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Unveiling Vipassana Meditation: A Comprehensive Guide to Ancient Wisdom

2009

Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art Of Living. See more...

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Theory and Practice of Meditation

A collection of essays offering a wealth of information and inspiration for beginning and longtime students of meditation. Reflects the thoughts of leading teachers of yoga, Eastern thought, and meditation in the West today.

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Rudolph M. Ballentine (editor)
1987
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Meditation and Movement for Self-Healing

Meditation and Movement for Self-Healing provides a set of 25 activities for those who want to learn more about the practice of meditation. The movements are simple and offer an alternative to other ways of meditating.

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Catherine Ayano Nixon
2020
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Are We Really Meditating?

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel examines common misconceptions about Buddhist practice that can derail even the most seasoned practitioners.

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Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel
2018
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My Great Wake-Up Call

Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide.

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Jordan Lally
2018
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Nicole Cardoza’s Meditation for Finding Abundance

Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.

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Nicole Cardoza
2019
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The Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life

While broad interest in Jewish meditation is a relatively new phenomenon, meditative practices have been deeply rooted in Judaism for thousands of years. Here, Rabbi David A.

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Rabbi David A. Cooper
2000
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Don’t Hate, Meditate!: 5 Easy Practices to Get You Through the Hard Sh*t (and into the Good)

This modern guide to meditation from instructor Megan Monahan takes readers beyond empty Instagram truisms to the simple yet effective ways to “meditate their way through the bad shit and into the good shit.

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Megan Monahan
2025
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What Is Vipassana Meditation and How Do You Practice It?

Step-by-step instructions on how to do Vipassana Insight Meditation ­— the foundation of all Buddhist meditations — from the late master Sayadaw U Pandita.

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Sayadaw U. Pandita Bhivamsa
2020
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Meditation and Its Methods

This book is a collection of Swami Vivekananda's writings and lectures on meditation. It is more of an introductory book with plenty of inspiration passages to motivate a reader to adopt meditation for a better and peaceful life. Swami ji believed that meditation should be of a negative nature.

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Swami Vivekananda
2020
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The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation

This modern spiritual classic, presented as a thirty-day meditation retreat taught by Joseph Goldstein, offers timeless practical instructions and real-world advice for practicing meditation—whether walking or sitting in formal practice or engaging in everyday life.

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Joseph Goldstein, Ram Dass (introduction)
2020
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Insight (Vipassana) Meditation