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The Mind Illuminated

A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness

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The Mind Illuminated

By: Matthew Immergut PhD, Culadasa (John Yates PhD), Jeremy Graves
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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The Mind Illuminated is a comprehensive, accessible and - above all - effective book on meditation, providing a nuts-and-bolts stage-based system that helps all levels of meditators establish and deepen their practice. Providing step-by-step guidance for every stage of the meditation path, this uniquely comprehensive guide for a Western audience combines the wisdom from the teachings of the Buddha with the latest research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience.

Clear and friendly, this in-depth practice manual builds on the nine-stage model of meditation originally articulated by the ancient Indian sage Asanga, crystallising the entire meditative journey into 10 clearly-defined stages. This manual is an essential listen for beginners and seasoned veterans of meditation alike.

©2015 John Charles Yates (P)2017 Tantor Alternative & Complementary Medicine Meditation Spirituality Mindfulness Wisdom
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If your aim is to learn to meditate, this is not the book for you. Look for books that don't have "brain science" in the title. One such book that has helped me profoundly is Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola. The title says it all.

20% Meditation, 80% Brain Science

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Straightforward instructions for reaching deep insights and awakening. Well narrated and easy to follow. An audiobook that will be useful for years to come.

A map for Awakening

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amazing book!!! by far the best breakdown ever!!!! great roadmap for meditation goals. speechless! no words to describe how much I enjoyed the book.

amazing book!!!

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There’s some good nuggets in here but overall it’s too needlessly detailed and complex, deviates too far from what the most accurate historical records of buddhas teachings (the EBTs) say and has way too much of a heavy Abhidhamma influence to be a recommendable meditation manual.

Get “Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond” by Ajahn Brahm instead.

I wouldn’t bother

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