The Mind Illuminated
A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

I've been meditating for twenty years, not making all that much progress and never quite sure what it was I was getting wrong. This is the book I wish I'd had twenty years ago. I finally *got* it - what meditation is, what it isn't, what I was doing right, what I was doing wrong, all of it. The author......more

What I've wanted to know but didn't know how to articulate about meditation.......more

I've only read about half of this book so far, but I'm going to go ahead and give it five stars since it changed my life. If you're interested in making meditation a serious part of your life, you want to learn things from books, and you want a non-religious approach, this book is far and away the b......more

This is the best mediation manual I've read, and I've been through a lot. It gives a nod to tradition but also dives deep into the psychological transformation that happens during meditation and explains the phenomenon that you will experience. it also gives very detailed and explicit instructions f......more

The clearest explanation I've seen about what meditation is, how to start, and how to improve. Effective in getting me to actually do it. Recommended if textbooks work well for you.......more