Being Nature

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New Age / Esoterics

Spirituality

Wes "Scoop" Nisker

Inner Traditions

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224 pages
6 x 9

 

A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness

How to tune in to our own biology in pursuit of spiritual awakening

  • Provides a practical program, complete with enjoyable, even playful meditations, for realizing greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness
  • Shows how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology express in scientific terms the same insights the Buddha discovered more than 2,500 years ago
  • Reveals the origins of attachments, desires, emotions, and thoughts in our own bodiesAs Wes “Scoop” Nisker reveals, the way to enlightenment lies within our very biology. Taking us on an evolutionary journey to find the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts in our own bodies, he shows not only how cutting-edge science is proving the tenets of the Buddha but also how we can interpret the traditional practices of Buddhism through this scientific lens for more personal freedom and peace of mind.

    Using the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, a traditional Buddhist meditation series, as a framework, Nisker offers a witty and insightful narrative along with practical meditations and exercises, to train the mind to overcome painful conditioning and gain greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness. He shows how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology express in scientific terms the same insights the Buddha discovered more than 2,500 years ago, such as the impermanence of the body, where thoughts come from, and how the body communicates within itself. Exploring the origins of attachment, desire, emotion, thought, and consciousness, as well as the essential role of biology in spiritual evolution, he demonstrates how we’re not separate from nature or the evolving universe.

    Presenting new ways to harness the power of mindfulness to transform our understanding of ourselves and the world, Nisker teaches us how to put our understanding of evolution in the service of spiritual awakening.

Wes "Scoop" Nisker

For nearly 40 years, Mr. Nisker has worked in radio, first as a news anchor and more recently as a commentator, during his career winning the Billboard Magazine, Columbia School of Journalism, and San Francisco Media Alliance awards for excellence in FM radio programming. Mr. Nisker has studied Buddhist meditation for over three decades with teachers in Asia and America, and for the past 15 years has been leading his own retreats and workshops in Buddhist insight meditation and philosophy at venues internationally. He is an affiliate teacher at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California, and does regular workshops at Esalen Institute and other venues. For the past year and a half Mr. Nisker has been performing his monologue to critical acclaim in venues around the country. A DVD and CD of his shows are available from his website wesnisker.com. Mr. Nisker's teaching and performance schedule is also listed on his website.
Agence Schweiger

Agence Schweiger