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Meditation Now or Never
by
Steve Hagen
National bestselling author and teacher Steve Hagen strips away the cultural and religious jargon surrounding meditation and provides an accessible and thorough manual for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike. Inside you will find: Simple practices to avoid needlessly complicating meditationWhere most of us get stuck in meditation--and how to get unstuckA unique f...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
August 28th 2007
by HarperOne
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I'm neither a seasoned meditator nor very knowledgeable about buddhism, but I do believe I have good intuitive understanding of Zen in some ways (perhaps something I developed as an avid reader of Jiddu Krishnamurti in my youth, even though he never calls his approach Zen or anything else). Steve Hagen's book generally mapped on very well to my understanding. In my humble opinion, Steve Hagen demonstrates very good ability to translate this intuitive understanding to conceptual language, which i...more
Apr 29, 2010
Frank Jude
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Steve Hagen's Buddhism Plain and Simple is a generally wonderful read, so I had looked forward to this most recent offering from him, despite the problems manifest in his Buddhism Is Not What You Think. This more recent book also suffers from his Zen polemics and sectarianism. It's a streak that runs through all his work. He speaks of "Buddhism" when he should say he's speaking for a particular understanding and approach.
Much of what he says, I actually agree with, but I think he does a disserv...more
Much of what he says, I actually agree with, but I think he does a disserv...more
Very accessible introduction to meditation that goes beyond just sitting by going to just sitting and being here n now :).
It is the simplicity of the book which makes it immensely useful.
It is the simplicity of the book which makes it immensely useful.
I really didn't get it. It left me thinking "what???" ?? :/
I like Steven Hagen' style. Clear, no nonsense and to the point. He not presenting you with a 'this is going to make your life better' speech, but sticks to the bare essence of meditation: to be awake. I'm very sure I'll come back to this little book from time to time while continuing meditation.
A real how-to on meditation. Delightfully simple and down-to-earth style explores the subject of meditation thoughtfully, and thoroughly, without being redundant.
Even though it is a slim volume, it's taking me a few weeks to finish it because it frequently makes me want to engage directly with meditation, not just read about it. Often, I read a half a chapter, then go sit.
This book is a keeper, as I expect to be able to return to it again and again.
Even though it is a slim volume, it's taking me a few weeks to finish it because it frequently makes me want to engage directly with meditation, not just read about it. Often, I read a half a chapter, then go sit.
This book is a keeper, as I expect to be able to return to it again and again.
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A good step-by-step guide, but if the title is to be believed, it is "Never" for me. I'll read it again when I'm ready to take on the practice in earnest.
Dec 28, 2007
Ken Gordon
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Just published in November, I'm looking forward to finishing this book
A very concise and easy to understand intro to meditation
I'm in it!! Gotta love this book! Ha!
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Stephen Tokan "Steve" Hagen, Rōshi, (born 1945) is the founder and head teacher of the Dharma Field Zen Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a Dharma heir of Dainin Katagiri-roshi.
He is a published author of several books on Buddhism. Among them, "Buddhism Plain & Simple" is one of the top five bestselling Buddhism books in the United States.
He has been a student of Buddhist thought and pract...more
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He is a published author of several books on Buddhism. Among them, "Buddhism Plain & Simple" is one of the top five bestselling Buddhism books in the United States.
He has been a student of Buddhist thought and pract...more
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“Meditation begins now, right here. It can't begin someplace else or at some other time. To paraphrase the great Zen master Dogen, "If you want to practice awareness, then practice awareness without delay." If you wish to know a mind that is tranquil and clear, sane and peaceful, you must take it up now. If you wish to free yourself from the frantic television mind that runs our lives, begin with the intention to be present now.
Nobody can bring awareness to your life but you.
Meditation is not a self-help program--a way to better ourselves so we can get what we want. Nor is it a way to relax before jumping back into busyness. It's not something to do once in awhile, either, whenever you happen to feel like it.
Instead, meditation is a practice that saturates your life and in time can be brought into every activity. It is the transformation of mind from bondage to freedom.
In practicing meditation, we go nowhere other than right here where we now stand, where we now sit, where we now live and breathe. In meditation we return to where we already are--this shifting, changing ever-present now.
If you wish to take up meditation, it must be now or never.”
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Nobody can bring awareness to your life but you.
Meditation is not a self-help program--a way to better ourselves so we can get what we want. Nor is it a way to relax before jumping back into busyness. It's not something to do once in awhile, either, whenever you happen to feel like it.
Instead, meditation is a practice that saturates your life and in time can be brought into every activity. It is the transformation of mind from bondage to freedom.
In practicing meditation, we go nowhere other than right here where we now stand, where we now sit, where we now live and breathe. In meditation we return to where we already are--this shifting, changing ever-present now.
If you wish to take up meditation, it must be now or never.”
