Wherever You Go, There You Are
(ROUGH CUT) by Jon Kabat-zinn
Wow! Explains Everything...
In his follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living--a book in which he presented
basic meditation techniques as a way of reducing stress and healing from
illness--here Jon Kabat-Zinn goes much more deeply into the practice of
meditation for its own sake. To Kabat-Zinn, meditation is important
because it brings about a state of mindfulness, a condition of being rather
than doing during which you pay attention to the moment rather than the
past, the future, or the multitudinous distractions of modern life. In brief,
rather poetic chapters, he describes different meditative practices and
what they can do for the practitioner. The idea that meditation is spiritual
is often confusing to people, Kabat-Zinn writes; he prefers to think of it as
what you might call a workout for your consciousness. This book makes
learning meditation remarkably easy (although practicing it is not). But it
also makes it seem infinitely appealing. --Ben Kallen
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"Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday
Life" by Jon Kabat-Zinn is not your ordinary "how to" meditate book.
Through short passages, the author helps you cultivate mi ndfulness, in
essence, wakefulness, in one's own life.
Regardless if you are new to mediation or a longtime practitioner, I feel the
passages in "Wherever You Go There You Are" will resonate within and
assist you in reclaiming the richness of all of your moments.
Some of the concepts you may know, but have you really thought of them?
Do you apply them? I liked that Kabat-Zinn points out that there really is
no "right way" to practice, since mediation is a personal thing. However,
there are practices that can assist you with getting more from your
mediation. There are over 70 "Chapters" or passages in the book, and I'd
recommend not reading too many at a time so that you can fully digest
what the author is communicating. I believe you will get much mor e from
the book if you not only read it, but contemplate on what the author is
trying to get across. I know this helped me.
This moment is all we really have to work with, and this book helps us
realize that and regain touch with ourselves in the momen t of now. The
suggestions and instructions in this book will help a person's meditation
practice as well as help understand the purpose behind meditating in the
first place. Part one explores the rational and background for taking on or
deepening a personal practice of meditation. Part two explores some
basic aspects of formal meditation practice. And part three explores a
range of applications and perspectives on mindfulness. Many of the
chapters end with explicit suggestions for incorporating aspects of both
formal and informal mindfulness practice into one's life.
If you meditate, or want to meditate, this book has many useful
suggestions and I'd recommend adding it to your meditation library.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the
School of Hard Knocks and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting
Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series
and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana
Lawyer. Alain Also wrote a series of articles called Lessons From The
Apprentice.
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