The Meditator's Atlas: A Roadmap of the Inner World

This book is the same book as Swallowing The River Ganges only with a new chapter at the end. Both books are fine books for learning meditation, particularly Buddhist Vipassana (Insight) meditation. Not one of my favorites, and not a keeper, but a fine book, nonetheless.

I just finished this book, and wow, it was fabulous. What I liked in this book apart from other books I've read on meditation is the focus on how we can use meditation to see things as they really are, to see impermanence, to see how the mind and consciousness create an illusion of a self, and how to eventually get past that and to enlightenment. This book also addresses the fears we face, the apprehensions we experience as reality is revealed. I found this especially helpful, as I am facing some of those fears myself. Lastly, the author gives wonderful descriptions of how enlightened beings view the world and live out the rest of their lives. This book is small, but it's a must read! I've ordered the author's meditation workbook Journey to the Center, and am looking forward to using it. Though, I don't believe you need the latter. There are several chapters in this book that give really great step by step instruction for insight meditation. This is a book I will reread several times.