by Jack Kornfield · Editorial Kairós SA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499881348
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«Meditación para principiantes» is Jack Kornfield's guide to vipassana meditation, published by Editorial Kairós in paperback (128 pages, in Spanish).
Jack Kornfield presents vipassana meditation, a traditional method for calming the mind and achieving deeper understanding. The book offers a gradual path to begin and maintain a daily practice, using the breath, physical sensations and emotions as support. It includes a CD with six guided meditations.
The original English work is titled Meditation for Beginners (1998). It belongs to the Sabiduría perenne collection; the translation is by David González Raga and Fernando Mora Zahonero.
Aimed at those new to meditation who want a clear guide to making it a daily habit.
Jack Kornfield is an American psychologist, writer, and teacher in the Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, first as a student of the Thai forest master Ajahn Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. He has taught mindfulness meditation worldwide since 1974. In 1975, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, and subsequently in 1987, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Kornfield has worked as a peacemaker and activist, organized teacher training, and led international gatherings of Buddhist teachers including the Dalai Lama.
