COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

7/30/2011

Vispassa (mindfulness) Tradition of Buddhism



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzen_Young





Shinzen Young  is an American meditation teacher. He leads residential meditation retreats for students interested in learning the Vipassana (mindfulness) tradition of Buddhism.

He frequently uses concepts from mathematics as a metaphor to illustrate the abstract concepts of meditation. As a result, his teachings tend to be popular among academics and professionals. 

His interest in integrating meditation with scientific paradigms has led to collaborations with neuroscientists at UCLA and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

He is working on various ways to bring a secular mindfulness practice to a wider audience, using revamped terminology and techniques and automated expert systems.


Books

Break Through Pain: A Step-by-Step Mindfulness Meditation Program for Transforming Chronic and Acute Pain (2006)ISBN 1-59179-199-5
Emotional Healing through Mindfulness Meditation: Stories and Meditations for Women Seeking Wholeness (2002)ISBN 0-89281-998-7
The Beginner's Guide to Meditation (2002) ISBN 1-56455-971-8
[edit]Audio publications
The Science of Enlightenment (2005) ISBN 1-59179-232-0
Pain Relief (2004) ISBN 1-59179-180-4
Beginner's Mind: 3 Classic Meditation Practices Especially for Beginners (1999) ISBN 1-56455-733-2
Break Through Difficult Emotions: How to Transform Painful Feelings With Mindfulness Meditation (1997) ISBN 1-56455-441-4
Break Through Pain: How to Relieve Pain Using Powerful Meditation Techniques (1997) ISBN 1-56455-365-5
Meditation in the Zone: How to Turn Your Workout into a High-Quality Meditation (1996) ISBN 1-56455-392-2
Five Classic Meditations: Mantra, Vipassana, Karma Yoga, Loving Kindness, Kabbalah (1990) ISBN 1-55927-035-7(2004) ISBN 1-59397-521-X
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References

^ The Point of Contact
Fall 2005 By Polly Young-Eisendrath, in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
^ http://scienceandreligion.arizona.edu/spring2005.html

^ BG 102: Shinzen Young: The Hybrid Teacher
Buddhist Geeks: Seriously Buddhist, Seriously Geeky. (2008-12-28). Podcast accessed on 2009-02-18.
^ Shinzen, Young. "Shinzen Young"
. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
[edit]External links
Shinzen Young's Website
- This site has a broad range of theoretical and practice focussed articles and audio dharma talks. Last updated late 2008.
Basic Mindfulness Home Practice Program
- The site offers detailed information on Shinzen's newest formulation of his practice - The 5 Ways.
Expand/Contract
- A YouTube Channel with extensive range of recent teaching videos by Shinzen. New videos added regularly.
Video Interviews with Shinzen
- Conducted by Stephanie Nash.
Audio Interviews with Shinzen
- Also conducted by Stephanie Nash ("The 4th Dimension of Spirituality" and "The 5 WAYS: 5 Techniques that are Strategies for the Spiritual Path".
Audio Interview Series
on Buddhist Geeks

On Enlightenment
- An interview with Shinzen Young by Har-Prakash Khalsa.
A student's blog





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