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A Course in MeditationThe Bookself-paced learning in the art of natural meditation
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328-pages, paperback -or-
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A Course in Meditation is a carefully designed set of
instructions that enables self-motivated readers to learn an
enjoyable, relaxing, health-supporting style of meditation in a few
days and to learn it in a low-cost, culturally neutral format based in
natural functions of the human body and mind. The seven-day course
builds the following skills: Sitting: The ability to let yourself enter a natural meditative state of mind and body for 15 or 20 minutes, sitting almost anywhere, at any time, on anything reasonably comfortable. Practice: The ability to do one or two sittings of meditation nearly every day and to understand how meditative growth fits into one’s aspirations for life. Ted Phelps' A Course in Meditation was first published as an online web course by the Natural Meditation Initiatives website at its launch in 2000. Now a new version is available in a First Edition paperback. It is an all-new design that expands the range of readers who can get value from the course. In time, its design and style will be applied to our free web course. The book version is simultaneously easier for new learners and richer for in-depth study. Details on the differences. **Get the CD with the book for just $6.00 more. The Natural Meditation CD gives the most direct and easy way of starting. It is a "guided launch" with the author and designer of Natural Meditation teaching method. The book tells how to use the two together. Peek inside Take a Look! -first 34 pages (PDF) |
| Review by Sally Kempton author of The Heart of Meditation and contributing editor of Yoga Journal Ms. Kempton's website: www.sallykempton.com Ted Phelps has created an introduction to meditation that is extremely friendly and accessible. I especially
like the way he has presented meditation in a non-mystical fashion: as
a basic practice that can be the underpinning of all other forms of
inner work. He has made it as accessible as possible without watering
it down, and that’s an achievement!
The book also feels true to the tradition, which is
important, and I am pleased by the similarities with this and my own
work. Referring to the process of meditation as a "meditative
function" resonates strongly for me. It’s also interesting to note how
many of us—many Siddha Yogis as well as many of Maharshi’s
students—use the phrase I am in our meditations, and how
effective it is! So many meditators get derailed when they find that
they can’t keep their minds steady right from the beginning. The
explanation and diagram of the flow of attention should make it
possible for students to understand how to work with their own flow of
attention rather than becoming frustrated by it. The book is a classic manual for basic practice,
which will help so many people enter meditation, understand their own
practice, and deal successfully with some of the key obstacles that
arise. Sally Kempton |
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