Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

631 Pages·2005·4.4 MB·English

by  Jon Kabat-Zinn

COMING TO OUR SENSES
ALSBOY J ONK ABATZ-INN
EVERAYDYB LESSNIGS:
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WHEREVEYRO UG OT,H EREY OUA RE:
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FULCLA TASRTOHPE LIVING:
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COMING TO OUR SENSES
HealingO urselveasn d theW orld
ThroughM indfulness
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
TheC halleonfga eL ifeT'isme -anda L ifetime 1
PARTl
MeditatIito'Nnso: t W hatY ouT hink 19
MeditatIisNo ont f otrh eF aint-Hearted 21
WitnessHiinpgp ocrIanttiecg rity 30
MeditatIisEo vne rywhere 33
OrigiMnoamle nts 38
Odysseaunsdt heB linSde er 42
NoA ttachments 51
TheO rigiofnS hoeAs :T ale 55
MeditationN-oItWt h'ast Y ouT hink 58
TwoW ayst oT hink abMoeudti tation 64
Why EvenB otheTrh?e I mportaonfcM eo tivation 69
Aiminagn dS ustaining 75
Presence 79
A RadicAaclto fL ove 84
x IC OTNETNS
AwareneasnsdF reedom 88
On Lineaagnedt heU seasn dL imitatoifoS ncsa ffolding 93
Ethiacnsd K arma 102
Mindfulness 108
PART2
TheP oweorf A ttentainodnt heD isE-asoef t heW orld 115
Why PayiAntgt entIisoS noS upremeIlmyp ortant 117
DisE-ase 124
Dukkha 127
DukkhMaa gnets 130
Dharma 134
TheS tress Reduction Clinic 139
A.D.D.N ation 143
241C7o nnectivity 151
ContinPuaarlt Aitatle ntion 157
The" SensoefT" i meP assing 162
AwareneHsassN o Centearn dN o Periphery 167
Emptiness 172
PART3
TheS ensoWroyr ldY:o uOrn eW ilda ndP reciLoiufse 185
TheM ysteorfyt heS ensaensd t heS pelolft heS ensuous 187
Seeing 192
BeinSge en 198
Hearing 202
Soundscape 205
Airscape 211
Toucshcape 215
InT ouchw itYho urSk in 221
Smellscape 224
Tastescape 228