Title | : | The Quiet: Four Simple Steps to Finding Peace and ContentmentWithout Spending the Rest of Your Life on a Mountaintop |
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ISBN | : | 0230016065 |
ISBN-10 | : | 9780230016064 |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | - |
Publication | : | First published January 1, 2006 |
The Quiet: Four Simple Steps to Finding Peace and ContentmentWithout Spending the Rest of Your Life on a Mountaintop Reviews
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The best meditation book I've come across. I read it years ago, and I'm revisiting it again, and it has stood the test of time. It is free of metaphysics, or much of a philosophy past the 'the modern world is trying to kill us, you should take a break and not let it' reasoning. But it does point you towards finding your own reasons for meditating aside from that. The book goes over three different kinds of meditation, moving your practice into your wider life, all in no-nonsense language and with straightforward advice to overcoming difficulties.
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*Audiobook. The narrator had a nice soothing voice. The techiques were explained very well. I especially liked the technique of anchoring a posture with a slight smile to put you immediately in a calm demeanour. Lots of talk of how meditation is beneficial to us and how to incorporate it into our everyday lives. One small critique is that the message couldve been delivered in a shorter book.
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Practical ideas in part A, a bit airy fairy fur me in part B
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This book had to be added to the 'saved for later' shelf, because you must practice the first techniques before moving on to the second part of the book - I'll be back to this one later!
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Its a book that I will keep reading over and over and need to keep showing up to commit to using the calming techniques. Just what the doctor ordered.