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Strand, Clark

Meditation without gurus: a guide to the heart of practice/ Clark Strand - Delhi : New Age Books, 2005. - xv,167p. ; 22cm.

Introduction
Part 1: Getting Started
Teaching Is Impossible
Meditate as a Hobby, Not as a Career
Practice
An Evening Talk
Start with Nothing
Practice
Counting the Breath
Coming Back to Where You Are
The Proper Way to Breathe
Where to Place Your Attention
A Word about Posture
Body and Mind
Practice
Where to Meditate
The Myth of Silence
What to Sit on
Practice
Finding Your Keys
Beginners Luck
The Autopilot
Take Five
Self-Help Hell
Too Easy!
1917
Practice
This Is It
How Long, How Much?
Discipline
Master What Is Simple
Reed Grass
Looking at a Star
No Path
Part 2: Getting Settled
The Red-Tailed Hawk
Concentration
Practice
Shallow, Not Deep
Water Strider
Thoughts
Boomerangs
Staying Dry
Trusting Your Problems
Coffee Beans
Stop Tying Knots
Seriousness
Do You Meditate Every Day?
Summoning the Present
The Spring
Don't Believe It
Housefly
Forgetting
Practice
My Teacher's Light
Part 3: Getting Together
The Alcove
One Meeting, One Life
Sharing with People
Sharing Yourself with Others
Starting a Present Moment Group
Don't Become an Expert
Offering Direction
Journey to the East
No Self-Importance
No Rank
Practice
Sunrise
Sharing with Places and Things
Practice
Sharing the Present with Children
Meditation without Gurus
The Wooden Bowl

ISBN: 8178222426

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Meditation.

Dewey Class. No.: 204.35 / STR /