Tom Catton

May I Sit with You?

A Simple Approach to Meditation

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Produktbeschreibung

From the best-selling author of The Mindful Addict comes an eloquent and motivating introductory guide to meditation. For anyone interested in greater physical and mental health, increased mental clarity, and reduced stress, follow Tom Catton as he takes you step-by-step through mindfulness techniques that yield endless benefits by improving mind-body-spirit consciousness. He shares his insights, developed over four decades, in an inviting and accessible narrative. Now you, like generations of people around the world, can find a more balanced life with greater peace, harmony, and enjoyment through these meditative practices. Tom Catton has been in recovery since 1971. His story appears in a twelve-step fellowship recovery book with more than seven million copies in circulation around the world, and he has been taking twelve-step meetings into Hawaii's prison system since 1984. He is also a retired marathon runner. Tom is trained in Tibetan singing bowl therapy and healing. He is on the advisory board of the Buddhist Recovery Network and teaches a meditation group in Hawaii.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Central Recovery Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781937612832
• ISBN-10: 193761283X
• Artikelnr.: 41627288

Autorenporträt

Tom Catton has been in long-term recovery for thirty-nine years. His story appears in a twelve-step fellowship text with more than seven million copies in circulation around the world, and he has been taking twelve-step meetings into Hawaii's prison system since 1984. He is also a retired marathon runner. Tom is trained in Tibetan singing bowl therapy and healing. He is on the advisory board of the Buddhist Recovery Network and teaches a meditation group in Hawaii.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: The Ego
Chapter Two: A Place to Practice
Chapter Three: The Practice
Chapter Four: Restlessness
Chapter Five: Guidance
Chapter Six: Impermanence
Chapter Seven: Equanimity
Chapter Eight: Pay Attention
Chapter Nine: Side Effects
Chapter Ten: Thoughts That Encourage Enlightenment
Chapter Eleven: Happiness
Chapter Twelve: Enlightenment
Chapter Thirteen: Metta Practice
Chapter Fourteen: Practice Radically
Chapter Fifteen: Compassion or Codependency?
Chapter Sixteen: Ninety Sits in Ninety Days
Chapter Seventeen: The Four Noble Truths
Chapter Eighteen: Mindful Walking
Chapter Nineteen: Hindsight
Chapter Twenty: Thoughts to Contemplate
Chapter Twenty-One: Paradox
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Five Hindrances
Chapter Twenty-Three: Tonglen
Chapter Twenty-Four: Retreats
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Breath
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Sound of the Tibetan Bowl
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Surrender and Letting Go
Chapter Twenty-Eight: A Mind of Its Own
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Desire and Longing
Chapter Thirty: Think About This
Chapter Thirty-One: Service
Chapter Thirty-Two: Prayer
Chapter Thirty-Three: Silence
Chapter Thirty-Four: Therapy and Stress Reduction
Chapter Thirty-Five: Brain Food
Chapter Thirty-Six: Right Now
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Becoming Vulnerable
Chapter Thirty-Eight: Gratitude
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Just Work It
Chapter Forty: Insights to Ponder
Chapter Forty-One: Beginner’s Mind
Chapter Forty-Two: Simplicity
Chapter Forty-Three: Nothing but Love
Chapter Forty-Four: Follow Your Bliss
Chapter Forty-Five: Synchronicity
Chapter Forty-Six: Living the Dharma
Chapter Forty-Seven: The Sound of Music
Chapter Forty-Eight: Mindful Eating
Chapter Forty-Nine: Karma
Chapter Fifty: Thoughts About Waking Up
Chapter Fifty-One: Practicing the Presence
Chapter Fifty-Two: Out of Body
Chapter Fifty-Three: Pains of Spiritual Growth
Chapter Fifty-Four: The Inner Life
Chapter Fifty-Five: Spiritual Principles
Chapter Fifty-Six: Meditation Prepares Us
Chapter Fifty-Seven: Things Are Never What They Seem
Chapter Fifty-Eight: Looking for a Spiritual Teacher
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Don’t Take It Personally
Chapter Sixty: I Was Thinking
Chapter Sixty-One: Six Ways to Open Our Hearts
Chapter Sixty-Two: Meditation Is Our Antidote for Dis-Ease”
Chapter Sixty-Three: Meditation Is Art
Chapter Sixty-Four: Renunciation
Chapter Sixty-Five: Live, Love, Laugh, and Be Happy
Chapter Sixty-Six: Reverence
Chapter Sixty-Seven: Nurturing the Awakening of Spirit
Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Spiritual Path
Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Never-Ending Dialogue
Chapter Seventy: I Leave You With These Thoughts
Chapter Seventy-One: Guided Meditation