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One book I’d heavily recommend on meditation is Daniel Ingram’s amazing Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. He really cuts through the fluff and gets to

One book I’d heavily recommend on meditation is Daniel Ingram’s amazing Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha. He really cuts through the fluff and gets to the core of how meditation taken to mastery changes how things are perceived. It’s an absolute tome but so worth it.

agota 7y ago
Is it written from a Buddhist perspective or from a secular perspective?
- abhinavsharma 7y ago
  Not sure about MCTB but TMI was written after this and is a well regarded secular resource https://deconstructingyourself.com/best-meditation-books-2019.html https://deconstructingyourself.com/best-meditation-books-201...
- 098799 7y ago
  It's definitely using buddhist framework, but he's an empiricist to the bone. Mandatory SSC review: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/18/book-review-mastering-the-core-teachings-of-the-buddha/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/18/book-review-mastering-...
- AlexCoventry 7y ago
  Both. He's an over-the-top modernist, but did quite a bit of practice in Burma with Buddhist monks there.
maneesh 7y ago
HIGHLY recommended. This summary got me started on a long journey - after 3 years of off and on meditation with apps, reading this article, and then MCTB made meditation one of the most exciting and important parts of my daily routine. https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/18/book-review-mastering-the-core-teachings-of-the-buddha/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/18/book-review-mastering-... Also highly recommended: The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa