Experience Beyond Thinking: Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation

A simple guide to Buddhist meditation with easy-to-follow instructions on both sitting and walking meditation plus insightful reflections on how to live a Buddhist way of life. Initially Buddhist meditation is a process of freeing the mind of its entanglements of learning how to undo the knots and getting beyond thinking. When we live with our minds full of thoughts we dont sense much more than those thoughts; objects are not seen very clearly because the focus of our attention is directed towards what is in the mind rather than what is in front of us. Meditation allows us to see ourselves plainly as we are as if standing before a large clear mirror. Nothing is hidden. When we do this it is like waking up from a dream into a new way of life completely free of all self-imposed restrictions and conflicting states of mind.