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The Meditator's Workbook: A Journey to the Center [NOOK Book]
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Foreword XI
Acknowledgments XIII
Introduction
The Goal of the Journey 2
Stages of the Journey 4
Navigating Obstacles 6
Meditation: Calming the Mind 12
Chapter 1 Searching for the OX
Insights: Happiness Versus Inner Peace 15
Obstacles: Gratification and Resistance 16
Path: Reviewing Our Lives 16
Exercise: Tracing a Path Through Life 17
Exercise: Identifying Symptoms of Stress 20
Chapter 2 Discovering the Footprints
Insights: True Power Comes from Within 25
Obstacles: Missing the Obvious 27
Path: The Power of Images 28
Exercise: Recognizing Unachieved Goals 31
Chapter 3 Perceiving the OX
Insights: We Can Reprogram Our Minds 33
Obstacles: Self-Blame 34
Path: Uncovering Our Shadow Self 34
Exercise: Illuminating Shadows 40
Exercise: Attaining Goals 48
Chapter 4 Catching the OX
Insights: The Unresolved Past 55
Obstacles: The Temporary Relief of Bypassing 57
Path: Resolving Our Open Issues 59
Meditation: Working with Distractions 61
Exercise: Expressing Forgiveness 68
Exercise: Resolving Grief 80
Exercise: Settling Conflicts 90
Exercise: Confronting Fears 97
Chapter 5 Taming the OX
Insights: Becoming Aware 103
Obstacles: Perceptual Distortions 104
Path: Gaining Perspective 105
Exercise: Discovering the Source of all Stress 107
Exercise: Encountering Perceptions 112
Meditation: Developing Awareness of Habits 121
Meditation: Walking Meditation Instructions 130
Exercise: Cultivating Clear Comprehension 146
Chapter 6 Riding the OX Home
Insights: Here and Now 151
Obstacles: KnowledgeVersus Knowing 151
Path: Living in the Moment 152
Exercise: Exposing Illusions About Time 153
Exercise: Exposing Illusions About Space 156
Exercise: Expanding Mindfulness 159
Chapter 7 The OX Transcended
Insights: Cause and Effect 163
Obstacles: Slow Progress 164
Path: Right Effort 165
Exercise: Developing Lovingkindness 169
Chapter 8 Both OX and Self Transcended
Insights: Selflessness 179
Obstacles: Dualistic Thinking 179
Path: Moving Beyond Mind Traps 181
Exercise: Examining Problems 185
Exercise: Exploring Self-Definitions 188
Chapter 9 Reaching the Source
Insights: Freedom 195
Obstacles: Subtler Identifications 196
Path: Advanced Instructions 198
Meditation: Removing Subtle Obstacles 199
Chapter 10 In the World
Insights: Living an Enlightened Life 205
Obstacles: Teaching Through Words 206
Path: Living Life as a Teaching 207
Exercise: Living Life as a Teaching 209
Conclusion 213
Suggested Readings 215
Index 217
About the Author 227
Overview
Using hands-on exercises, journal entries, guided meditations, and stories, Matthew Flickstein combines Eastern meditation techniques and Western psychotherapy in this practical workbook for realizing one’s greatest potential. The Meditator's Workbook helps readers find their own starting points, teaches them how to gain mental clarity and remove the inevitable obstacles, and helps them identify the insights that are appropriate to each stage of their journey to spiritual and psychological maturity.