Inner Tranquility : A Guide to Seated Meditation - Softcover

Darren Main

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844095037 ISBN 13: 9781844095032

Publisher: Findhorn Press(Uk), 2010

Synopsis

Many books giving advice on how to meditate are written by monks and mystics and as such do not appeal to the average westerner who has never meditated before. 'Inner Tranquility' is written from a far more worldly perspective and in it the author shares his own personal experiences, and frustrations, of learning to meditate as part of a 12 step recovery program. He explains the importance of sitting correctly to meditate in a way that is both humorous and yet very clear and factual, having discovered whilst learning to meditate how un-natural it is for westerners to sit still for more than a few minutes! There are simple tips scattered throughout the book to help anyone new to meditation, for example: "No matter how many times you get distracted during your meditation, RETURN to the practice. Everyone gets distracted all the time. It is the nature of the ego mind to get distracted. The practice of meditation involves realizing you have been distracted and then returning to the practice without judgement. It serves no purpose to beat yourself up for becoming distracted."

About this title

About the Author

Darren Main is a yoga and meditation instructor and a regular columnist for PlanetOut. He is the author of The Findhorn Book of Meditation, Spiritual Journeys Along the Yellow Brick Road, and Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic

Edition details

• Publisher: Findhorn Press(Uk)
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844095037
• ISBN 13: 9781844095032
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160