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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 495 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.13 — 53,129 ratings — published 1994
10% Happier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 375 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.91 — 114,279 ratings — published 2014
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.19 — 38,864 ratings — published 1975
Mindfulness in Plain English (Paperback)
by (shelved 360 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.16 — 18,715 ratings — published 1992
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 316 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.21 — 49,319 ratings — published 1970
The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 297 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,508 ratings — published 2015
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 236 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.30 — 46,342 ratings — published 1992
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 232 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.91 — 50,516 ratings — published 2014
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body (Hardcover)
by (shelved 208 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,794 ratings — published 2017
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 189 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.15 — 440,007 ratings — published 1997
Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Audiobook)
by (shelved 173 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,311 ratings — published 2017
Om Chanting and Meditation (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 158 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,191 ratings — published 2010
Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,599 ratings — published 2011
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 150 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.16 — 15,867 ratings — published 1990
The Headspace Guide to Meditation & Mindfulness (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.03 — 13,292 ratings — published 2011
Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 133 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.28 — 333,589 ratings — published 180
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening (Hardcover)
by (shelved 128 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,129 ratings — published 2013
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.27 — 63,120 ratings — published 1996
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.15 — 34,769 ratings — published 2000
How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind (Audio CD)
by (shelved 112 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,220 ratings — published
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.84 — 10,708 ratings — published 2017
Meditation: Insights and Inspirations (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.72 — 170 ratings — published 2010
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)
by (shelved 101 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,780 ratings — published 1995
The Science of Enlightenment: Teachings and Meditations for Awakening Through Self-Investigation (Audio CD)
by (shelved 99 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,757 ratings — published 1998
Meditation for Beginners (Audiobook)
by (shelved 95 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,627 ratings — published 1998
Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment―and Your Life (ebook)
by (shelved 94 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.78 — 9,065 ratings — published 2006
Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style
by (shelved 93 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.57 — 289 ratings — published 2010
Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 89 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.00 — 13,628 ratings — published 2011
The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 88 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.17 — 124,161 ratings — published 1998
The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,788 ratings — published 1987
Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.25 — 1,106 ratings — published 2007
Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 81 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.77 — 19,389 ratings — published 2006
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.21 — 139,333 ratings — published 2007
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.08 — 861,714 ratings — published 1922
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.01 — 14,840 ratings — published 2009
Be Here Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 71 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.34 — 42,858 ratings — published 1971
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.24 — 11,675 ratings — published 1993
Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 69 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.64 — 452 ratings — published 2014
Mindfulness Living in the Moment - Living in the Breath (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 69 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.61 — 159 ratings — published
Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,318 ratings — published 1993
The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,255 ratings — published 2007
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (And World Peace)
by (shelved 64 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,394 ratings — published 2012
Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.29 — 180,054 ratings — published -350
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.37 — 49,116 ratings — published 2016
The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.23 — 20,963 ratings — published 2001
Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.37 — 540 ratings — published 2015
You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.30 — 12,344 ratings — published 2004
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as meditation)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,066 ratings — published 2007
On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,512 ratings — published 1961
The Attention Revolution, Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as meditation)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,126 ratings — published 2006
“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.”
― The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
― The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
“I'm simply saying that there is a way to be sane. I'm saying that you can get rid of all this insanity created by the past in you. Just by being a simple witness of your thought processes.
It is simply sitting silently, witnessing the thoughts, passing before you. Just witnessing, not interfering not even judging, because the moment you judge you have lost the pure witness. The moment you say “this is good, this is bad,” you have already jumped onto the thought process.
It takes a little time to create a gap between the witness and the mind. Once the gap is there, you are in for a great surprise, that you are not the mind, that you are the witness, a watcher.
And this process of watching is the very alchemy of real religion. Because as you become more and more deeply rooted in witnessing, thoughts start disappearing. You are, but the mind is utterly empty.
That’s the moment of enlightenment. That is the moment that you become for the first time an unconditioned, sane, really free human being.”
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It is simply sitting silently, witnessing the thoughts, passing before you. Just witnessing, not interfering not even judging, because the moment you judge you have lost the pure witness. The moment you say “this is good, this is bad,” you have already jumped onto the thought process.
It takes a little time to create a gap between the witness and the mind. Once the gap is there, you are in for a great surprise, that you are not the mind, that you are the witness, a watcher.
And this process of watching is the very alchemy of real religion. Because as you become more and more deeply rooted in witnessing, thoughts start disappearing. You are, but the mind is utterly empty.
That’s the moment of enlightenment. That is the moment that you become for the first time an unconditioned, sane, really free human being.”
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