I've combined the 5 separate docs I've wrote for the recent 4 week intro to mindfulness practice series into one 23-page document. It is a collection of notes, not a standalone document, but I think it has some utility as a reminder of key ideas. I'll be very grateful if you send me email about any errors or confusion you find.
2020-02-11
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2020-02-06
The Issue at Hand by Gil Fronsdal
This is my go-to book for necessary and sufficient information related to mindfulness practice. I'm not sure that is because the essays are clear, easy to read, and cover the essential ideas surrounding skillful practice, or simply that I attended Gil's talks in Palo Alto twice a week in the 1990s and went on retreats with Gil and his colleagues. Perhaps it's because, true to the message it contains, it is offered for free.The Issue at Hand: Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice, Gil Fronsdal, Insight Meditation Center, 2008, 160 pages (original pub date 2001)
- GoodReads page info and links to Kindle ($3), Paperback ($16), etc.
- the entire book as a single PDF file from the Insight Meditation Center for free
The essays in this book grew from transcriptions of talks Gil Fronsdal gave to the Insight Meditation Center group that then met twice weekly at the Quaker meeting hall in Palo Alto, California, not far from its now permanent home in Redwood City.
Here are a couple of excerpts:
2020-02-02
A Beautiful Description of Mindfulness Practice
"Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat is a therapist with interest in fostering positive change in mental health both inside and outside the therapy room." His 16 minute TEDx talk:
2020-02-01
Enthusiasm
I like this short video not least because the guy in it is so different from me and just as excited by the value of this practice. Not sure, but I think he is talking about a S N Goenka style 10-day course that emphasizes the body, body scans, and feelings at the level of pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral. Have a look:
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