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MightyMouse
03-17-04, 08:42 PM
I thought I would put up a listing of good resources for meditation. If anyone has a favorite or good book on the subject, please add to my list.

Meditation in general:
Teach yourself to meditate in 10 simple lessons by Eric Harrison
A path with Heart: A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life by Jack Kornfield

Christian Meditation:
Celebration of Discipline: A path to spiritual growth by Richard Foster
A soul at Rest by Tricia Rhodes
Soul Making: The desert way of Spirituality by Alan Jones
The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard

Buddhist Meditations:
Cittaviveka: Teachings from the silent mind
Living meditation, living insight
Taming the monkey mind (ancient text)
The wings to Awakening

Non-religious:
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Ian
03-18-04, 12:17 AM
Thanks for the nod on those titles.

A couple of books come to mind right away.

A book I seem to never tier of is Peter Mathiessen's "The Nine Headed Dragon River"

"Zen Flesh, Zen Bones" compiled by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki is a favourite

A meditative reading for me was "Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven
by Barry Holstun, Lopez This is like a prayer book for me.

My favourite on meditation specifically is "The Miracle of Mindfulness" by Thich Nhat Hanh

Cheers! Ian.