Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing: Meditation as Medication for the Mind
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
| Author: | Lawrence W. Dolnick | ISBN: | 9781452398389 |
| Publisher: | New Paradigm Press | Publication: | March 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lawrence W. Dolnick |
| ISBN: | 9781452398389 |
| Publisher: | New Paradigm Press |
| Publication: | March 15, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The Western mind balks at the notion of a "goal-less" practice.Yet when we overcome hesitation and practice meditation despite its apparent "impracticality," where no end-product is being pursued, something, indeed, is produced - an invisible inner calm, a piercing sense of intuitive perception, a general air of "luminosity" of which we, ourselves, may not even be aware. What is going on here?
The Western mind balks at the notion of a "goal-less" practice.Yet when we overcome hesitation and practice meditation despite its apparent "impracticality," where no end-product is being pursued, something, indeed, is produced - an invisible inner calm, a piercing sense of intuitive perception, a general air of "luminosity" of which we, ourselves, may not even be aware. What is going on here?
