About the book
What is meditation? Why practice it? Which techniques are best? How do I do it? The answers to these often-asked questions are contained in this down-to-earth book, making it of enormous value for anyone who wishes to begin and maintain a meditation practice. Written by a Western Buddhist nun with solid experience in both the practice and teaching of meditation, How to Meditate contains a wealth of practical advice on a variety of authentic techniques, from what to do with our minds, to how to sit, to visualizations and other traditional practices. Best of all, Venerable Sangye Khadro’s approach is warm and encouraging.
With over thirty-five accessible and thorough chapters, the text covers these fundamental topics:
- Part 1: Mind and Meditation
- Part 2: Establishing a Meditation Practice
- Part 3: Meditations on the Mind
- Part 4: Analytical Meditations
- Part 5: Visualization Meditations
- Part 6: Prayers and Other Devotional practices
Read a sample and explore the full Table of Contents
Meditation is not spacing-out or running away. In fact, it is being totally honest with ourselves: taking a good look at what we are and working with that in order to become more positive and useful, to ourselves and others.
Translations
Available in Chinese (Traditional) , French, German, Portuguese Brazilian, and Spanish
Reviews
Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this book has jewels of wisdom and practical experience to inspire you. Kathleen McDonald comes from a long and trustworthy lineage of teachings. In “How to Meditate,” she shares the best of what she has received.
An excellent and engaging book for anyone interested in learning how to meditate.
This book is as beautifully simple and direct as its title.
Kathleen McDonald’s intelligent and carefully written book informs us… we can feel the meditative enthusiasm and experience of the author seeping through the words.