From the Book - Regular Print
Part I Meditation: Where It Started And How It Got Here 1 --
2 Origins of Contemplation 7 --
3 Scientific Externalization of Meditation 15 --
4 Scientific Studies of Meditation 27 --
Part II Meditation In Theory And Practice 37 --
5 Practice: Attending to the Breath of Life 39 --
6 Theory: Coming to Our Senses 41 --
7 Practice: The Union of Stillness and Motion 47 --
8 Theory: Knowing and Healing the Mind 53 --
9 Practice: Behold the Light of Consciousness 71 --
10 Theory: Exploring the Nature of Consciousness 75 --
11 Practice: Probing the Nature of the Observer 87 --
12 Theory: The Ground State of Consciousness 89 --
13 Practice: Oscillating Awareness 97 --
14 Theory: Consciousness Without Beginning or End 99 --
15 Practice: Resting in the Stillness of Awareness 119 --
16 Theory: Worlds of Skepticism 121 --
17 Practice: The Emptiness of Mind 137 --
18 Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Buddhism 139 --
19 Practice: The Emptiness of Matter 151 --
20 Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Philosophy and Science 153 --
21 Practice: Resting in Timeless Consciousness 167 --
22 Theory: The Luminous Space of Pristine Awareness 169 --
23 Practice: Meditation in Action 187 --
24 Theory: The Universe as a Whole 189 --
25 What Shall We Become? 197.