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Buddhist Meditation Traditions in Tibet: The Union of Three Vehicles

By Georgios T. Halkias

Tibetan Buddhist literature, in all its diversity, is often arranged in a scheme of three vehicles. Each vehicle corresponds to a major turning of the ‘wheel of dharma’, according to which Buddha Śākyamuni is said to have imparted three seminal instructions to his disciples as seen fit with their mental capacities.

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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.

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Sharon Salzberg, Sakyong Mipham, Tulku Thondup, Larry Rosenberg, Susan Piver
2008
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Mind Science: Meditation Training for Practical People

The record of a day of meditation instruction with spirited questions from a rationally-minded audience, MIND SCIENCE achieves what most books on meditation rarely do: It’s actually fun to read, and it imparts much useful information without religious or mystical overtones.

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Charles T. Tart
2013
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Late Night Sitting Can Change Your Life ~ Shinzen Young

Shinzen Young spoke of how late night sitting can restructure how you experience the world, during a recent Southern California retreat. An all-night “Yaza” (or night sit) was scheduled to begin right after his dharma talk. Many people decided to do it after hearing this description.

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Shinzen Young
2012
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Fasting the Mind: Spiritual Exercises for Psychic Detox

Combines cognitive psychology with Zen, Taoist, and Vedic practices to empty the mind • Explains how eliminating external stimulation can alleviate stress and anxiety for a calmer state of mind • Details meditation practices, such as open-awareness meditation, contemplation of Zen koans, and...

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Jason Gregory
2017
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Practical Meditation for Beginners: 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You

The key to building a solid meditation practice is in the practice itself. From Zen and Vipassana to walking meditations and body scans, the simple practices outlined in Practical Meditation for Beginners make it easy to build an ongoing meditation routine that is best for you.

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Benjamin W. Decker
2018
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Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

In Insight Meditation, Joseph Goldstein provides an overview of Buddhist practice and its context generally while focusing on vipassana meditation specifically.

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Joseph Goldstein
2003
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Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation (10th Anniversary Edition)

From Sharon Salzberg, a pioneer in the field of meditation and a world-renowned teacher acclaimed for her down-to-earth style, Real Happiness is a complete guide to starting and maintaining a meditation practice.

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Sharon Salzberg
2019
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