La forza della meditazione

I started reading this book thinking it was going to be a lightweight skim over various meditative traditions, and indeed, it does contain that in the central chapters, but found there was more to it as I got towards the end. Goleman laid out his main thesis (along the lines of 'there are more simil Leggi tutto

First published in 1977 under the title The Varieties of Meditative Experience, Goleman's book is a clear and straightforward presentation of various meditative disciplines organized around the map of consciousness explicated in Buddhaghosa's Visuddhimagga. Part I details this map, describing the pa Leggi tutto

Taking into account my life-long interest in meditation/contemplative religious practices, this is one of the best books I have ever read in my life. Daniel Goleman goes through a comparative description of contemplative traditions in the world covering some of the most important religions nowadays. Leggi tutto

It's the first book about meditation that I ever read and found it really documented and with a very good described content about meditation and mindfulness. I'll say that it's devided in 2 parts, firstly, talking about some primary spiritual traditions and their goals, offering a thoughtful explana Leggi tutto

I would call this book a systematic qualitative review of sacred texts and writings of spiritual leaders and philosophers. In contrast with other authors of his time, Goleman produced a structured comparison of different meditation techniques and corresponding mental states rather than a collection

Goleman is absolutely committed here to bringing us a thorough explanation of what exactly meditation is- a word that every culture and spiritual practice uses but uses differently. The book is clear, amazingly well-ordered, and offers a really wide view of the subject, but the author is somewhat be Leggi tutto

Este libro es para aquellas personas que se sientan atraídas por conocer más sobre la meditación y las distintas tradiciones que la utilizan cómo medio para transformar la consciencia. En lo personal me es curioso cómo nos aferramos a una ideología y a capa y espada la defendemos y decimos que esta e Leggi tutto