- Hardcover: 88 pages
- Publisher: Sounds True Inc.,U.S.; Har/Com edition (30 April 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1591791480
- ISBN-13: 978-1591791485
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 17 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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" 'Jack Kornfield is a remarkable and thoughtful teacher' A Path with Heart - 'It's encouraging to find Westerners who've sufficiently assimilated the traditions of the East to be able to share them with others as Jack is doing'"
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Drawing on his many years as a skilful and inspiring meditation teacher, Jack Kornfield guides you through six essential practices that you can return to again and again to establish a transformative daily meditation practice
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MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS offers the central training and teachings found in the best Buddhist monasteries translated for western society. Read the first page
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is my favourite of all the meditation audio I've heard. The production of the accompanying book is very good and on the cd Jack's voice is welcoming, friendly and conducive to helping you feel unthreatened and relaxed.
The occasional low sounds from other class members do not distract but actually give you the impression you are in a real meditation class. In particular - as a beginner I like the fact that these meditations are quite short - they don't overwhelm you or make you feel like a failure if you can't complete one - because you *can* easily complete one.
I found it an excellent beginners tool and will definitely use more of Jack Kornfields meditation aids.
The occasional low sounds from other class members do not distract but actually give you the impression you are in a real meditation class. In particular - as a beginner I like the fact that these meditations are quite short - they don't overwhelm you or make you feel like a failure if you can't complete one - because you *can* easily complete one.
I found it an excellent beginners tool and will definitely use more of Jack Kornfields meditation aids.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had been doing Shamatha meditation for about 9 months and wanted to learn a little about Vipassana meditation. I bought a number of books and also the expensive "Insight Meditation Kit" by Sharon Salzberg & Joseph Goldstein. But I have to say this book & CD by Jack Kornfield is the very best of them all for me. It is simple, straight-forward and gets you doing Insight meditation quickly. The Insight Kit I mentioned above I found confusing and complicated and, at times, contradictory. It would ask you not to hurl a lot of questions at what you were experiencing. Then in the next sentence it would say things like "How does this experience make you feel? What colour is it? Does it get smaller or bigger as you stay with it?" etc etc But this excellent little book and CD combo is cheaper and in my opinion better, especially if you are, like me, a beginer. I didn't like the CD in the Insight Kit and didn't use it at all after my first attempts. But Jack Kornfield's CD here is very user friendly and together with the book will have you practising Insight Meditation in no time at all. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The book pretty much explains in simplistic terms what the accompanying CD delivers. At first i had to get use to the man's voice as its not that masculine, but once i over came that and got use to it, (because voices are important to guided meditation personally i cannot stand Paul Mckenna) I found this to be one of the best books/Cd's on meditation, its simple and it delivers, even if you just listen to the CD. I use it before i go to bed, i haven't listened to tracks 5 and 6, but i find 1-4 very useful in the art of quieting the mind which really does help with pain, emotions, obsessive thoughts (which usually occur before going a bed, you know when you want to sleep and your mind decides to switch itself on!). In conclusion, its simplistic, ideal to fit into your schedule as the meditations stem anywhere from 8 to 14 minutes all of which seem to fly by, but deliver because they leave you feeling very relaxed with a calm state of mind. I recommend journalling and to do lists for the next day before you go to bed too as a way to help empty the mind.
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my purchase of Meditation for Beginners
The book was on sale at a good price and was received fairly promptly.
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Published 14 months ago by jimbo
Great even if you are not a beginner!
This is a clear concise book! It has good insight without being overwhelming! It is to the point and has easy to manage chapters to allow you to work through the book and the... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Yogini
Enlightening
This book was exactly what I was looking for. A simple and clear approach to Transcendental meditation. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Tao333
Love...!!!
Without unearthly promises, this book gives insight into what meditation is, and what it can do for us. It explains basic techniques and it is easy to read and understand. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2009 by J. S. Jurczyszyn
Meditation
For a beginner like me, this was great. Easy to follow and short 10 minute meditations that fit well with my busy life!
Published on 29 Aug 2009 by Review AE
A GREAT WAY TO START
I bought this a while ago and have just started using it again, for myself this is a great way to learn meditation as it starts from the very begining ie breating teqniques. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2007 by Angel 14 "Soton"
Meditation for Beginners
USELESS - please do not waste your money on this book and cd - there are so many out there that are good and deliver - this does not - to say that I was disappointed is an... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Eliza DoLittle
Kwan Yin Society highly recommends these tapes...
Jack Kornfield is perhaps the most gifted meditation teacher in the West. His humor, compassion, clarity and insight make this tape series a life-long treasure. Read more
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