Radiant Mindfulness

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TopicNew Age / Esoterics

AuthorWill Johnson

PublisherInner Traditions

How to Reach the Awakened State beyond the Mind 

Drawing on the Buddha’s teachings, Will Johnson provides a daily practice that moves beyond the static consciousness of mindfulness to a natural, spontaneous state of embodied aware- ness. Acknowledging the foundational importance and structural limitations of mindfulness practice, he explores the often over- looked culminating instruction of the Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta to breathe through the whole body.

Through reflections and meditations, or what he calls somatic koans, Johnson shows you how to alter your physiology to change consciousness. He explains how to move through levels of con- scious awareness, from the passive observation of the breath and the reality of this present moment to radiant mindfulness—an awakening of the body, liberation of breath, and opening up to vision and sound. In this state, the “I” disappears but awareness becomes heightened and unfiltered, allowing a direct experience of unity with the world and within oneself. This book offers ways to spontaneously achieve the enlight- ened state beyond the mind that the Buddha taught as the true goal of meditation. The simple yet profound practice of radiant mindfulness can transform everyday life into a path of spiritual awakening.