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Why We Meditate

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THE LATEST BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, DANIEL GOLEMAN

Put yourself back in control of your mind and your life with these meditation practices proven by neuroscientific research.

In this modern digital age, many of us feel overwhelmed, panicked and short on time. The practice of meditation is an ancient and scientifically proven antidote to that frenzied feeling. Combining scientific expertise and spiritual wisdom, this is a practical guide on how it can help you feel calm and in control.

With chapters on Breathing, Compassion and Worry, it is full of empirically proven and easy-to-follow exercises that will help you tackle mental obstacles, including issues such as self-doubt and negative thought patterns. This is a fresh perspective on meditation that will uplift and soothe your mind, whether you're new to it or not.

©2022 Daniel Goleman & Tsoknyi Rinpoche (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

This beautiful and inspiring book, arising from the brilliance of two great minds, contains profound yet practical advice on meditation and its power to nourish the world
Gelong Thubten, author of A Monk’s Guide to Happiness
The one meditation tactic that will get you through the toughest times
Oprah Daily
The perfect guide for finding true inner peace
Ruby Wax, author of A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
Practical, doable techniques for making two game-changing inner moves: getting out of your head, as well as taming your demons [...] all backed up by rigorous science
Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier
Highly recommend
Dan Harris, bestselling author of 10% Happier
An exciting new book that combines recent research into meditation with fresh, accessible, and profound teachings on the actual practice
Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart
A rare blend of genuine, far-reaching meditative wisdom and the cutting-edge neuroscience that both explains and supports it. This book is an extraordinary collaboration and a great jewel that will benefit all who read it
Joseph Goldstein, author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
PRAISE FOR TSOKNYI RINPOCHE - He is a powerful and eloquent link between the great yogi practitioners of old Tibet and our bewildering twenty-first century. He's completely comfortable in both. And he makes us comfortable, too.
Richard Gere
Goleman offers hope for us all
The Times
[Why We Meditate] shows how we can regain our innate rhythm
Sainsbury's Magazine
Author Daniel Goleman & Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Narrator Francois Chau, Adam Barr
Duration 6 hours and 3 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241995013
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Genre Buddhism, Cognitive studies, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Mindfulness, Popular science
Availability AU, GB, IE

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