Breath Sweeps Mind (Tricycle Book)
The reasons why we meditate are, paradoxically, both deeply individual and profoundly  universal. This is precisely why the collection of essays inBreath Sweeps Mindis such an effective  tool for teaching mediation. Each unique voice, from Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh to  American poet Gary Snyder, speaks eloquently from personal experience. Yet the collection hangs together  by a golden thread of purpose--helping readers obtain their highest spiritual and human capacities.Breath Sweeps Mindis excellently paced and edited, clearly speaking to the nitty-gritty tools and  techniques (such as which clothes to wear and what to do with your tongue and hands) as well as the  inherent rewards of meditation.