Set against the backdrop of Siddhartha's journey to becoming the Buddha, Meditation in Action conveys Trungpa Rinpoche's insightful teachings on mindfulness, self-examination, and the pursuit of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I must confess I had to edit my initial review on this book, so here is the reason why: When I purchased this book, I did it because a meditation teacher recommended it to me because he felt it would help me to understand the correct approach and attitudes towards meditation practice. As a westerner, I believed that I was going to buy an instruction manual, step-by-step ingredients and mixing and cooking instructions on how-to-meditate almost as if it were a recipe book. As I read on, at first I could not understand most of its teachings, since (according to my expectations) the book had little or nothing to do with meditation. Nowadays, I find these teachings inspirational, since they relate to the overall loving attitude that naturally arises towards meditation practice.
Meditation Makes Sense
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This books clearly and simply describes the process of meditation. It explains many of my experiences. I have found this book to be very helpful and inspirational.
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