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Narrated by:
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Lawrence LeShan PhD
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Paul Michael
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For over 25 years, How to Meditate has set the standard for guides to meditation, and now this classic best seller with over 200,000 copies in print is available on CD and audio for the first time
This simple, straightforward, powerful guide can help you reap the profound rewards of this ancient discipline. Outlining an easy-to-follow and no-nonsense approach that enables you to bring meditation effortlessly into your life, no matter how great the demands on your time, How to Meditate is an unrivaled source of inspiration and practical instruction for anyone seeking inner peace, relief from stress, and increased self-knowledge.
It offers a sympathetic initiation into the benefits of meditation and a description of the four distinctly different techniques: the path through the intellect, the path through the emotions, the route of the body, and the path of action.
If you are looking to introduce yourself to, or augment your knowledge of, the many benefits of meditation - this is the program for you.
©1974 Lawrence LeShan, PhD (P)1991, 2000 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLCListeners also enjoyed...
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- jacqueline k jackson
- 01-19-24
I enjoyed the quotes and anecdotes of other teachers
He seems contradictory at some points and dismissive at others
I particularly disliked his use of terms like stupid and primitive
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- NYCreader
- 07-25-18
Fabulous introduction
Calm, clear, rational, sensible, humane. An overview of the topic that welcomes you in. A perfect docent!
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