"A valuable work as both a practice guide and a reference manual."---Guy Armstrong, insight meditation teacher --Book Jacket.
Shaila Catherine Livres
Shaila Catherine est une enseignante de méditation profondément expérimentée dont la pratique s'étend sur des décennies et englobe une compréhension approfondie des voies contemplatives. Ses enseignements mettent l'accent sur la culture de la concentration et de la perspicacité, avec un accent particulier sur l'exploration d'états de calme profond et le développement de la bienveillance (metta). Catherine a consacré des années à d'intenses retraites silencieuses et a étudié auprès de maîtres en Inde, au Népal et en Thaïlande, acquérant des éclairages qu'elle partage maintenant dans le monde entier. Son approche est ancrée dans une vaste pratique personnelle, offrant une riche ressource à ceux qui recherchent le développement intérieur.
Focused and Fearless
- 275pages
- 10 heures de lecture
With this accesssible guide, meditators (and non-meditators) can understand how to attain extraordinary states with relative ease. Blended with contemporary examples and pragmatic "how to" instructions that anyone can try, Focused and Fearless provides a wealth of tools to cultivate non-distracted attention in daily life and on retreat. Shaila Catherine has a friendly, wise approach to the meditative states ( jhanas ) that lead to liberating insight.Focused and Fearless is about much more than merely meditation or concentration. It offers a complete path towards bliss, fearlessness, and true awakening.
Introduction: Lost in Thought -- 1. Knowing Your Own Mind: Many Kinds of Thoughts -- 2. Thoughts That Help and Thoughts That Hurt: What Intentions Do You Nurture? -- 3. Antidotes and Alternatives: Strategy #1: Replace Unwholesome Thoughts with Wholesome Thoughts -- 4. Weighing the Costs: Strategy #2: Examine the Dangers of Distracting Thoughts -- 5. Withdrawing the Fuel: Strategy #3: Avoid It, Ignore It, Forget It -- 6. Unravelling the Causes: Strategy #4: Investigate the Causes of Distraction -- 7. Saying No and Meaning It!: Strategy #5: Apply Determination and Resolve -- 8. Applying the Five Strategies: A Complete Training Sequence -- 9. Mastering Your Mind: Moving Toward Liberation -- Appendix 1: Dvedhāvitakka Sutta: Two Kinds of Thought --Appendix 2: Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta: The Removal of Distracting Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Exercises -- General Index -- About the Author.
The Jhanas is about much more than mere meditation or concentration. It offers a complete path toward bliss, fearlessness, and true awakening.With this accessible guide, meditators (and non-meditators) can understand how to attain extraordinary states with relative ease. Blended with contemporary examples and pragmatic "how to" instructions that anyone can try, The Jhanas provides a wealth of tools to cultivate non-distracted attention in daily life and on retreat. Shaila Catherine has a friendly, wise approach to the meditative states ( jhanas ) that lead to liberating insight. Previously published as Focused and Fearless , this new edition clarifies crucial points and offers twenty-one additional exercises, making this a great book for both those new to jhana practice and those looking to deepen their practice.