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Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English: An Introductory Guide to Deeper States of Meditation MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, Oct. 25 2016

by Bhante Henepola Gunarantana (Author), John Peddicord (Author), Fajer Al-Kaisi (Reader)

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Countless people worldwide have made Mindfulness in Plain English a beloved and best-selling classic in almost a dozen languages. Now, after nearly two decades, Bhante helps meditators of every stripe take their mindfulness practice to the next level - helping them go, in a word, beyond mindfulness. In the same warm, clear, and friendly style, Bhante introduces the listener to what have been known for centuries as the jhanas - deeply calm, joyous, and powerful states of meditation that, when explored with the clearly presented tools in this book, can lead to a life of insight and unshakeable peace.

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Oct. 25 2016
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16.51 x 1.59 x 13.97 cm
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Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is a Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk. He is often affectionately known as Bhante G.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
Publication date ‏ : ‎ Oct. 25 2016
Edition ‏ : ‎ Unabridged
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536617504
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536617504
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 99 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.51 x 1.59 x 13.97 cm
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- #722 in Spiritual Meditations
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Joeann Millard
It's fantastic.
Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2015
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If you want to know about how and why to meditate, then read this book. It's fantastic.

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Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2014
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If you are interested in meditation and buddhism, you should really read this book

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Jay
Beyond Midfulness
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2013
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A great read, spiritually satisfying book. I recommend to anyone who loves calming books. Tranquility is what helps us prolong our sanity.

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Reviewed in Canada on June 20, 2017
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should really say be titled in-depth on Buddhist philosophy.

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Osaka
Informative but not particularely helpful
Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2017
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Not a particularely good book about jhana practice. Ven. Gunaratana spends many pages repeating material already found in his previous book Mindfulness in plain english. He offers a description of jhanas but there is no instruction or tips or any particular insightful comments on how to actually achieve them. Focused and Fearless by Shaila Catherine is a much better option.

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MCO
Clear, uncontrived, er... does what it says on the tin
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2012
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The main problem with the plethora of mindfulness literature available is that much of it is written by enthusiastic amateurs (academics yes, but still very much amateurs when it comes to mindfulness). Hence many of the books are overly long and rather vague or a bit "wishy washy" in tone. Here is a book that by its clarity and precision in writing evidences that the writer understands the experiential mechanics of mindfulness and the results of mindfulness beyond the platitudes. A truly excellent text.

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Madhukesh
Loving it…
Reviewed in India on December 14, 2024
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This is the second time I’m writing a review for this book. This book is so good that you don’t need a second book on meditation if you have this. Beats even the Kabat-zinn book which is like a gold-standard for mindfulness. Just buy this book. Read, re-read and apply every sentence. That’s it

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Drew Diver
Book finally arrived in great condition
Reviewed in Germany on November 27, 2020
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Bookmark included!

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Delivery on time, perfect state
Reviewed in Japan on October 8, 2019
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A little confusing, expected more practical examples, not only the method and its too much philosophical aspects

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A. Jameson
If it works for someone with attention deficit disorder, it can work for you too
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2012
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This book is truly helpful and the meditation states it describes (the eight jhana states) really are as good as they sound. I have ADHD so my attention span is normally very poor, but by following the instructions in this book I'm able to enjoy meditation and benefit from it.

It took a lot of persistence before the jhana states began to work for me. The honest answer: two and a half years of off-and-on practice. If you add up only the months that I actually practiced meditation regularly, it was around a year's worth of steady practice. All that persistence, the slow-but-steady work of talking myself into meditating instead of procrastinating, staying on the cushion for the whole time period instead of leaving once I got bored, all the times I began my practice anew after I'd let it slip away... it was all so worth it.

How was all that hard work worth it to me? I'll let the numbers explain it: Since I've been meditating regularly, I've been able to cut my dose of ADHD medication in half. In other words, this jhana meditation helps me focus more easily during the day while taking LESS focus medicine! And, crucial to this review, the Beyond Mindfulness book (together with one other book, Who Is My Self by Ayya Khema) has made it possible for me to get to jhana. "Mindfulness Bliss and Beyond" by Ajahn Brahm simply didn't work for me. At all. "Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha" by Daniel Ingram explained what the jhanas were, but it didn't help me DO them. And Catherine Shaila's "Focused and Fearless" book was a great pleasure to read, full of interesting exercises, but those exercises didn't bring me any closer to jhana. Why buy a book about jhana if you're just going to read about them, without experiencing them? Only this book and Ayya Khema's book helped me develop access to the jhanas.

One more note about the benefits of jhana meditation. Odd, random good things have happened to my mind, aside from the improved focus. For example, I don't dislike mowing the grass anymore. It's become an enjoyable form of exercise, whereas it used to seem like a bunch of boring, sweaty, dirty work. Also, the increased mental clarity makes me notice when others are being manipulative. Salespeople just don't have the sort of influence over me that they used to, and I've let some negative people out of my life because I can now see past their facades of niceness. Part of this may just be growing up, but if that's the case, I've never grown up so much in such a short period of time.

Also, I have way more patience for my and others' mistakes now. My mind is just plain nicer than it used to be. Why would I be upset that some other person isn't making me happy? I can go sit down to meditate at any time and have extraordinary joy flooding my mind within 20 minutes, and then have the excitement and rush of joy slowly fade into a calm, satisfying feeling of peace over the next 20 minutes. That's a pretty significant realization, and it's the sort of thing "advanced" meditators talk about all the time. I'm not "advanced" by any means, but if these are the benefits of my "intermediate" meditation practice, I can't wait to see what will happen when I'm "advanced"!

So that's why I like jhana. Why do I like the book? Because unlike most of the others, this one actually showed me how to do jhana, even despite my learning disability. But a word of caution: no meditation book will ever do the work for you, just like no physical fitness book will exercise for you. It just shows you how to use your practice time effectively. So if you're willing to put in the hours to learn about deeper forms of meditation than simple mindfulness, if you want to go Beyond Mindfulness, this book is a great choice!

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