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The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation
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About The Book
Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith combine clear explanations of the Buddha's teachings on freedom and happiness with their personal stories highlighting some of the challenges and insights of practice. The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation offers advice about going on retreat and help in choosing a teacher and a community to practice with. This is an enormously practical book that covers every aspect of the teachings a beginner needs to get started.
Product Details
- Publisher: Wisdom Publications (May 10, 2010)
- Length: 256 pages
- ISBN13: 9780861719211
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"The perfect starter kit for people curious about Buddhism-who may or may not adhere to another faith. A gentle, good-hearted primer whose first-person stories nicely support the how-to portions of the text."
– Publishers Weekly
"Highly recommended."
– Library Journal
"How wonderful to have such warmth and encouragement wrapped around such helpful, straightforward information!"
– Sylvia Boorstein, author of Don't Just Do Something, Sit There
"A thoughtful presentation and an open invitation to the reader to begin a meditation practice--a marvelous support to those new on the Path."
– Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness
"A magnificent book that moves with graceful clarity."
– Steven Smith, guiding teacher and co-founder of Vipassana Hawai'i
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