Meditation a Foundation Course: A Book of Ten Lessons

This book is so simple and so powerful. Full of exercises to help you to remember to observe yourself. Don't be a mindless zombie. Pay attention. Observe yourself: Physically (breathing scanning the body), Emotionally (impressions assumptions excuses justifications reactions judgements), In stillness, In simple movement (walking eating talking thinking), Doing what you enjoy and that at which you are good (efficient effortless thoughtless alert responsive)

This is an awesome book. The lessons are easy to read and follow. Just reading through it made me feel at peace. I like the Ten Lessons layout and being able to read it and apply!

What I really liked about this book is that is written in such practical, down to earth language. i have spent years getting into meditation through eastern practices, after reading this I have suddenly gone so much deeper! It's definitely because Barry is a westerner and speaks from the experience of living in this culture. the book's exercises are clearly written and really work in the way they are meant to, ie clearing the unnecessary clutter in the mind and dropping through to the stillness beyond it that is always there. I've never read a better book on meditation, and I've read a lot of them! Anyone who meditates or would like to should read this book.

Having never tried meditation, I found the book very accessible and commendably lacking in mysticism. I'd recommend it to anyone who's looking for a new perspective, but thought meditation was too way out there to offer one.

An excellent primer on meditation. Dispenses with the religious trappings that may turn away many readers. Quite profound.