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Diamond Mind: Psychology Of Meditation
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The author takes us on a journey into our own minds. With clarity and humour he guides us to understand how we ourselves generate the clouds of anxiety, desire and anger that obscure our happiness. We learn to recognise these obscurations, how they came about and how to release and dissolve them. The innate wisdom and brilliance of the mind then naturally manifest. The tit
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Paperback, 112 pages
Published
December 2002
by Kairon Press
(first published 1999)
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is the best book on meditation I've read, and I have read a few. I will add a small proviso though. I think this was the right meditation book at the right time. I don't know if I would have appreciated it quite as much as a completely new meditator. I also can't possibly guess if this would be a useful book for someone with decades of experience under their belts. For me, a couple of years into a daily meditation practice, this was exactly the boo
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Concise practical guidance at a level that respects your intelligence. The author is very well informed and a very good communicator of ideas.
One of the best books out there for those who want to start and sustain a meditation practice; it is among the top 3 or 4 that I recommend for beginners. I first read it about 12 years ago and just recently picked it up out of my bookshelves to re-read. I was again struck by how well the writer understands the practice of meditation (and the pitfalls and barriers). The author comes from a Tibetan (Vajrayana) perspective, but this manual is broadly applicable to those from other schools of though
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I am currently reading this book and learning about the pitfalls of trying to meditate. In short, I shouldn't be trying! Rob Nairn resigned as professor of criminology at the University of Cape Town in 1980 to follow his spiritual path which led to the writing of this book. He has training in psychology which has helped him understand the tricks the mind will play in order to obscure our own happiness. A lighthearted and gentle book, well worth reading.
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Having tried to begin meditating several times without much success for the last couple of years, I stumbled upon this book, which is giving to someone like me who just can't seem to get it right, some hope and motivation. The author explains things, which to me are abstract or a little "out there" in similar books, in a rational and straightforward way.
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This is a very practical and philosophical book. It speaks to the soul as well as the body. It has great exercises and explain meditation very well.
An introduction to meditation and mindfulness.
An odyssey that could provide the key to enlightenment and the mystery of our inner self.
A useful tool to help cope with life's volatile moods. ...more
An odyssey that could provide the key to enlightenment and the mystery of our inner self.
A useful tool to help cope with life's volatile moods. ...more
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Nairn's first contact with Buddhism was with a Theravadin monk in the 1960s, and he trained in this tradition for around ten years. From 1989 to 1993 he took part in a four-year isolation retreat at the Kagyu Samyé Ling Monastery and Tibetan Centre in Scotland.
Currently Nairn is the African representative for Akong Rinpoche and is responsible for eleven Buddhist centres in South Africa and three o ...more
Currently Nairn is the African representative for Akong Rinpoche and is responsible for eleven Buddhist centres in South Africa and three o ...more
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“Another problem arises if we work with technique: we work with something which is manipulating the mind, whereas the purpose of meditation is to release the grasping action of the mind so that the inherently enlightened qualities can manifest.”
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“This is the order of things then: First, training ourselves to be present in the moment with what is there. Second, developing the attitude of self-acceptance so that whatever arises is OK, thus coming to terms with ourselves. Third, abandoning all goals.”
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