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Summary: Guided Meditations by Bodhipaksa
Review: As a busy working mum, my windows for meditation are prescious & few. I keep this CD with me and grab moments for meditation while waiting at sports practises, in gaps at work, and before everyone gets up in the morning. It makes such a wonderful difference to my life, and that of my family. The meditations are not too short,not too long, and Bodhipaksa's voice is wonderfully soothing.I thoroughly recommend this CD.
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Summary: Children Meditate Too
Review: Bodhipaksa has taken the mystery out of the simple, ancient practice of breathing and meditating. I finally know how to breathe the way I was born to breathe. This CD has made such a healthy impact on my life that I decided to introduce my children to breathing and meditation with the help of children's meditation audio book/ CD "Indigo Dreams". Unlike the Bodhipaksa's CD, "Indigo Dreams" is accompanied by music to further enhance my children's experience. I look forward to the day my children graduate to
Guided Meditations: For Developing Calmness, Awareness, and Love. I am thankful that I and my family are on this path
together. Both of these CD's are indispensable.
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Summary: Wonderful Meditations
Review: Bodhipaksa has the most gentle voice to lead you into meditation. He is calm personified. These guided meditations will help you find the quiet you seek and leave with the peace you desire. You will come back to this CD time again.
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Summary: Clear and Straightforward
Review: Bodhipaksa presents foundational meditations in a clear, straighforward, and unhurried manner. I have used this CD many times and will continue to revisit these guided meditations to refresh my own practice. Having witnessed Bodhipaksa teaching meditation both in person and through this medium I do not hesitate to state that this is the real thing. There are no gimmicks here. He presents material that has worked for centuries and does so as clearly as I have found in my 12 years of meditation. The guided meditations contained on this CD may seem simple. They are, that is part of their beauty and effectiveness, but one must practice them. Practice, stick with it, be patient, practice some more, and gradually calmness, awareness, and love will arise within and spread.
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Summary: Clear and Straightforward
Review: Bodhipaksa presents foundational meditations in a clear, straighforward, and unhurried manner. I have used this CD many times and will continue to revisit these guided meditations to refresh my own practice. Having witnessed Bodhipaksa teaching meditation both in person and through this medium I do not hesitate to state that this is the real thing. There are no gimmicks here. He presents material that has worked for centuries and does so as clearly as I have found in my 12 years of meditation. The guided meditations contained on this CD may seem simple. They are, that is part of their beauty and effectiveness, but one must practice them. Practice, stick with it, be patient, practice some more, and gradually calmness, awareness, and love will arise within and spread.
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Summary: guided meditations
Review: Excellent. Although a little disapponited when i first heard no music, the authors calm voice makes up for it. The cd is arranged perfectly not to much or to little speaking. The whole cd is great, but the first track would be worth it alone. It is one of the best relaxation cd's i have heard.
ben
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Summary: Addictive awareness, calmness, sharpness, and everything
Review: I am surprised that someone in the review said s/he falls asleep while listening to this CD, as I cannot fall asleep even if I try to sleep listening to any of the three sessions contained in this CD. The first two meditations (focusing on breathing and cultivating empathy) actually make me so aware of both my inner-self and outer-world in a fantastically soothing way that I feel always more awake and often even more energetic after each session. I became kind of addicted and looking forward to listening to the first breathing meditation session each morning after waking up!! Really amazing, I used to hate to wake up. As others have already mentioned, Bodhipaksa has a wonderful calm voice and a beautiful (sophisticated) Scotsman's accent which is VERY CLEAR even to a person like me whose mother tongue is not English.Every time I commute to my office walking for 20 minutes, I listen to the third session ("walking meditation") recorded to my MP3 player. The meditation is just 20 minutes long and it nicely fits my commuting distance. It really makes me easy to work in my office, because I definitely think I can focus on my works more easily and also I can cope much better with some not-so-nice colleagues of mine. I feel sharper and I am not feeling stressed so much any more in my office, thanks to the 'not clinging to anything but just notice' attitude which I can now enjoy because of these session. This CD is genuinely incredible. It's the best thing since sliced bread!! NO hypnotic audio records or how-to-meditate books (yes, I got loads of this kind of things) gave me such a brilliant result. Its clear recording quality and there not being any Muzak also help. I have been using this CD for just 5 weeks, which is also amazing as I am a person who tends to get very easily bored!!
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Summary: The best gift you can give yourself.
Review: I bought this CD as a gift for myself. I had never meditated before. Could I do it? Would it be worth my time? After the first few minutes of listening, that nervousness went away. Bodhipaksa's voice is very easy on the ears and leads you carefully through the three meditations. His tone is welcoming, respectful and reassuring, and there's no secret vocabulary you have to know. Just push play and you're on your way! I was learning to meditate! It was exciting! And it still is. I meditate every day and take the CD with me when I travel. Each meditation is a lovely 1/2 hour respite from daily stresses. It is very enjoyable and relaxing. Bodhipaksa provides the right balance between guidance and silence so that the experience is yours. I don't even notice that time has gone by. And what you learn and do spills over into the rest of your day. For example: in the Mindfulness of Breathing, you are taught methods to focus on your breathing to relax. I find myself focusing the same way while waiting endlessly in a doctor's office or when falling asleep is difficult. I am more calm. The other practices work just as effectively. It delivers what it the title promises: calmness, love and awareness. The best gift you can give yourself.
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Summary: Disappointed and misguided
Review: I bought this CD based on the below review,what a mistake. This CD is worse than a meditation 101 class. Very elementary approach, repetitive, and boring. Highly recommend taking a pass on this one.
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Summary: The Best Meditation CD
Review: I cannot say enough about this meditation CD. Bodhipaksa has the most soothing voice. I have listened to the Development of Lovingkindness meditation many times and each time I get more out of it. I bought this CD to help me deal with anxiety and panic attacks and it really works. I settle into a comfortable chair and let his voice drop over me and the worries and fears seam to fade away. He guides me to remember that that I can also have a more gentle inner voice that is not filled with anxiety. Highly Recommended!
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