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Pros

Shinzen is very articulate at describing meditation and spiritual practice with exceptional clarity. My favorite mediation advice, is shinzen's. Shinzen offers a secular system of mental training where the difficulties of reality can be dealt with eff... Read More

The most comprehensive and insightful manual for meditative practice i’ve ever read. It gives a broad perspective on contemplative practice that is inclusive of a huge range of traditions. It equips one to make sense of the bewildering array of medita... Read More

The amount of useful information in this book is astonishing. I see some reviews complaining about this book not citing scientific studies as they expected. I am so grateful for the scholarly, generous and totally accessible offerings he presents.

Shinzen young has credentials of 50 years practicing and teaching meditation. Has first hand experience in eastern techniques of self cultivation and liberation. Has mastered not only japanese, but historical predecessors ( think old english to englis... Read More

The author is very clear to delineate when he writes from direct experience. Finding him has been revelatory. His precise and scientific thinking meshes with a deep and lucid spirituality.

Cons

Most buddhists objected to the methods used by young as being the opposite of the goal of buddhism. Some recent scientific research is relevant to mindfulness practice, but young does not mention much of it.

The author abuses the concept of impermanence, it seems to me. To call this book the science of enlightenment is a farce. I have some other objections, which not all readers will agree with.

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And while i don’t think anyone including me would be impressed with the profoundness of my personal meditation experience i lik... Read More

Highly recommended along with the longer od the two versions of the audiobook the one that is not a simple reading of this book

It isnt really science but his approach is reasonably objective and at least attempts to deal with the subject rationally

Though it would be unfair to label it 34theoretical34 because it is deeply grounded in practice and application some people unf... Read More

Competitiveness

It was far cheaper than the professors 50 recommendation

I was not a morning person but i tried it…and tomorrow i’m looking forward to going off for a 10day meditation retreat one of m... Read More

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This product had a total of 698 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 31 2023.