Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery“Nature deficit disorder” has become an increasingly challenging problem in our hypermodern world. In Awake in the Wild, Mark Coleman shows seekers how to remedy this widespread malady by reconnecting with nature through Buddhism. Each short (two to three pages) chapter includes a concrete nature meditation relating to such topics as Attuning to the Natural World, Reflecting the Rhythms of Nature, Walking with Compassion, Releasing the Inner Noise, Freeing the Animal Within, Coming into the Peace of Wild Things, Weathering the Storms of Life, and more. Incorporating anecdotes from the author’s many nature retreats, Buddhist wisdom and teachings, important nature writings by others, and nature itself, the book invites readers to participate in, not just observe, nature; develop a loving connection with the earth as a form of environmental activism; decrease urban alienation through experiencing nature; embody nature’s peaceful presence; and connect with ancient spiritual wisdom through nature meditations. |
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... live can be the same. Mark Coleman tells us how to start: “Simply take in a tree with all your senses.” What a delicious instruction. Let yourself become intimate with a local spruce or redwood, larch or oak. Take in the weathered ...
... live can be the same. Mark Coleman tells us how to start: “Simply take in a tree with all your senses.” What a delicious instruction. Let yourself become intimate with a local spruce or redwood, larch or oak. Take in the weathered ...
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... lives, we have lost the ability, sensitivity, and skill to listen, feel, and sense the natural world. The value of silence, stillness, and solitude has been exchanged for busyness and stimulation in a postmodern, restless culture. Our ...
... lives, we have lost the ability, sensitivity, and skill to listen, feel, and sense the natural world. The value of silence, stillness, and solitude has been exchanged for busyness and stimulation in a postmodern, restless culture. Our ...
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... live to the land, Jane asked the Mestizo Indians how they distinguish between healing and poisonous herbal plants. The Mestizo Indians looked somewhat perplexed and answered that they listen to the plants in order to sense which are ...
... live to the land, Jane asked the Mestizo Indians how they distinguish between healing and poisonous herbal plants. The Mestizo Indians looked somewhat perplexed and answered that they listen to the plants in order to sense which are ...
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... live a life imbued with awareness, compassion, and freedom. The Buddha attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree, as he meditated through the night of the new moon. It is not insignificant that he “awoke” while meditating outdoors. In ...
... live a life imbued with awareness, compassion, and freedom. The Buddha attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree, as he meditated through the night of the new moon. It is not insignificant that he “awoke” while meditating outdoors. In ...
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... live. Buddhist practice offers the same invitation. We have an innate capacity for being aware. However, for most of ... lives, and in particular use it to enrich and deepen our experience in nature. Most of the time we go through life ...
... live. Buddhist practice offers the same invitation. We have an innate capacity for being aware. However, for most of ... lives, and in particular use it to enrich and deepen our experience in nature. Most of the time we go through life ...
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