How to Meditate - Softcover

Leshan-lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553228021 ISBN 13: 9780553228021

Publisher: Bantam Books, 1982

Synopsis

No matter how great the demands on your time, here are specific, effective, life-enriching exercises to gain the confidence and clarity to achieve your life's most important goals! Not just another relaxation meditation tape, How to Meditate is a practical, realistic guide to, and exploration of, four different techniques of meditation. Breath Counting: an Eastern method of mental discipline to overcome the resistance of the mind.; Contemplation: silently experience objects with your eyes, in the same way you use your ears to get inside a piece of music.; Insight or "Bubble": a way of meditating on your own stream of consciousness; Mantra: a tuning and training method based on the repetition of a single phrase.

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Review

"This is one of the most sensible books on the subject...LeShan's wide experience and sound scholarship are evident in each helpful chapter." --"Library Journal " "This very effective package is highly recommended for beginners as well as professionals and care providers who are often asked about meditation, and who want to be prepared to discuss it knowledgeably." --"Mind-Body Wellness" magazine "LeShan provides an excellent introduction to meditation." --"Body, Mind & Spirit Magazine"

From the Back Cover

In ' How to Meditate' Dr LeShan explains simply and clearly why we should meditate, and what meditation does physically and psychologically. Drawing on the meditational practices of Zen, Sufism, Yoga and Jewish and Christian mysticism, he describes various exercises and programs, ranging from breath counting and simple mantras to group movement and sensory awareness. There is also a description of the use of meditation in psychotherapy and the implications of its affect on the brain and for society as a whole.

Through the use of meditation, Leshan shows it is possible to achieve a focusing of our energies and increased concentration and confidence that can increase our ability to cope with the pressure of our ordinary lives and ultimately lead to a higher peace.

'A classic book on the why and hows of meditation.'
TURNING POINT

'This book will appeal to those who wish to meditate but require common-sense advice on the many methods available.'
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE NEWSLETTER

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553228021
• ISBN 13: 9780553228021
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback