Openness MindFor the many people searching for ways to improve the quality of their lives, Openness Mind clearly explains the value of meditation and how to proceed with its practice. Defining meditation as a way of opening our minds to the richness of experience, this book emphasizes a practical approach that anyone can apply to develop awareness, transcend the limitations of self-image, improve concentration, and effect positive changes in their way of being. Here readers have an array of opportunities to reflect on experience and find their way through the layers of self-image, tension, fears, and emotions to the ground of authentic being. Openness Mind introduces visualization, meditation, breathing, and dream yoga techniques helpful to individuals in their daily activities. |
Contents
Learning through Experience | 2 |
Let It Be | 31 |
The Deepening Stream | 40 |
Copyright | |
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