How to meditate : a guide to self-discovery
(1999)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
158.12/LESHAN,L
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Boston : Little, Brown, 1999
EDITION
First Back Bay paperback edition
DESCRIPTION
226 pages ; 19 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0316880620, 9780316880626
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Why we meditate -- How a meditation feels -- The psychological effects of meditation -- The physiological effects of meditation -- The basic types of meditation -- Structured and unstructured meditations -- Mysticism, meditation, and the paranormal -- The "how" of meditation -- Alluring traps in meditation and mysticism -- Is a teacher necessary for meditation? : choosing your own meditational path -- The integration of psychotherapy and meditation : a set of guidelines for psychotherapists -- The social significance of meditation