Tag: meditation
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BR294) “Turning the Mind into an Ally” Book Review
Turning the Mind into an Ally by Sakyong Mipham. 2/5 rating. 213 pages. Book #10 of 2023. Read April 15, 2023. This book is all about Tibetan Buddhist meditation. In general, I usually really love meditation books. They often provide great insight into the mind, are interesting, and help spur me back into practice. This…
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BR151) “A Mindful Nation” Book Review
A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit by Tim Ryan. 4/5 rating. 231 pages. Book #76 of 2020. Read October 21, 2020. In here, Tim makes a powerful case for implementing mindfulness practice into every aspect of our daily lives – personally, in…
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BR125) “The Science of Enlightenment” Book Review
The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works by Shinzen Young. 3/5 rating. 264 pages. Book #50 of 2020. Read July 31, 2020. This book talks about meditation in not only the Buddhist context but how it has been used in most world religions, the common experiences of practitioners (along with the deeper states that have…
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BR87) “Awake in the Wild” Book Review
Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self Discovery by Mark Coleman. 4/5 rating. Book #12 of 2020. Read February 29, 2020. This was a great book about the power of nature to make us be more aware, loving, and awake in our everyday lives. Mark is a meditator and uses…
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BR74) Going to Pieces Book Review
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness by Mark Epstein. 2/5 rating. Book #149 of 2019. Read December 29, 2019. I’ve read a decent number of other Buddhist books, but this one just didn’t really do much for me. There were a few good points by Mark, but overall, I just…
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BR20) Wherever You Go There You Are Book Review
Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn. 4/5 rating. Book #91 of 2019. Read July 30, 2019. Jon Kabat-Zinn is one of the father’s of secular mindfulness and partially responsible for bringing meditation into the mainstream of American medicine and society. This beautiful book gives a great introduction to the practice, the difficulties…