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Christian and Buddhist traditions thus pinpointed similar obstacles for the practitioner who is pursuing contemplative practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Obstacles to Stillness, Shodhin Geiman provides a comparison of these Christian and Buddhist approaches to identifying, and overcoming, hindrances to religious contemplation. 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What emerges is a description of a noble life free of pretense and guile, which fearlessly and unshakably bears witness to the truth of our conditioned nature in the midst of human hardship--a life best described as standing alone in a world of wounds.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51045701517585,"sku":"NIN9781666714968","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52435463405841,"sku":"NLS9781666714968","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1666714968.jpg?v=1751089502"},{"product_id":"alone-in-a-world-of-wounds-book-shodhin-k-geiman-9781666714975","title":"Alone in a World of Wounds","description":"When Buddhism came to the West in the 1960s, many were eager to adapt it straightaway to the prevailing social and intellectual currents of its new home. 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