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Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional. Loss is unavoidable; grief isn't. Death is certain. And life? Well, life isn't certain. Its uncertainty, unpredictability, even its irrationality, make it what it is. Often, we run blindly into fire, we step on snakes, we get entangled in snares—these are the fires of desire, the snakes of attachment and the snares of jealousy and covetousness. If we are bitten, burnt and hurt, we call it suffering, and believe it to be the way of life, when, in fact, we are mistaking our pain for our suffering.

Brought to you by Penguin. What if we could learn to look instead of see, listen instead of hear, feel instead of touch? Former monk and bestselling author Ryunosuke Koike shows how, by incorporating simple Zen practices into our daily lives, we can reconnect with our five senses and live in a...

This book shows how we can move beyond secular mindfulness and compassion techniques to the cultivation of insight - seeing into and thereby becoming free of the repetitive thinking that keeps us trapped in cycles of suffering. Most books in the secular mindfulness tradition stop with mindfulness and self-compassion but do little to uncover the root causes of our suffering. Drawing on both Buddhist analyses of mind and current findings in psychology and neuroscience, the book explains how our thinking becomes fixed through our engaging with unconscious preferences and reactions.

"When the thinking mind never stops speaking," teaches Eckhart Tolle, "we can come to believe that this egoic self is who we are." But we are not our thoughts. And beneath them lies our true self: a vast consciousness reachable through simple awareness.

Mention creativity, and what comes to mind? For many of us, creativity is the province of someone with a singular gift toiling away in service to their art. From this perspective, creativity is a solitary endeavor-the struggle of the individual to express their distinctive vision to the world...

Discover the transformative practice of mindfulness with our comprehensive guide for beginners. Learn how to cultivate awareness, reduce stress, and enhance your overall well-being through simple yet effective mindfulness techniques. Immerse yourself in the art of mindfulness meditation with our step-by-step instructions and guided scripts. Explore different meditation practices to help you find inner peace, improve focus, and foster a sense of calm in your daily life.

Declutter your mind of negative thinking while learning how to let go of the day's worries and focus on positive thoughts before bedtime! You don’t need any special skills or previous experience with meditation or mindfulness practices. All it takes is a willingness to follow along with simple instructions while listening to these guided meditations. The more often you listen to them, the better results you will get! No matter what type of sleeper problems are keeping you awake at night—this audiobook can help!

Do you want to develop a positive mindset and be happy for the rest of your life? All you need is meditation! Meditation is a method to achieve a calm and stable state which in turn ensures emotional and physical wellbeing. Indeed, if practiced for 10 minutes each day, meditation can help manage stress, reduce anxiety, improve clinical conditions (for example heart diseases), increase creativity and productivity, and much more.