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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
I have wanted to start meditating to help with my depression. The other books I have read on the subject were confusing or hard to understand. Most were doing it through religion. This book enables the reader to keep his or her faith and helps to intergrate that into the meditation practice. It is very easy to read and understand. I was able to start meditating right away. I am pleased with the results so far. I now meditate regularly. I loved this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book a couple of years ago then, for some reason, barely got past Chapter One. This time around, prompted by a tv programme (Prof. Kathy Sykes's interesting series on alternative therapies) I picked it up straight afterwards.
If you're not into religion then you can skip Part Two completely (but don't miss the amusing cartoons and interesting sidebars :o) .
I thought this book was excellent: it seems to follow the 'middle path' which it recommends seeking. Of course, I speak as a complete beginner, and don't know a soul who confesses to meditating. But after 10 days, I do feel a little lighter in spirit!
If you're not into religion then you can skip Part Two completely (but don't miss the amusing cartoons and interesting sidebars :o) .
I thought this book was excellent: it seems to follow the 'middle path' which it recommends seeking. Of course, I speak as a complete beginner, and don't know a soul who confesses to meditating. But after 10 days, I do feel a little lighter in spirit!
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62 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Few things made a difference in my life.
6 May 1999
Format:Paperback
One of them is meditation. When I tried it a few years ago, it was clear my life improved in many different ways. Wanting to try it once more and to adopt it as part of my life, I was looking for a book as free of esoterism, cults, new-age fads and the like as possible. Although this is somewhat a new-age book, it fulfilled my basic expectations. It presents an (although not detailed, this is an introduction book) overview of various kinds of meditations (western, eastern, modern, traditional). It is a practice-oriented book, after each topic you'll find a simple or simplified exercise. Lots of quotations, not the usual "after the night the sun rises," but well chosen paragraphs that illustrate the topics being explained. No guru is in charge here, you don't have to follow rules and you are free to choose the meditation that best suits you. The language is plain and the layout makes it quite comfortable to read. I almost quit reading it when the author talked about the doubts that may arise about the practice of meditation in a very critical way, like we were supposed to believe (=have faith) in his words. He must have forgotten that later on, he quotes a great master saying that doubts are important and should not be disregarded in the learning process. Other than that, I feel safer now to choose what kind of meditation I want to study and practice, no longer lost in a jungle of buzzwords.
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
The Best Meditation Guide EVER.
21 April 1999
Format:Audio Cassette
I have wanted to start meditating to help with my depression. The other books I have read on the subject were confusing or hard to understand. Most were doing it through religion. This book enables the reader to keep his or her faith and helps to intergrate that into the meditation practice. It is very easy to read and understand. I was able to start meditating right away. I am pleased with the results so far. I now meditate regularly. I loved this book.
54 of 61 people found the following review helpful
my 3rd book on meditation
12 Sep 1999
Format:Paperback
i had to muddle through 2 other books before finding this one. it answers all the questions i had, like "what if i get an itch? can i scratch it?" and "i just had an insight. can i stop and write it down?" the meditation exercises given actually work! to be honest, i'm not through reading this book, and i may never be. when i finish reading it cover to cover, i intend to consult it regularly.
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