The breath of awakening : a guide to liberation through Anapanasati, mindfulness of breathing / Namgyal Rinpoche

Name/Title

The breath of awakening : a guide to liberation through Anapanasati, mindfulness of breathing / Namgyal Rinpoche

Entry/Object ID

CORE BQ1320 .A487R5 1992

Description

Publisher's description: An excellent meditation manual on one of the most important practices for the cultivation of calm, insight-knowledge and deliverance. Rinpoche's commentary shows the way this classic practice unfolds naturally, how it leads to complete liberation and how we may practise it simply and profoundly. His teaching also elucidates aspects of meditation that can be applied to any practice; these include preparation, posture, what might occur, what to look for, obstacles to overcome, the factors of enlightenment, signs of progress, how to review and, of course, the transcendental. Contents: Preface; The setting; Mindfulness of breathing; Contemplation of the body; Contemplation of feeling; Contemplation of mind; Clear-vision and deliverance; Contemplation of mental objects; Anicca, dukkha, anatta; Concentration; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography.

Collection

Namgyal Rinpoche, teachings, Archive Core Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Description

94 pages

Book Details

Author

Namgyal Rinpoche

Editor

Karma Chime Wongmo

Edition

First

Publisher

Bodhi Publishing

Place Published

City

Kinmount

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Date Published

1992

Publication Subjects

Tipitaka. Suttapitika. Majjhimanikaya. Anapanasatisutta -- Commentaries Respiration -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism Meditation -- Buddhism Buddhism -- Doctrines

Call No.

CORE BQ1320 .A487R5 1992

ISBN

1895316006