Can anyone recommend a good book on meditation?

Question

I'm looking for something that a novice with a hectic schedule can practice.

Answer 1

The best book I have read is 'The Art of Living'

Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N.Goenka, written by William Hart.
It's not in wide circulation, but is readilky available in Thailand and Burma.

I have used this, and other concepts to form my own meditation, and have written a little about it.
Here is an extract for novices.

Sit in a comfortable position, with a straight spine, and the eyes either closed, or out of focus.

This is a good one to teach our mind to concentrate, called the twenty-four second meditation. It involves picturing numbers made up of dots as shown on large digital displays. We commence by picturing the digits 24. When we can clearly visualise each dot which makes each of the two digits two and four, then we move to 23, and 22. The concentration on the dots helps to eliminate other thoughts from the mind, and with a little practice over a few days, we are able to move from 24 down through all the digits to 0. If another thought enters our mind during this process, then we must start again. This is why it takes a few days before we are able to succeed Once we can succeed then we are achieving an alpha state of mind, which is relaxed, and free of the linear thought process. This is the state of mind required for deep meditation, which we discuss later.

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Answer 2

Try this site,

http://www.bswa.org/modules/icontent/

They have a free book named 'The Basic Method of Meditation'. Get a print out of it. The explanations are very simple and practicable.

You can get some guidance from

1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm/
2. http://www.meditationexpert.com/

Answer 3

MacRibbit,
Seriously, the Book of Psalms.

Answer 4

From one of the most respected teachers of meditation in our age. This book will give you the perfect basis to build your future readings on, and also it gives you the most simple and effective way to practice meditation.

``Empowering your soul through meditation`` by Rajinder Singh
(Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj)

I loved it.

You can order it from Amazon.

Answer 5

Psalms

Answer 6

Open the bible. Try "meditating" on the Psalms. I guarantee it will refresh you....you can read one each morning, and think about what it said during the course of your day.

Proverbs too....much wisdom there.

Answer 7

I definitely have in no way examine a e book on meditation, yet whilst i bypass into my prayers i'm able to on occasion discover myself waking up from sleep before i knew i even became. the suited areas of meditation have come to me from listening to music that's mellow and praiseworthy. maranatha compliment has finished that to me maximum usually. I definitely have long previous into trances and watched air of secrecy colours drift around me and then see a vibrant mild like headlights coming at me or a vibrant flashlight. waking up from such trances i discover myself in the dark with my blanket protecting my face and darkblankets protecting the window. and the door close. thats what meditation and prayer and trances have finished to me. i ought to describe that on an identical time as the vibrant mild became engulfing me i ought to swear i became in sunlight hours. yet beginning my eyes practice darkness.

Answer 8

THE EVERYTHING MEDITATION BOOK
by Rosemary Clark
Learn to relax, eliminate stress, and bring inner peace into your life. That's a phrase on the cover. $14.95 in the US.

Answer 9

Meditate on the Psalms in the Bible... they will do you more good than anything else..

Answer 10

The Bible... Try Psalms and Proverbs