The Wisdom of the Breath: Three Guided Meditations

(Sounds True, Oct. 2009)

Wisdom of the Breath

In The Wisdom of the Breath, Buddhist teacher and Scottish native Bodhipaksa formerly known as Graeme Stephen leads listeners on a journey that uses breath as a gateway to accessing the inherent wisdom each of us holds deep within our being. Following an introduction about the practice, and a thoughtful discussion about our perception of reality, Bodhipaksa directs three guided, breath-centered meditations: Meditation on interconnectedness, meditation on being fully in the moment, and meditation on impermanence. Within this context, specifics include how to embrace life and its impermanence with joy, how breath is a metaphor for life itself, and how to release previously held convictions about the nature of the past and future. Bodhipaksa, a member of the Western Buddhist Order, also directs Wildmind, an online meditation center. The Wisdom of the Breath is suitable for both beginners and veterans of meditation practice.

Debra Bokur