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How To Meditate: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Art and Science of Meditation [ILLUSTRATED] | ![How To Meditate: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Art and Science of Meditation [ILLUSTRATED]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510kPYO-X3L._SL160_.jpg) | Author: John Novak
Publisher: Crystal Clarity Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 209978
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Pages: 118
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1565897161
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.12
EAN: 9781565897168
ASIN: 1565897161
Publication Date: January 25, 2003
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This bestselling book presents a thorough yet concise step-by-step guide to the art and science of meditation. Complete with photos and illustrations, How to Meditate will help you experience: Peace of mind A release of tension in the body Deeper concentration Mental clarity Increased energy and vitality The ability to act calmly in all situations Youll learn techniques for relaxing the body and mind; how to develop intuition and devotion; secrets of the spinal centers (chakras); energy excercises; and yoga philosophy. John Jyotish Novak has been teaching meditation for 30 years and is currently the Spiritual Director of Ananda Sangha, one of the largest networks of intentional spiritual communities in the world.
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A Jewel of a Book! May 4, 2000
57 out of 59 found this review helpful
How to Meditate by John Novak was the one of the first meditation books that I ever bought. Nearly 10 years later, thanks to this great introductory volume, I am still meditating and feeling the lasting benefits! Although the title is somewhat basic sounding (there are lots of books called "How to Meditate" out there) this is THE ONE that is the most focused, practical and profound and one of the few of its kind that I could really recomend. I've also bought a couple of the other "How to Meditate" books and was disappointed that they were really just surveys or smorgasbords of a bunch of different techniques. In this one, Novak is careful to present one coherent, well-thought out system that you can really feel his enthusiasm for. I really couldn't recomend a better introductory guide to meditation (and its even one of the least expensive!).
I'm a cheeseball, but I like it. November 17, 2000
Swankivy (Tampa, FL United States)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
I want to review this book because it kind of had a rather big impact on my life, now that I look back on it. I figured I ought to do something and perhaps the author will at some point know that I appreciated his work. I picked up this book on how to meditate sort of randomly one day because I was trying to find items to take home for some item I was exchanging at a bookstore. I didn't expect it to be much but it was. It was a simple step by step guide to help beginners focus and learn to concentrate, learn to control our bodies and minds, and to be aware of and to control the energy that exists in the universe. Now it's more than a decade later and I still remember this book because without it I wouldn't have had the first clue about how to raise energy in my current magickal studies, unless I'd somehow stumbled across it some other way. The book shows how natural and easy and wonderful meditation and its related arts can be, and I'm eternally grateful.
Best Introduction I Have Found! January 29, 2006
H. DEHAVEN (Houston, TX USA)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is one of several "How to Meditate" books I have purchased and read. Frankly, I wish this had been the first one I read. It is very brief, to the point, and well written. It does not scare the reader away with a lot of discussion of the paranormal as do some other meditation books. This sticks to the simple introduction into meditation and what the author feels that it can do for you. It also provides essentially one simple method that you can use to "get your feet wet."
If you are just beginning to research meditation and just want to decide if it is worth your time to investigate further, THIS IS THE BOOK TO BUY. Should you decide it interests you (as I did), you may find yourself investing in quite a few more books to learn more about this fascinating subject. As you probably already know, meditation is a life-long journey of learning.
RHB
A Clear and Simple Meditation Guidebook May 11, 2006
Richard Salva (San Jose, CA USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a great little meditation book. It contains everything you need to know to begin a meditation practice. As a meditation teacher, I have often recommended How to Meditate to those first taking it up. Another benefit is its small size. You can slip it into your back pocket, go for a hike in nature, find a quiet spot and pull it out. Meditation can seem mysterious to those who have never done it before, and it helps to have it clearly and simply explained, for the Western mind, as Mr. Novak does in this book. I highly recommend it.
Richard Salva--author of Soul Journey from Lincoln to Lindbergh [UNABRIDGED]
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