philosophy / buddhist

"Highlights how mindfulness can be an effective tool in the classroom. Each chapter begins with a personal narrative concerning a challenge Srinivasan faced during the school day and how a specific mindfulness practice helped. The author shares what research says about the effects of mindfulness practice on academic, social, and emotional learning ... [and] introduces the complete curriculum teachers can use to incorporate mindfulness into their classroom, replete with lesson plans, PowerPoint diagrams, handouts, and homework assignments"--Provided by publisher.

"...Offering tips, techniques, and practices from mindfulness meditation--coupled with stories from the author's life as a teacher--"Buddha's Book of Meditation" guides you to a life teeming with the benefits of regular meditation practice"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how Western ideas of the Buddha have come to misrepresent his teachings and the traditional goals of Buddhist practice.