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Try instructions from the Theravada Buddhist tradition, or zazen. Though Buddhism itself is enormous and diverse, these traditions of meditation instruction are
by mbrock 13y ago
Try instructions from the Theravada Buddhist tradition, or zazen. Though Buddhism itself is enormous and diverse, these traditions of meditation instruction are in themselves rational, unsuperstitious, and useful. I particularly recommend Gil Fronsdal's introductory series on http://audiodharma.org/ http://audiodharma.org/ -- which comes from a U.S. tradition of secular mindfulness meditation inspired by Theravada and Zen.
- dwc 13y agoVery good advice. For an excellent primer, I recommend Mindfulness in Plain English[1], which has been around for 20+ years and remains one the best and most recommended books. There is a little mystic stuff! but it's easily ignored. 1. http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html - links to buy, or scroll down to read first edition PDF for free.
- mbrock 13y agoYeah. The mystic stuff might also turn out to be interesting or even true. People are so picky with what they read! :)