Review: Good book on requirements & mindset for the Zen meditation path
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
This book is a great little guide that I would recommend for current and former meditators (especially those of the Zen tradition). It starts off with something a little unusual-Freud- but ties Freud's message into the restlessness of the human mind and how meditation training can help. In my opinion, it is not a book for beginner mediators, because the fundamentals are not discussed until later, but it is a book for those getting interested in Zen training.A lot of zen books cover the same material over and leave the details out or speaks in really esoteric terms. This book actually details concrete information that was really helpful, like1. What you need to start practicing meditation (items & mindset needed)2. Why you need a teacher or the support of a Zen center3. Some particular obstacles that can get in the way of the student-teacher interactionOverall, this is a great little guide for reaffirming and refocusing your meditation skills, if you are already a meditator or believe in meditation. If you are not into meditation, Zen or similar topics, this book may not be for you.ProsConcise, but detailed enough to provide enough informationMore concrete than other Zen books I have readInsightfulInteresting enough that I want to read a little more about this authorConsEnding was too abrupt- not really an endingNot exactly sure what the 3 things are the title is referring to