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The Mind Illuminated

A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

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The Mind Illuminated

By: Culadasa John Yates PhD, Matthew Immergut PhD, Jeremy Graves
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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The book that best-selling meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg raves "brings the path of meditation to life", The Mind Illuminated is the first how-to meditation guide from a neuroscientist who is also an acclaimed meditation master. This innovative book offers a 10-stage program that is deeply grounded in ancient spiritual teachings about mindfulness and holistic health and also draws from the latest brain science to provide a road map for anyone interested in achieving the benefits of mindfulness. Dr. John Yates offers a new and fascinating model of how the mind works, including steps to overcome mind wandering and dullness, extending your attention span while meditating, and subduing subtle distractions. This groundbreaking manual helps you work through each stage of the process, offering tools that work across all types of meditation practices.

The Mind Illuminated is essential listening, whether you are a beginner wanting to establish your practice or a seasoned veteran ready to master the deepest state of peace and mindfulness.

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"A systematic, hands-on manual, The Mind Illuminated will be a great help to anyone who wants to completely fathom the process of meditative development in all its stages." (Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness)

Comprehensive Meditation Guide • Clear Explanations • Direct Instruction • Systematic Approach • Transformative Content
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Ultimately, this is just one of many views on how to properly do Buddhist meditation. But, it does go a great distance toward creating a unified, clear explanation of all Buddhist practices.

There's less neuroscience than I expected, though, given the introduction and what I'd heard about the book.

Close to comprehensive

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Having spent a lifetime in learning about meditation and practicing its various forms, this book and John Yates' journey herein, is a light post for any student of enlightement. I see this work of beauty, simplicity, and brilliance as a treasure and a gift from John to the mankind. Thank you, John. I wish John had recorded it in his own voice.

THE BOOK

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This is the best book I’ve found so far on meditation. It sums up what I’ve read in several other books. It keeps it as simple yet detailed as possible for practical use. It’s helped me along in my own practice and answered a few conflicts I’ve found with all the info out there.

Meditation

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It's a really comprehensive book on meditation and on the intricacies on the subject which allow you to meditate with ease

really good

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Love that book, great information and easy to follow absolutely wonderful, life-changing, eye-opening, and fantastic. It's truly amazing. I plan to read it many more times, sitting with the words, feeling what they say. It is the one single book that I would say is the most important book I've ever read. 

Informative

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The author has an incredible talent of explaining everything. A must read for beginners or experienced!

Best meditation book I’ve ever read!

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Amazing, well-organized reference. I have bookmarked it thoroughly and keep going back to it to review various subjects and learn more as my practice evolves. I am also telling a lot of other people about it, because it's changing my life!

A wonderful step by step guide to meditation

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Narrator is excellent. Used as an object of attention, read countless times. Never bored.

Trail guide to your self.

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It was the best simple but thorough review of meditation and the many aspects there of. Has truly aided my practice

Best overall

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Almost a decade into continuing practice, pointed to this book by my Teacher, it has thoroughly and completely refreshed my practice. The utmost gratitude for its transmission. May we completely realize it’s true meaning.

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