The Experience of Meditation: Experts Introduce the Major Traditions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155778857X ISBN 13: 9781557788573

Publisher: Paragon House, 2006

Synopsis

A fulfilled life and happiness is more than physical comfort or buying new things. It involves awareness and development of our inner being and consciousness. The major meditation traditions of the world, each
in their own way, aim at the creation of an inner peace and happiness which provides a solid foundation for action and compassion in the world. This book describes the techniques and experience of the major
meditation traditions impacting the West in the words of highly respected practioners of each tradition. Taken together, they constitute a solid overview of meditation and how the major traditions are similar or different from one another.

About this title

About the Author

Jonathan Shear was a Fulbright Scholar in philosophy of science at the London School of Economics, and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley where he received his doctorate. He has enjoyed daily practice of Eastern procedures such as Zen, TM, taiji ("t'ai chi") and qigong for more than forty years, and is an internationally known expert on meditation experiences, publishing and lecturing in India and China as well as the West. For the past nineteen years he has taught philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was also a founding editor of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, is an experienced meditation instructor, and a formal disciple in one of China's major taiji systems.

From the Back Cover

"This is a superb collection not only for beginners who would like an exquisite introduction to meditation, but also for advanced practitioners who would like to refine their own understanding of this most precious gift of the great saints and sages of our human family. And if you have not yet started a meditation practice take up this great experiment in depth, and I promise you, your life will never be the same again." Ken Wilber, author A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science, and Spirituality

"For years, I have been seeking a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the world's major meditation practices that I can recommend to students. Now I have one." Peter Russell, author, From Science to God et al

Edition details

• Publisher: Paragon House
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155778857X
• ISBN 13: 9781557788573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Jonathan Shear