Total Meditation: Mind Control Techniques for a Small Planet in Space

Without sacrificing or demeaning the complexity of meditation, the author gives a well-researched, thorough description of meditation, its history, and different techniques from various religions and disciplines around the world. One of the most interesting things he does is to relate different meditations with individual personality types. Highly recommended because the author avoids the normal grandiose mystical pronouncements yet keeps the religious context that supports the use of meditation.