Why We Meditate: 7 Simple Practices for a Calmer Mind

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A practical guide to meditation based on scientific research and ancient Buddhist practices In this modern digital age, many of us feel overwhelmed, panicked and exhausted. The practice of meditation is an antidote to that frenzied feeling. Using scientific research to explain the benefits of ancient practices, this book gives readers an empirically sound and time-proven set of mental exercises that will allow the reader to overcome destructive emotions and patterns of behaviour, and bring inner peace and focus to their lives. Practical and accessible, faithful to enduring traditions yet innovatively modern, these easy-to-follow techniques will benefit both experienced mediators and novices alike, and explain the wonders of meditation in a way never seen before.

Daniel Goleman (Author) Daniel Goleman, PhD, author of five New York Times bestsellers, is best known for his paradigm-shifting book Emotional Intelligence, a global bestseller, and has a long-standing interest in meditation dating back to his two years in India as a graduate student at Harvard. His books have been translated into more than forty languages. Tsoknyi Rinpoche (Author) Tsoknyi Rinpoche is one of the most beloved teachers among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters. He has taught students worldwide for over twenty-five years and has attracted over a million students. He is the author of four books and his work has been translated into eleven languages.

This beautiful and inspiring book, arising from the brilliance of two great minds, contains profound yet practical advice on meditation and its power to nourish the world * Gelong Thubten, author of A Monk's Guide to Happiness * The one meditation tactic that will get you through the toughest times * Oprah Daily * The perfect guide for finding true inner peace * Ruby Wax, author of A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled * Practical, doable techniques for making two game-changing inner moves: getting out of your head, as well as taming your demons [...] all backed up by rigorous science * Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier * Highly recommend * Dan Harris, bestselling author of 10% Happier * An exciting new book that combines recent research into meditation with fresh, accessible, and profound teachings on the actual practice * Pema Choedroen, author of When Things Fall Apart * A rare blend of genuine, far-reaching meditative wisdom and the cutting-edge neuroscience that both explains and supports it. This book is an extraordinary collaboration and a great jewel that will benefit all who read it * Joseph Goldstein, author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom * PRAISE FOR TSOKNYI RINPOCHE - He is a powerful and eloquent link between the great yogi practitioners of old Tibet and our bewildering twenty-first century. He's completely comfortable in both. And he makes us comfortable, too. * Richard Gere *