I don't have much patience for the claims that not thinking can yield profound insights; but I have found mediation techniques useful for simple relaxation. I

I don't have much patience for the claims that not thinking can yield profound insights; but I have found mediation techniques useful for simple relaxation. I got the techniques from an ebook called "Mindfulness In Plain English": http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html