TTC - Practicing Mindfulness - An Introduction to Meditation - Mark W. Muesse torrent

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Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation

Taught By Professor Mark W. Muesse, Ph.D., Harvard University,
Rhodes College

24 Lectures
30 minutes / lecture

Lecture Titles:
Mindlessness?The Default Setting
Mindfulness?The Power of Awareness
Expectations?Relinquishing Preconceptions
Preparation?Taking Moral Inventory
Position?Where to Be for Meditation
Breathing?Finding a Focus for Attention
Problems?Stepping-Stones to Mindfulness
Body?Attending to Our Physical Natures
Mind?Working with Thoughts
Walking?Mindfulness While Moving
Consuming?Watching What You Eat
Driving?Staying Awake at the Wheel
Insight?Clearing the Mind
Wisdom?Seeing the World as It Is
Compassion?Expressing Fundamental Kindness
Imperfection?Embracing Our Flaws
Wishing?May All Beings Be Well and Happy
Generosity?The Joy of Giving
Speech?Training the Tongue
Anger?Cooling the Fires of Irritation
Pain?Embracing Physical Discomfort
Grief?Learning to Accept Loss
Finitude?Living in the Face of Death
Life?Putting It All in Perspective

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Course Description:
What is meditation? For thousands of years, human beings have practiced refined techniques of mental focusing, designed to change the habitual conditioning of the mind. Central to many spiritual and philosophical traditions and known in English as "meditation," these practices are considered a major means for enhanced awareness and self-mastery.

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