Books on meditation

Hi there!

What are the books on meditation or emotional growth that "made difference" for you and why so?

For me:

1. The Presence Process by Michael Brown

2. True Meditation by Adyashanti

3. The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin

4. Emotional Clearing by John Ruskan

 

Paul Wilson - the Quiet amazing meditation stripped from all religion and a good guide to enlightenment

 

Thanks for the tips guys! Sadly i have none to share... all the books i´ve been reading are about reality and enlightement.

Hm i just wonder... my english teacher told me that theres only an "ing" when its happening now... so it should be "all the books i´ve read are about..."

 

off topic, but just for Pan.

"I have been reading" and "I have read" are equally acceptable. The "been" puts the "ing" in the past, so the tense is correct in that respect.

Edit:
Actually there is a slight difference in implicaation with each statement.
"I have been reading" could imply that the book is still being read.
"I have read" indicates that the book has been completed.

Hugs

Giles

 

Thanks for the info Giles

 

should that not read "off topic-ing"?

 

I thought we´re way of topic, but now we´re way way of topic

 

To pick or Not to pick......That is the.......anyway.....

One of the best secular meditation books i have ever read was Teach Yourself to Meditate by Eric Harrison. Brilliant in its simplicity and clarity. Highly recommended no matter how long you have been sitting or lying.

 

Another one

I've been enjoying The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield. Although not just about meditation, there are lots of meditations inside. It's interwoven with countless stories taken from Kornfield's years of teaching which illustrate how to deal with issues that can arise when we meditate. A good read and very informative for Buddhists and non Buddhists.
(And no, I'm not being paid to promote the book!! )

 

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

 

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!

 

what is it about?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.