A 4 part guide.

My highlights were the 7 point meditation physical posture and then the emphasis on getting a good psychological posture in order before commencing meditation. I will certainly utilise this moving forwards.

The meditations were based on Tibetan Buddhism and so had some prayer-like dedications at the start. This kind of Buddhism is not for me. The meditation I resonated with the most was the one on cultivating compassion of taking and giving. This is one of the more popular meditations in Tibetan Buddhism and one that can start with close loved ones and be expanded to friends, family, wider community, strangers, the world, and even “enemies”.

Meh.

audible listen on this one. Great overview of buddhist principles...and how to meditate. Read it and DO IT.....

DNF'd at 60%

This started out interesting, but it slowly lost me. I was interested in some of the practices of buddhism, especially as I'm now starting to feel like I'm getting the hang of mindfulness (not specifically buddhist meditation). However, I think this got a bit too New Age for me. Maybe it would have been better broken down into smaller chunks, not trying to listen to it straight through.

Simply this book was just not the Buddhist book for me. The biggest issue was it diverged from Buddhist teachings quite significantly and without warning. It wasn't a bad book but it wasn't a good book, hence the average rating.

I really wanted to give this 5 stars, I was so looking forward to read this. I personally found it hard going and therefore took a long time to read, but other time I had no problem at all understanding it. This maybe because I stopped part way through. Through I did try from the start again, I found it easier to keep going. I did finish it and for that I am proud. Just not for me.