Art of Meditation

Very helpful meditation guide and education for beginners like me. Highly recommended for the benefit all people seeking a calmer mind and happier life.

One of the best books about meditation and happiness. Writen in simple and easy understanding language, even for me, with poor english language.

A very good source of inspiration. I enjoyed reading this book because of its good structure and its balance between explaining the benefits of meditation without overselling that message. Contrary to what is often seen in this kind of books, the author delivers his key messages clearly without blurring them with words and concepts that can sometimes be difficult to related to and understand for people not familiar with the cultures where spirituality is practised more intensively that in the West. The book delivers what is says it intends to, namely to introduce the reader to the art of meditation. To demystify the whole concept of meditation, the author provides persuasive scientific evidence of the positive processes taking place in the brain during and after meditation. The world would be a better place and would have happier populations if we all learned to meditate and cultivated the ultimate purpose of meditation, which are: peace of mind and altruistic love. Be inspired!

Very simple to read, easy to practise and a great book that clearly explains why we as humans need to meditate

So far enjoying the read. It was exactly what I was looking for.

I bought this book because I was considering meditation as a daily exercise for all the reasons anyone might. This book did little to either enlighten or enthuse. The author spoke in vagaries that went on and on, never giving either specific steps to take or specific objectives to the exercise of meditation. He never seriously addressed WHAT MEDITATION IS much less how to use it in one's daily life. Yes, he repeatedly indicated the importance of the process. I got that. But HOW to reach the state of tranquility, relaxation, focus and all the rest of it was never clear. In his defense, he pointed out that one must work with a teacher of some sort if one wishes to achieve the desired state. Reasonable enough, except that I never got WHAT the desired state was supposed to be like. In the end I felt that he had written this for someone else, as indeed he may well have. It was useless to me.

I read little bits of this book early in the morning and experienced it as an integral part of my daily meditation. I will read it again and again

Basically this is a similar review as I gave for the second beginner's book I read "Meditation: Advice to Beginners." This is a book that leaves you with more questions than answers but it is worth the read as, one has to start somewhere it learning this process.

Great

Excelente

Un libro muy recomendable para desarrollar nuestra sabiduría interior y poder fortalecernos ante las distintas adversidades que se nos presentan en el día a día. Definitivamente, se trata de un libro que hay que ponerlo en práctica con paciencia y esfuerzo pero que a la larga da resultados increibles.

a simple, beautiful and useful book on meditation for learners as well as teachers.. it explains the basics, validates meditation with scientific studies and gives you exercises of various levels and types for meditation.. i find it very useful as a practitioner as well as a teacher of meditation..

Matthieu Ricard zeigt auf einfache und für Menschen aus dem Westen nachvollziehbar auf, was es mt dem Glück auf sich hat und erlaubt gleichfalls einen Einblick in den Buddhismus. Ein unheimlich wertvolles Buch!