Minding Mind: A Course in Basic Meditation by Thomas Cleary (9781590306857)
Minding Mind: A Course in Basic Meditation (Book)
Thomas Cleary Release Date: 10 February 2009 Format: Paperback / softback Pages: 129 Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 9781590306857 ISBN-10: 1590306856
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Some types of meditation are aimed at promoting a sense of confidence and well-being in everyday life, while other types focus on producing altered states of consciousness, transcending the world, or developing skills for serving other people. The instructions in this book focus on the highest type of all, 'pure, clear meditation': a state of true objectivity that enables the practitioner to use all the other types of meditation freely and consciously, without becoming fixated or obsessed. "MindingMind" is based on traditional texts by renowned teachers from various Buddhist schools of China, Japan, and Korea.