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Books & Video Courses

"Meditation: Coming to Know Your Mind offers a wonderful guide for anyone aiming to practice mindfulness leading to wisdom and a more meaningful, happier life. Matteo's direct approach makes the book easy to read, while his thoroughness gives the reader a clear understanding of the various techniques and methods available. It's an excellent resource for anyone wishing to learn the practice of meditation or for a more experienced practitioner seeking renewed inspiration and understanding."
    -Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness and Real Love

 

 

Matteo shares how to:

  • develop a daily meditation practice
  • connect the body and mind with body-scanning meditation
  • integrate mindfulness awareness into everyday life
  • meditate while walking, drinking tea, eating and in daily life
  • come to know your heart and mind in the innermost way

The amazing effects of regular meditation will be far-reaching, and will help you to sleep better, relieve anxiety and improve concentration.  This comprehensive online video course is an inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, offering a breadth of knowledge, case studies, practical techniques and teachings which will enable anyone, anywhere, to integrate meditation into their daily life and start experiencing the benefits.

 

Seven video lessons with meditation teacher and author Matteo Pistono

 

·      The foundational principles of meditation and the practical techniques that will help you begin to understand your mind and yourself

·      Advice on posture, practices and exercises, so that you can meditate with comfort and confidence

·      All the information you need to develop your meditator's toolbox, including the mental skills of concentration, mindfulness, relaxation, attentiveness, spaciousness and awareness

·      Fourteen downloadable audio meditations so that you can practise anywhere, anytime

·      In-depth worksheets to enhance and develop your learning

·      A comprehensive meditation journal to be completed as you progress through the course, and a 28-day meditation plan so that you can continue on your spiritual journey after completion

For nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono evaded Chinese security and smuggled out photos of prisons, secret documents, and firsthand interviews of torture victims and other atrocities committed by the Chinese government. Yet Pistono had not initially gone to Tibet to fight for human rights-but as a Buddhist pilgrim.

 

After Pistono became the student of a venerated meditation master in Tibet, he began couriering messages to him from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary adventure. In the Shadow of the Buddha is both a vivid account of how Tibet's rich spiritual past is slipping away under repression, and the story of one man who merged political activism with Buddhist mysticism in pursuit of freedom and peace.

Nineteenth-century Tibetan mystic Tertön Sogyal was a visionary, whose mastery of meditation led him to be a revered teacher to the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. Known for his deep spiritual insights and service to the nation of Tibet, Tertön Sogyal's ability to harness the power of the mind was born of both his profound understanding of the Buddha's teachings and his unique experiences, all the while striving for peace against tremendous odds. His life is an example of courage and diligence appreciated by spiritual practitioners of all traditions; and his practical instructions on meditation and opening one's heart--amid conflict, uncertainty, and change--are as relevant today as they were during his lifetime.

Fearless in Tibet, the first comprehensive work in English on Tertön Sogyal,captures the essence of his teachings and his inner world of visions and spiritual realizations. It also brings to life the challenges he faced during his early yogic training and his efforts to promote harmony between Tibet and China.

Matteo Pistono's deft prose weaves together the story of Sulak Sivaraksa's years of social-justice work and his tireless campaigns to effect change. As a seminal figure in the world of socially engaged spirituality, Sulak has given us a blueprint for peaceful, nonviolent activism in the twenty-first century. More than forty vintage photos illustrate both his life and a turbulent period in Thailand's history.

 

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama said, "I believe [Sulak] and I share a conviction that if we are to solve human problems, economic and technological development must be accompanied by an inner spiritual growth. And if we succeed in fulfilling both these goals, we will surely create a happier and more peaceful world."