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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.43
EAN: 9780874778335
ISBN: 0874778336
Label: Tarcher
Manufacturer: Tarcher
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 1996-01-03
Publisher: Tarcher
Studio: Tarcher


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Summary: Excellent introduction to meditation
Comment: This is an excellent introduction to meditation. It is especially good if you have heard or read something about meditation but are unsure about the benefits or the best approach. Much is available in reading material on this subject but usually only one type of meditation is covered in books on the subject. The Meditative Mind helps in sorting out the different approaches.

Things that I liked about the book include the following.
Goleman says that the true context of meditation is spiritual life but he doesn't show religious or political preference in presenting the material.
Some of the historical background of meditation is described.
Details are given for preparation for meditation, the path of concentration, and the path of insight. This information is from the Buddhist point of view but I believe some of it applies to other forms of meditation.
Eleven forms of meditation (paths) are described. They include some that I had heard about and some that I didn't know about. It was good to have a discussion of this variety of approaches in one book
I appreciated the chapter that described the essential unity among all of the paths of meditation.
In the chapter on the psychology of meditation, Goleman describes Eastern and Western psychological constructs and their meaning for meditation practices.
While the book is not inspirational literature, information presented on the benefits of meditation inspired me to look further into the subject.
Goleman cites his sources of information and this creates a valuable list for further reading.

The only regret that I have about the book is that it was published in 1988 and some of the material hasn't been updated for research since twenty years ago. Still, it is the best introduction to meditation that I know of.


Customer Rating:
Summary: Before Emtotional Intelligence!
Comment: It seems this was written before Goleman's signature book, "Emotional Intelligence". Interesting also, it appears Goleman was one of the earliest PhD students (and recipients) of Dr. Gary Schwartz, whose current reputation is related to mediumship research, such as that related to Allison DuBoise and the TV show.

Customer Rating:
Summary: excellent book
Comment: I have read many books on meditation. This is the best. Dan Goleman gives an excellent review of the literature relavent to this subject without religious bias. Superb work. A must read.

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Summary: Different methods of meditation
Comment: This book an overview of the major different meditation paths and would appeal to those who have a questioning mind - its analysis of the various paths is quite objective. If you are looking for general guidelines and a justification of the positive aspects of meditation this book is definitely worth reading.

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Summary: A Great Overview of Meditation Practices
Comment: In THE MEDITATIVE MIND: THE VARIETIES OF MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCE Daniel Goleman does an even more comprehensive job of covering his subject matter than William James did in his classic study of relgion,THE VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. Goleman covers a wider range of experiences and -- given that psychology has come a long way since James'day -- provides a more detailed analysis. This book ranks with Aldous Huxley's THE PERENNIAL PHILOSOPHY as a modern classic on spiritual paths. He makes a good case for meditation as an ancient "psychotechnology" (my words, not his) for the transformation of consciousness. He cuts through the superficial differences in meditative practices, and points out what all of them share at the core: the retraining of attention.

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