March 2011

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On practice

Window onto meditation
by Bodhipaksa

Recently, thirty-two people from the San Francisco Buddhist Center and the wider Buddhist community spent a couple of weekends meditating in a very public place: a shop window. Read what it's like to be meditating in the eyes of the world.

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Is there a link between gratitude and happiness?
by Saddhamala

It has been said that gratitude is strongly linked with mental health. Saddhamala shares the benefits of keeping a gratitude journal as a way of focusing our attention on what is positive in our lives.

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100 Seconds of Meditation

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“Buddha Bob”: turning his life around, one bead at a time
by Bodhipaksa

Bodhipaksa explains how a Buddhist inmate who is shortly to be released from prison has used meditation to turn his life around, and how you can help him by helping yourself!

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Finding comfort in my own skin
by Sunada

After tossing and turning through some sleepless nights, Sunada discovered a few things about the discomfort at the root of her insomnia. Realizing that it’s always there on some level, it’s given her something real to work with, day and night.

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Recent publications

“Wildmind: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meditation,” now available in our online store

Now in its second edition, Wildmind (the book) leads you gently and with great clarity through the process of setting up a meditation practice, so that you can experience greater calmness and kindness in every moment. Every copy sold through our bookstore is signed by the author!

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“Sacred Sound,” a two CD guide to mantra meditation, now available

Bodhipaksa and Sunada combine forces to bring you Wildmind's latest audiobook -- a complete guide to mantra meditation. In this two CD set (available on our online store) you'll find everything you need to get started with a mantra chanting practice.

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Recent publications

“Meditation For the Love of It,” by Sally Kempton

‘Inner spaciousness is always there, with its clarity, its love, and its innate goodness,’ says Sally Kempton in her new book. Our task is learn how to connect with it, and in Meditation for the Love of It, which has garnered rave reviews from such spiritual luminaries as Lama Surya Das, Kempton sets out to show us how love and enjoyment should be at the heart of our experience. (Reviewed by Mandy Sutter).

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Meditation in the news

Every month we bring you the latest media buzz on meditation.

• Meditation beats dance for harmonizing body and mind
• Yoga, meditation program helps city youths cope with stress
• Noise, traffic, animal sacrifice (yes, really). These are the objections put up to block Buddhist groups
• Meditation class teaches kids to be still and know
• How meditation helps beat stress