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• Title:Mindfulness in plain English / Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.
  
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• Author/Creator:Gunaratana, Henepola, 1927-
  
• Published/Created:Boston [Mass.] : Wisdom Publications, ©2011.
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: BQ5630.V5 G86 2011
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 06-19-2024
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Vipaśyanā (Buddhism)
  Meditation--Buddhism.
  
• Edition:20th anniversary ed.
  
• Description:ix, 208 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:Presents an introduction to meditation according to Buddhist principles, describing the advantages of the practice and addressing some of the difficulties that can come up.
  
• Notes:Includes index.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780861719068 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  0861719069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Meditation: why bother?
  What meditation isn't
  What meditationis
  Attitude
  The practice
  What to do with your body
  What to do with your mind
  Structuring your meditation
  Set-up exercises
  Dealing with problems
  Dealing with distractions 1
  Dealing with distractions II
  Mindfulness (Sati)
  Mindfulness versus concentration
  Meditation in everyday life
  What's in it for you.