The Heart of Meditation: Pathways to a Deeper Experience

Rating:
Summary: Out of the Ordinary
Review: This book takes meditation several steps farther than the usual 'how to', and offers one of the clearest guides I've seen to the subtle practices of kundalini energy-based meditation. As a longtime meditator, I've read many books that tell you how to get into meditation, but this is one of the first I've seen that tells you how to proceed once you're there. People who are used to the vipassana style of meditation or some of the yogic approaches will be surprised by the emphasis on feeling and inner energetic sensations that the author takes here. The chapter on mantra, for instance, goes beyond the usual approach to mantra as a device for thought control, to discuss the energetic aspects of mantra. The chapter on working with thoughts gives a process for accessing the energy behind negative emotions that I found particularly helpful. This is a great book for people who want to expand their meditation experience.