Regular meditation practice can change the structure of the brain, wiring into us all kinds of benefits: improved concentration, contentment, resilience, better mental health, and more empathy and compassion. This wide-ranging anthology brings together leading Tibetan Buddhist teachers with researchers and health professionals to offer Buddhist perspectives on the mind, new studies, and first-hand accounts of how meditation is being applied in health and social care today.
- Sogyal Rinpoche and Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche on how meditation unlocks the mind’s healing power
- Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn on the benefits of mindfulness in mainstream health care
- Dr. Clifford Saron on the Shamatha Project, the most comprehensive study of the effects of meditation ever conducted
- Dr. Sara Lazar on what happens to our brain when we meditate
- Dr. Erika Rosenberg on how meditation helps us relate better to our emotions
- Dr. Lucio Bizzini on how Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is used to treat depression
- Ursula Bates on how mindfulness supports terminally ill patients as they approach the end of their lives
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The Mindfulness Revolution
Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life
A growing body of scientific research indicates that mindfulness can reduce stress and improve mental and physical health. Countless people who have tried it say it's improved their quality of life. Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of paying… Read More
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What Is Meditation?
Buddhism for Everyone
What Is Meditation? explains the Buddhist worldview and the age-old practice it perfected to unfold our innate qualities of compassion, self-acceptance, and inner peace. Rob Nairn gives step-by-step instructions for beginning your own meditation practice, including three simple exercises—"Bare… Read More
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Buddhist Practice on Western Ground
Reconciling Eastern Ideals and Western Psychology
This is the first book to offer Buddhist meditators a comprehensive and sympathetic examination of the differences between Asian and Western cultural and spiritual values. Harvey B. Aronson presents a constructive and practical assessment of common conflicts experienced by Westerners… Read More
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Quiet Mind
A Beginner's Guide to Meditation
This unique book-and-audio program brings together some of the country's most beloved meditation teachers. Each contributor presents a short written teaching along with an audio recording of a guided practice. Quiet Mind features:Sakyong Mipham on shamatha, the practice of tranquillityLarry… Read More
