Books on meditation

[GilesC]

On Topic again.

The book I'm reading at the minute is very good and it does relate to meditation even though the title is a little obscure in that respect...

"The Miracle of Mindfulness" by That Nich Hanh

[Bhavya]

Mooji's new book, Breath of the Absolute is wonderful!

[chris-da-fur]

Originally Posted by Bhavya

Mooji's new book, Breath of the Absolute is wonderful!

Where did you get it? I have been looking forward to it for awhile now!

[Grey]

Originally Posted by Bhavya

Mooji's new book, Breath of the Absolute is wonderful!

what is it about?

[Bhavya]

Hi Chris
I ordered it from the website (UK) Mooji.org - Online Store
but I've heard it'll soon be available from Amazon. I am finding this book even better than Before I am, his first.

Grey, this is in the tradition of Ramana Maharshi and Papaji where we inquire within with the question "Who Am I?" until we reach our essential Self beyond mind and body.

Mooji has plenty of teachings on utube at YouTube - Moojiji's Channel
You can check him out and see if this appeals to you. He also gives satsang in London.

Personally I can say these teachings have changed my life. They are remarkable in their simplicity and depth.

[Ta-tsu-wa]

One of my favorites is by Ajahn Brahm, a Buddhist monk now living in Australia, called "Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook". It contains perhaps the most concise information related to the Buddhist experience of jhanas to be found anywhere in writing. Jhanas are a particularly deep state of awareness and highly focused state of state of mind that retains a very fluidic nature despite the mind's tight focus. Jhanas are one of those things that language just doesn't have the tools to express as they really are, yet somehow Ajahn Brahm finds a way to come as close as anyone ever has.

[Griffin]

I Am That, by Nisargadatta Maharaj. Although not so much a book on meditation as such, its a collection of discourses between a master of vedanta (non-dualism) and various earnest seekers. His words are powerful pointers for anyone seeking truth/unity/whatever. Truly majestic. I think teachings such as his combined with technology such as lifeflow will change the world we live in eventually. I sincerely hope so anyway, fingers crossed.

[Nelson11]

If you want to know the realm of buddhahood, you must make your mind as clear as empty space. Leave false thinking and all grasping far behind, causing your mind to be unobstructed wherever it may turn. The realm of buddhahood is not some external world where there is a formal "Buddha." It's the realm of the wisdom of a self-awakened sage.
- Zen Master Ta-hui (1088-1163)

There is a reality even prior to heaven and earth; indeed, it has no form, much less a name. Eyes fail to see it; it has no voice for ears to detect. To call it Mind or Buddha violates its nature, for it then becomes like a visionary flower in the air. It is not Mind, nor Buddha; absolutely quiet, and yet illuminating in a mysterious way, it allows itself to be perceived only by the clear-eyed. It is Dharma truly beyond form and sound; it is Tao having nothing to do with words.