Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness

239 Pages·2009·0.844 MB·English

by  Arnie Kozak

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WildChickensandPettyTyrants

W ild C hickens
Petty Tyrants
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108 Metaphors for Mindfulness
Arnold Kozak
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TABLE of CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Reading This Book 4
METAPHORS FOR MIND 5
1.StorytellingMind 7
2.TheFour-FloorBuilding 9
3.CommentarialMind 13
4.DoggyMindandMonkeyMind 14
5.LionMind 16
6.FriendlyNeighborhoodSpiderMind 18
7.CarvingNatureattheJoints 20
8.“You’veGotMail!” 22
9.TheInnerMuteButton 23
10.FierceAttention 25
11.DifferentKindsofSnow 26
12.WakingUp 27
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