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Walking Meditation

By Thich Nhat Hanh
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The beloved Buddhist monk reminds us to end all striving; to simply kiss the earth with our feet.

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Ask the Teachers: Is Happiness Really the Central Goal of Buddhist Practice?

Question: Buddhist teachers, including the Dalai Lama, often speak of happiness as a goal (if not the goal) of Buddhist practice. I don’t begrudge anyone happiness, but making it so central to spiritual life feels self-serving. Am I misunderstanding what’s meant by “happiness”?

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Anushka Fernandopulle, Thubten Chodron, Kaira Jewel Lingo
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Early Buddhist Meditation Studies

In this book, Bhikkhu Analayo, scholar and meditation teacher, examines central aspects of Buddhist meditation as reflected in the early discourses of the Buddha, based on revised and reorganized material from previously published articles.

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Analayo
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The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation

Written in Thich Nhat Hanh’s clear and accessible style, The Long Road Turns to Joy reminds us that we “walk not in order to arrive, but walk just for walking.” Touching the earth with our feet is an opportunity to live in the here and now.

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Thich Nhat Hanh
2011
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Sister Jenna
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Meditation: Intimate Experiences with the Divine through Contemplative Practices

Contemplate the intimate journey of coming home to yourself as Sister Dr. Jenna and our sacred storytellers share their true, personal stories about meditation as a gateway into the mystical.

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Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation

If you want to meditate but have no idea where to begin, then best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Susan Piver is here to help. Her book Start Here Now contains everything you need to know in order to begin—and maintain—your own meditation practice.

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Susan Piver
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Re-Fleshing Mindfulness with Buddhism, Dr. Miles Neale

Often, when teaching a new idea or practice, it helps to try to boil it down to its essentials. Getting to the pith of things is very important and being able to do so in a way that reaches and sticks with others is a sign of genius.

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Justin Whitaker
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Mindfulness and Buddhism: An Interview with Dr. Miles Neale

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Jonathan S. Kaplan
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Learning True Love: Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War

Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Chân Không, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century. It tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey, both in her homeland and in exile.

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Sister Chan Khong
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122 – Improve Your Attention Span in a Distracted World with Psychology Professor Amishi Jha

Amishi Jha, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami, and she’s written a new book called Peak Mind. In it, she shares how we can improve our attention spans and become better focused in just 12 minutes a day.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
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