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**aspinswramymn** · 07-09-2011, 12:24 AM

Kaarine makes a very good point about meditation. I might also add that there are many different practices that fall under the description "meditation", but many are not helpful or relevant in the sense that the BUddha taught it.

A very good book, free on the internet and easily found through a Google search, is "mindfulness in Plain English" by Henepola Gunaratana. Prior to finding this book, I had seen a lot of talk about meditation but nothing that explained what it actually was or was meant to accomplish. Reading MIPE cleared all of that up for me.

07-09-2011, 12:24 AM	#6
aspinswramymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	Kaarine makes a very good point about meditation. I might also add that there are many different practices that fall under the description "meditation", but many are not helpful or relevant in the sense that the BUddha taught it. A very good book, free on the internet and easily found through a Google search, is "mindfulness in Plain English" by Henepola Gunaratana. Prior to finding this book, I had seen a lot of talk about meditation but nothing that explained what it actually was or was meant to accomplish. Reading MIPE cleared all of that up for me.
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