Reply #2: Meditation is best coached. [View All]

[TahitiNut]

It's about (I know it's trite) "being here now" ... and beginners have some confusion with it. Dealing with the experience of meditation is a coaching job, not a reading job.

That said, almost anything by Alan Watts is good.

The video "Alan Watts - The Art of Meditation (1994)" might be good. Dunno - I was coached.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6304077106/104-8310469-7643114?v=glance

This book, by his son, is good as I recall: "Still the Mind: An Introduction to Meditation"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1577312147/ref=pd_sbs_b_2/104-8310469-7643114?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155


I rather doubt book-"learning" will give one enough support to deal with (or attain) "ego death" or sartori. There are some particularly important experiences in meditation that are facilitated by a supportive and experienced 'friend' - perhaps even in becoming aware of the spaces between moments, or encountering the "one with all" unity experience.


Try to remember, meditation isn't primarily a means to an end ... it's a way of being.