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Explore the transformative power of Buddhist philosophy with Dr. Douglas Gentile, renowned psychologist, celebrated professor, and Zen Buddhist monk.

Get science-based answers to your most pressing questions about your kids and the media in this pioneering audio series. Douglas A. Gentile - a parent, preeminent child psychologist, and award-winning professor - teaches you practical strategies for wiser media habits. How do children learn? What common mistakes do parents make about children’s media, and what steps can you take to avoid them? Which video games are beneficial, and which are harmful? How can you protect my child from cyberbullying? Why do advertisements shape our values and desires?

Stripping away the hype, this book describes how, when, and why media violence can influence children of different ages, giving parents and teachers the power to maximize the media's benefits and minimize its harm.

When someone brings up the subject of violent video games, it's usually for one of two reasons: first, to insist that media violence is turning our kids into killers; second, to deny that the media has any effects on us and to call anyone who says otherwise a moral crusader. Like most complex issues, the effects of media violence aren't so black-and-white. This book cuts through the rhetoric and grandstanding to directly answer the questions that parents, gamers, and researchers have.

Are you curious about meditation but feel like you don’t have time to practice it? Have you tried meditating once or twice but worried that you weren’t “doing it right”? The good news is that anyone can reap the rewards of meditation in as little as five minutes per day, and there’s no wrong way to do it. In this audio course, award-winning psychology professor and Zen monk Douglas Cheolsoeng Gentile helps you “learn by doing,” guiding you in meditation practices designed to make you happier and wiser.

Many people are interested in mindfulness as a support for happiness, but this usually focuses on sitting meditation. You can’t always drop to the ground and sit, especially when things get difficult. There are other techniques you can easily use in the middle of the messy times. This book describes the hwadu critical phrase technique, providing nine useful hwadu slogans. These powerful techniques can be used by anyone, whether they know anything about Buddhism or not.