Finding the Quiet: Four Simple Steps to Peace and Contentment--Without Spending the Rest of Your Life on a Mountaintop

by Paul Wilson

A powerful book to help you move from chaos into tranquillity, from hecticness into peace, and from stress into joy-written by the man known as "the guru of calm."

The Quiet" is a place where you can't be touched by the noise and tensions of the modern world. A place where, no matter what's happening around you, you have time and space to breathe. Some people spend a lifetime of meditation practice and spiritual studies searching for it. The practices in Finding the Quiet are based on four simple steps that transform the way you feel and what you get out of life. Following these techniques can lead

* peace of mind
* clarity of thought
* emotional stability
* physical well-being
We are also including A Piece of the Quiet , which provides fast and easy highlights for when you need a quick moment of calm. Whether you are a novice at meditation or a lifetime practitioner, the strategies presented in Finding the Quiet are powerful tools to take you where you want to be.

Genres: Self Help

256 pages, Paperback

First published July 10, 2009

About the author

As a chosen catalyst for those who yearn for a more purposeful, passionate and prosperous life, Paul Wilson Jr. is deemed Chief Inspiration Officer. Wilson has been a medium for leadership, business and life development for over a decade and has consulted with several organizations including the national Football league (NFL). In addition to his latest book, Wilson has authored numerous blogs counting his own, Thrive B.I.G. and Biznovations.net. Wilson is also the founder and president of Biznovations, LLC which designs innovative strategies and solutions to equip individuals and organizations to maximize their social and financial profitability. "

Reviews

[Kenneth]

The star rating system is squishy, at best. Here's why five stars: this is my third re-read of this book since first encountering it years ago. Whenever I get lost in the mystical jargon or deep philosophical waters, I come back to this.
In the first three quarters of the book he breaks down three kinds of meditation, and each has a triad of practices. Each is aiming for a slightly different end goal. He doesn't go into a lot of detail on those goals until the last quarter of the book.
I might quibble with some details, but those how-to chapters are gold.
Now, any traditional school of meditation comes with a built in cosmology, philosophy etc. From Zen to Tibet and India and even into the contemplative practices of the West, each comes with their own thoughts on the end point of meditation (if you believe in such a thing). In the last quarter of the book he wants you to just come to your own conclusion and then do what look more like guided meditations. I find this section much less successful, to be honest, but the rest of the book is so useful that I stand by five stars.

[Bob]

An excellent beginner's guild to yoga/meditation, or as the author put it "Four simple steps to peace and contentment - without spending the rest of your life on a mountaintop." Enjoy!

[Dee Dee Walker]

So this book is 3.5 stars & I rounded up to 4 stars for two reasons. First, I read part of the book & within the first couple of chapters I learned a lot. I came away from this book knowing so of the scientific reasons behind meditation. It seems this book is more about the practical side of meditation & the affects on the brain/ body rather than just the spiritual jargon you usually get. The second reason that I decided to give 4 instead of 3 stars is because I intend to read this book again when I have more time. I enjoyed the different perspective given in this book.

[Andi]

i didn't finish it but if i did maybe i would be able to get to the quiet. I am not ready for this yet but hopefully will come back to it in the future

[B]

Skimmed.

[Julie]

Meditation operationalized. Glad to have read it.

[Magpie]

Sharon 2016

[Gisela]

Excellent book on "chilling out", calming down - a very secular, Western approach to meditation.