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Meditatiivinen Juokseminen (2012)

by Sakyong Mipham(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Basam Books

review 1: This book explains how the practice of meditation can help you run. It is not about meditating while you run (although you can do that, too), but about the overlap between training the mind and training the body. Both have obvious benefits of their own, but Sakyong Mipham shows, in short, accessible chapters, how one and one is more than two. He uses the four stages of Tibetan meditation as his starting point. Meditation is a skill that requires practice and perseverance. A beginner needs to learn proper form, just like someone who starts running. Only after you build a solid base, you can expand your training.The four stages are Tiger, Lion, Garuda and Dragon. Each stage has its own focus and its own limitations. Mipham describes every stage very clearly, explaining what... more the goal of the phase is in meditation, how this translates to running, what attitudes to cultivate and how, and what obstacles can be expected.As a 'medium-experienced' runner with very little experience with meditation, I found bits of the first two stages quite familiar, the running part that is. And it was easy to understand how meditation could help and make the experience of running (and everything else) richer and more meaningful. I have since started to run without music, trying to focus on the here-and-now, and find this very helpful.The later stages are equally interesting, but I think I need to readdress them when I have more experience with meditation.
review 2: I often entertain the idea of regular meditation, thinking that the practice would provide clarity and calm, two assets much needed in the life of a freelancer, hoping to gain a deeper insight into myself. In 'Running with the Mind of Meditation', Sakyong Mipham shares how that insight is possible through the dual-training of both mind and body, by meditating and running, in a series of easily digested chapters and steps filled with personal anecdotes and invitations for you to experience similar sorts of self-awareness. I already run regularly and am familiar with the solitary, ambition-filled pursuit, as I've used the training plan as a backbone for my daily and weekly schedule for years. This book provided great examples that will undoubtedly lead to personal shifts in perspective, allowing for me to become more mindful while running, and in doing so, to gain greater intention and understanding. less

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