Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation

Larry Rosenberg
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A “wonderfully accessible” interpretation of the Buddha’s teachings on breathwork in meditation, from a leading insight meditation teacher (Joseph Goldstein, author of The Experience of Insight )   Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within our grasp—literally as close to us as our own breath. This is the 2,500-year-old good news contained in the  Anapanasati Sutra,  the Buddha's own teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through the full awareness of breathing. In this book, Larry Rosenberg brings this timeless meditation method to modern practitioners, using the insights gained from his many years of practice and teaching. With wisdom, compassion, and humor, he shows how the practice of breath awareness is quietly, profoundly transformative—and supremely if you're breathing, you've already got everything you need to start.
Genres: BuddhismMeditationSpiritualityNonfictionPhilosophyReligionSelf HelpAudiobookZenPsychology
240 Pages

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