Real Happiness
by Sharon Salzberg
A twenty-eight-day meditation program from one of America's most experienced teachers: concentration, mindfulness of body and emotions, and loving-kindness, with practices for each week and plain guidance on obstacles. It is warm, secular and structured enough to actually follow.
Read it if…
you want a month-long, guided start to meditation from a trustworthy teacher.
Skip it if…
you are an experienced practitioner; it is a beginner's course.
Three things you will actually use
- Concentration first; it steadies everything else.
- Begin again; each return is the practice.
- Loving-kindness is a skill, not a mood.
Do this first
Begin week one tomorrow: twenty minutes of breath meditation, with the book open beside you.
Our verdict
Warm and well-structured; a reliable start.
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