The Experience of Meditation
Experts Introduce the Major Traditions
Jonathan Shear
9781557788573
350 pages
Paragon House
Overview
A fulfilled life and happiness is more than physical comfort or buyingnew things. It involves awareness and development of our inner beingand consciousness. The major meditation traditions of the world, eachin their own way, aim at the creation of an inner peace and happinesswhich provides a solid foundation for action and compassion in theworld. This book describes the techniques and experience of the majormeditation traditions impacting the West in the words of highlyrespected practioners of each tradition. Taken together, theyconstitute a solid overview of meditation and how the major traditionsare similar or different from one another.
