To find out, Kornfield talked to more than one hundred Zen masters, rabbis, nuns, lamas, monks, and senior meditation students from all walks of life. The result is this extraordinary look at the hard work we all must do the laundry, no matter how often we experience ecstatic states of consciousness through meditation and other disciplines. Sweeping in its scope, and warmly told by one of American Buddhism's most trusted voices , After the Ecstasy, the Laundry is both a work of deep inspiration and daily instruction that cuts through the confusion about what enlightenment really is, who it comes to, and how it continues to inform and guide our spiritual lives. An original audio adaptation of Jack Kornfield's newest book, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. Over the past decade, the number of Buddhist meditation centers in the U.S. has more than doubled.
Many more mediators practice in the Christian, Jewish, transcendental, and other traditions.
Until now, however, surprisingly few teaching aids have shown beginning practitioners the most fundamental techniques of meditation. Meditation for Beginners fills that niche - with clear, authentic instructions from one of America's most trusted and beloved teachers. Created specifically for beginners, this complete introduction to meditation features four classical mindfulness exercises. The vipassana, or insight, practice on which these are based is said to have originated with the Buddha himself - yet it lends itself gracefully to a wide range of spiritual traditions, both secular and religious. On Meditation for Beginners , Jack Kornfield teaches this ancient practice in its purest form, making meditation easy to understand and practice for even those with no previous experience or spiritual context.