don’t get this book. Henepola Gunaratana, a monk from Sri Lanka and venerated teacher of Buddhism, warns us that vipassana meditation is “meant to revolutionize the whole of your life experience.” In one of the best nuts-and-bolts meditation manuals, he lays out the fundamentals of basic Buddhist meditation, the how, what, where, when, and why, including common problems and how to d (more…)
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Great book for a begginer
I love this book, my dad recommended it to me, and even that I have been doing meditation for couple of years, it helped me so much, gave me new tips and understanding.
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Easy to Digest
Highly recommended~ Imagine that this book is a close friend who’s a life long meditator. Imagine that you have a genuine curiousity about the meditative process.
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Just get it now.
This book is a must-have if you’re interested in the very practical matter of setting up a regular meditation practice.
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Mindfullness In Plain English
This is a fantastic book on Mindfulness. It is clearly written (by an expert) and very easy to read and understand.
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Simplcity at its best…
There is really no other way to aptly describe this work… I have this book twice and plan to read it once more.
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Another Buddhist “Pop Culture” Book
After all the 5 star reviews listed here I couldn’t wait to read this book and find out how wonderful it is.
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Excellent ‘how to’ book on insight meditation
I came across Buddhism and meditation before coming across this book, but after about 12 months practise – including a 5 day retreat – I seemed to be ’stuck’ and not moving…
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The cookbook for mindfulness
As a beginner Buddhist I’ve read a handful of books regarding Buddhism and mindful living. All too often the books I’ve read have been more of what I call “Buddhist Porn”.
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This is one book I keep coming back to.
I started reading this book in electronic (PDF) form, and liked it a lot, so I got a paper copy. I felt that it spoke directly to me, pointed out the turbulent states of mind in…
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Worthy book
To start with I should say that this book does not just teach mediatation skills but also explaines a powerful phylosophy (which came to be particularly important to me) at the…