Going on a Meditation Retreat: Embracing Silence to Cultivate Mindfulness and Compassion [Hardcover]

Introduction - Why Go On Retreat??1. Going into Silence:?Day 1 - Basic Advice for Kindness and Mindfulness? 2. Wisely and Compassionately Relating to Reactivity: Day 2 - Inquiry Meetings with the Teacher and Patience? 3. Being Aware in a Relaxed Way: Day 3 - Mindfulness and Generosity? 4. Becoming at Ease with Impermanence: Day 4 - Inner Patterns and Wisdom? 5. The Art of Living: Relaxed Commitment:?Day 5 - Mindfulness in Daily Activities and Compassionate Breathing (Tonglen)? 6. The Power of Simplification: Day 6 - Moments of Intention and Cultivating Integrity and Gratitude? 7. Recognising the Feeling Tone:?Day 7 - Steadiness and Equanimity in the Practice? 8. Fruits of the Practice: Day 8 - Ethics and Returning to Daily Life? 9. A Few Last Words of Advice: Choosing a Suitable Retreat? 10. Taking Part in an Online Retreat: Dos and Donts

This book provides a straightforward, accessible guide to going on a silent meditation retreat.

This is a wonderful book. It shows how from a safe and caring silent space and time, mindfulness and compassion are uncovered and radiate, which you can then take out into the world. Going on a Meditation Retreat is full of practical details which will prepare you for a silent retreat but also tell you how it is to be there. The book contains inspiring testimonies and the teachings are relevant and applicable to our modern times.

Martine Batchelor teaches meditation retreats worldwide and is the author of Meditation for Life (2007) and Let Go: a Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits (2021). See www.martinebatchelor.org

In this beautifully written and practical book, Buddhist teacher Frits Koster skillfully leads his readers through the ups and downs of the inner journey that occurs in a silent meditatlS*