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Today's would-be student of meditation is confronted with such a wealth of available traditions from which to learn - Buddhist Hindu Christian Jewish Sufi - that it can make the prospect intimidating. Where should I start? Which one should I try? COME AND SIT is the perfect companion. Meditator and journalist Marcia Nelson takes the reader on visits to meditation centres of seven different traditions representing the options that can be found in many cities. She shows what a typical visit to each is like and talks to the people who go there to discover how they got started why they keep going and what benefits they are deriving from the practice. From Christian centring prayer to Islamic dhiker (chanting the names of God) to Zen Buddhist zazen (formal silent meditation) this book demystifies both the practices and the places people go to do them. Includes a glossary of terms a list of further resources for in-depth exploration of each tradition and a directory of centres.

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This nonsectarian guide to meditation can help us understand the common ground of contemplative practice, and practice it according to our own belief system. Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within An excellent book for those who have curiosity about meditation, or those who want to learn to meditate but don't know where to begin. Father Kevin Hunt, Trappist monk and Zen teacher Mystical spirituality requires some sort of contemplative method of prayer or meditation, and these methods become the way to break through to the other side, to part the veil in order to see where everything comes from, and to where it will all return. They are ways to deepen our knowledge of reality, others, God, and ourselves. from the Foreword by Wayne Teasdale A fascinating walk-through of the world's major meditation practices, written in a lively, accessible style. Nan Fink Gefen, author of Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction and Guidance for Learning an Ancient Spiritual Practice, and co-director of Chochmat HaLev, a center of Jewish meditation This engagingly written and wise philosophical answer to how and why people meditate is a pleasure to read. Sylvia Boorstein, author of That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist

This nonsectarian guide to meditation can help us understand the common ground of contemplative practice, and practice it according to our own belief system. Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within An excellent book for those who have curiosity about meditation, or those who want to learn to meditate but don't know where to begin. Father Kevin Hunt, Trappist monk and Zen teacher Mystical spirituality requires some sort of contemplative method of prayer or meditation, and these methods become the way to break through to the other side, to part the veil in order to see where everything comes from, and to where it will all return. They are ways to deepen our knowledge of reality, others, God, and ourselves. from the Foreword by Wayne Teasdale A fascinating walk-through of the world's major meditation practices, written in a lively, accessible style. Nan Fink Gefen, author of Discovering Jewish Meditation: Instruction and Guidance for Learning an Ancient Spiritual Practice, and co-director of Chochmat HaLev, a center of Jewish meditation This engagingly written and wise philosophical answer to how and why people meditate is a pleasure to read. Sylvia Boorstein, author of That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist

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