6 books on the art of meditation

A series of exercises developed 30 years ago by American biologist Jon Kabat-Zinn includes special breathing and concentration techniques with the goal of “mindfulness-based stress reduction.” This healing meditation quickly showed its effectiveness, which is not surprising: the method of John Kabat-Zinn is based on fundamental scientific research in the field of neurophysiology. (Eksmo, 2013)

Buddhist monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche has been collaborating with leading neurophysiologists and psychologists of the world for the last 20 years. In this book, he talks about the basic meditation techniques – taste, sound, surrounding objects, own sensations or breathing. It is worth exercising only if and only as long as it brings pleasure. There is no need to look for a quiet place to practice. You can meditate anytime and anywhere: while eating, walking, driving or before going to bed. A few short sessions a day are enough to begin to perceive our feelings consciously, to feel peace and compassion for other people, because in essence, each of us wants the same thing: happiness and harmony. (Orientalia, 2015)

Lawyer Viktor Devich has been meditating for almost a quarter of a century. Like no one else, he knows the arguments of those who do not dare to start meditating: “it takes a lot of time to do this”, “it is incredibly long and difficult.” But with Davich’s book, you’ll be meditating in less than ten minutes after you start reading. And in exactly eight minutes, with renewed vigor, you will begin mastering the 8-week program, the results of which will become tangible long before the end of the course. (Sofia, 2014)

Mindsight is the ability to perceive and be aware of your thoughts and feelings, as well as the feelings and thoughts of other people, it is the ability to turn off the “autopilot” (habitual behavior patterns) and get out of the traps of emotional reactions that we so often fall into. This bestseller is devoted to ways to develop your smart vision, which means getting rid of mood swings, obsessive states, unpleasant memories and other painful problems for many of us. (Mann, Ivanov & Ferber, 2015)

What is the point of this lesson? How, when and in what position is it most convenient to meditate? What are the visible results of meditation and when can we expect them to appear? In addition to answering these and similar questions, the reader of Goding’s book will receive an invaluable bonus: more than 140 lovingly and expertly collected and described meditation practices based on the spiritual traditions of East and West. (Kladez, 2006)

The Buddha told his disciples: “Complete freedom from suffering is achievable, it is as close as inhaling and exhaling.” Larry Rosenberg, founder of the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (USA), reveals the essence of the practice of conscious breathing, sharing many years of experience in training with the Masters and observations on how breathing affects the body, feelings and mind. (Sofia, 2006)