Commit to Sit

by The Tricycle Foundation, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein

With our busy schedules, it’s too easy to put off meditation practice in place of family commitments, plans with friends, and mindless Internet surfing. But how different would you feel if you meditated every day for a month? In partnership with bestselling author and teacher Sharon Salzberg and Vipassana instructor Joseph Goldstein, we’re helping you jump back into your meditation practice with our new e-book, Tricycle Teachings: Commit to Sit, the perfect companion to our annual 28-day meditation challenge this February. For those who would like a structured program to help them through the month, this e-book features week by week meditation instructions, challenges, and tips for both beginner and experienced practitioners alike.

Table of Contents
1. The Five Precepts
2. Week One: The Breath
3. Week Two: The Body
4. Week Three: Emotions & Hindrances
5. Week Four: Thoughts
6. Supplementary Material
7. Working with Aversion
8. Working with Sense Doors
9. Working with Metta
10. Working with Hindrances
11. Seated Tips
12. Meditation Supplies
13. Seven Simple Exercises for Taking Your Practice into the World

Genres: Buddhism

42 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Established in 1990 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, The Tricycle Foundation is dedicated to making Buddhist teachings and practices broadly available. In 1991 the Foundation launched Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first magazine intended to present Buddhist perspectives to a Western readership. Tricycle soon became the leading independent journal of Buddhism in the West, where it continues to be the most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist views and values. Our readership includes longtime practitioners, those who are curious about Buddhism or meditation, and those who do not identify as Buddhist but value the teachings of wisdom and compassion that Buddhism has to offer.

By remaining unaffiliated with any particular teacher, sect or lineage, Tricycle provides a unique and independent public forum for exploring Buddhism, establishing a dialogue between Buddhism and the broader culture, and introducing Buddhist thinking to Western disciplines. This approach has enabled Tricycle to successfully attract readers from all walks of life, many of whom desire to enrich their lives through a deeper knowledge of Buddhist traditions.

Reviews

[Harry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book. I think it might be difficult for some to put the program fully into action, because of time constraints. Still, a very good book on beginning meditation practice.