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9781590307694

Natural Wakefulness Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With

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    9781590307694

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    1590307690

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-09-14
  • Publisher: Shambhala

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Summary

There are two essential elements to the spiritual path says this popular teacher from the lineage of Chogyam Trungpa: (1) understanding that you're already enlightened, already perfect in wisdom right here and now, and (2) accessing that natural wakefulness through spiritual practice. These two aspects depend upon each other and work together. Gaylon Ferguson's teaching on the twin aspects of view and practice is a perfect introduction for the beginning meditator and it offers fresh perspectives for the non-beginner too. "What I most appreciate aboutNatural Wakefulnessis the warmth and accessibility of Ferguson's voice."Andrea Miller,Shambhala Sun.

Author Biography

Gaylon Ferguson is a faculty member in both Religious Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies at Naropa University, in Boulder, Colorado. He is an acharya, or senior teacher, in the Shambhala International Buddhist community. After studying meditation and Buddhist philosophy with Tibetan master Chögyam Trungpa in the 1970s and 1980s, Ferguson became a Fulbright Fellow to Nigeria and completed a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology at Stanford University. After several years of teaching cultural anthropology at the University of Washington, he became teacher-in-residence at Karmê Chöling Buddhist Retreat Center, through 2005, when he joined the faculty of Naropa University.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introductionp. xi
Awakening to the Life of Rerunsp. 1
Natural Trainingp. 19
Mindful Open Presence: A Gentle Way of Trainingp. 31
Home Ground: Resting Attention in the Bodyp. 40
Dancing Stillness: Helpful Hints on Mindfulness of Body Meditationp. 56
Welcoming: The Feeling of Mindfulnessp. 73
Fear and Abundance: Conversations about Mindfulness of Feelingp. 88
Awareness of Mind's Flowp. 108
Seeing beyond Hope and Fear: Conversations on Mindfulness of Mindp. 120
Opening the Doors of Perception: Mindfulness of the Sense Fieldsp. 133
Awakening from the Nightmare of Materialismp. 141
Awakening Communities of Courage: The Good Ground of Awakened Heartp. 154
Acknowledgmentsp. 173
Notesp. 177
Resourcesp. 189
Indexp. 193
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