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| Awakening our full potential |
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| How to get the most from this book |
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| PART ONE: RELAXATION |
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Guidelines for developing relaxation skills |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (4) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
| PART TWO: CONCENTRATION |
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47 | (3) |
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Guidelines for developing concentration skills |
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50 | (25) |
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53 | (2) |
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An antidote to discouragement |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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Concentration: The simple nine-part breath |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (3) |
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Concentration with a natural object |
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71 | (2) |
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Concentration while walking |
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73 | (2) |
| PART THREE: MEDITATION |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (3) |
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Meditation traditions as liberative art forms |
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82 | (2) |
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Meditation: The path of awakening |
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84 | (3) |
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Guidelines for developing meditation skills |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (3) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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Waking up within the dream |
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122 | (2) |
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Waking up throughout the day |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (3) |
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Standing in the possibility |
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134 | (2) |
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Meditation on the five elements |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (4) |
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The center of your mandala |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (4) |
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Meditation on forgiveness |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (3) |
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Loving-kindness meditation |
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157 | (7) |
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164 | (2) |
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The four immeasurable attitudes |
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166 | (2) |
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Breathing with all beings |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (2) |
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Meditation on the angel of universal compassion |
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173 | (2) |
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Meditation on the teacher |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (4) |
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Mantra: protection for the mind |
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186 | (4) |
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Meditations with a partner |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (2) |
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Guidelines for daily practice |
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195 | (6) |
| PART FOUR: CONTEMPLATIVE WISDOM IN DAILY LIFE |
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Deepening your meditation practice |
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203 | (5) |
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Strategies for mastering stress |
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208 | (4) |
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Guidelines for creative visualization |
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212 | (5) |
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217 | (3) |
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Balancing breath, brain, and mind |
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220 | (3) |
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223 | (7) |
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Cyberphysiology and biofeedback: Inner technologies of mindbody and spirit |
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230 | (11) |
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PART FIVE: MEDITATION IN THE WORLD OF WORK |
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241 | (2) |
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Relaxation, concentration, and meditation at work: an inspiring example |
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243 | (6) |
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Leadership and spirit at work |
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249 | (10) |
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Creative intelligence: the dynamic synergy of active and quiet mind skills |
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259 | (3) |
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Profoundly inspired work: Visionary research |
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262 | (3) |
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Glimpsing the sacred in daily work-life |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (4) |
| Resources |
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| Suggested further readings and resources |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Author's biography |
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