The Quiet Mind by John E. Coleman Summary
Overview of The Quiet Mind
From CIA agent to spiritual seeker, Coleman's "The Quiet Mind" reveals transformative meditation techniques praised by mindfulness leaders Jack Kornfield and Sylvia Boorstein. What ancient wisdom helped this intelligence operative find peace amid chaos - and could it transform your life too?
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著者の声を通じて本を感じる
知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
When a Spy Went Searching for Silence
What does a CIA agent do when the weight of secrets becomes unbearable? John E. Coleman didn't turn to therapy or take a sabbatical-he embarked on a decades-long quest across Asia to find what he called "the quiet mind." Working undercover in Southeast Asia during the Cold War, Coleman found himself surrounded by conflict not just in the external world of espionage, but within his own consciousness. The constant mental chatter, the endless analysis, the psychological pressure of his work-all of it drove him to ask a question that would change his life: Is there a state where the mind can be completely at peace while remaining sharp and purposeful? Think about your own mind right now. Even as you read these words, other thoughts are probably jostling for attention-what you need to do later, a conversation from yesterday, a worry about tomorrow. This constant mental noise isn't just annoying; it's exhausting. Coleman recognized that life itself is inherently conflictual. A seed must break through soil. A child must navigate the complex social world of school. Adults juggle competing demands from work, family, and their own needs. We're essentially in a constant state of negotiation with reality. Most of us cope with this relentless conflict through escape-binge-watching shows, scrolling social media, having a drink, planning our next vacation. But these are temporary Band-Aids that provide relief for an hour or a weekend before we're thrust back into the battlefield of daily existence. Coleman wanted something more fundamental: not an escape from life, but a way to engage with it from a place of inner stillness. His search led him to meditation masters, forest monasteries, and eventually to an experience so profound it transformed not just his understanding, but his entire way of being.
Beyond the Rational Mind: Encountering the Impossible
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U Ba Khin: The Master of Two Worlds
Krishnamurti: The Teacher Who Refused to Teach
The Breakthrough: When Suffering Becomes Peace
Carrying Silence into the World
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『The Quiet Mind』の核心的なアイデアを分かりやすいポイントに分解し、革新的なチームがどのように創造、協力、成長するかを理解します。
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『The Quiet Mind』を素早い記憶のヒントに凝縮し、率直さ、チームワーク、創造的な回復力の主要原則を強調します。
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