Meditation Made Easy

by Lorin Roche

Book Overview

You′ve probably heard about the benefits of meditation: Sharper thinking, reduced stress, improved concentration, lower blood pressure, even increased sexual pleasure, all of these positive effects have been confirmed by science. In this uniquely accessible guide, Lorin Roche shows that meditation is that easy, and pleasurable.

Roche answers questions and debunks meditation myths, and gives three easy-to-follow techniques for getting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006251542X
• ISBN13: 9780062515421
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The BEST book on meditation period.

I learned more about meditation from the introduction of this book than I did in the dozens of books I previously read. Mr. Roche debunks all of the myths that have built up around meditation. He teaches about all of the things you do now that cause you experience meditative awareness; listening to music that you love, drifting slowly awake for a few moments before opening your eyes, makeing love or being so in love that your heart seems to turn to light. Achieving moments like these are the goal of meditation and Mr. Roche tells you how to do it easily.I've been trying to meditate for over twenty years. I had given up and convinced myself that I was one of those people who couldn't do it because I could never quiet my thoughts. I'm meditating every day now and I love it. I'm not trying to control or stop my thoughts anymore. I don't want to try and tell more because I'd just be paraphrasing the book and it's too good a book for that. I'd be doing it a disservice.Believe me this is a whole new take on meditation, it works and it is easy.Just get this book!

The title says it all. A great book.

This book made meditation easy for me. Other authors I've read inevitably included meditation instructions that Roche would categorize as "Odious Rules". Their instructions only made meditation more difficult, eventually turning it into a chore. Roche aims to make meditation joyful and effortless, and in my opinion he succeeds. He encourages you to do whatever works, and he assumes you will experiment with many different types of meditation.His style reflects this, as well; the book is unpretentious and down-to-earth. I found it easy to read and absorb what Roche was saying. This is a practical guide and reference manual that will serve me well for many years to come.If you are looking for specific guided meditations, this is probably not the book for you. In line with his "whatever works" philosophy, the author refrains from leading the reader down any one path. I find this to be one of the book's great strengths, but others may find fault with this approach.

One of the world's finest meditation teachers.

Is it possible to write a fun, easy, yet technically brilliant meditation book? After reading, "Meditation Made Easy," the answer is a simple and a resounding, "Yes."Roche has pulled off something amazing here: simple, powerful guidance COMBINED WITH elegant, common-sense sophistication. (Which brings to mind that wonderful aphorism, "There's nothing common about common sense.")In other words, there's a precision to Roche's description of meditation techniques that far surpasses other writers and meditation teachers. The language he uses is irresistible; it becomes part of your thinking, spicing and invigorating your own personal meditation, and ? this is the point ? MAKING IT YOUR OWN. The beauty of "Meditation Made Easy" is that Roche relates his points to everyday, earthy experience, so that they seem obvious. But they weren't obvious until he pointed them out. Reading his book with pen in hand, you'll experience over and over those "Aha!" moments of clarity: "Aha! I finally get it! That's how it is for me. Funny I never saw it that way until now ..."You won't be the only one getting it.Meditators are finally catching on to Roche. Not to mention meditation (and yoga) teachers. Over the last couple of years, especially, I've seen Roche's words on the instinctive naturalness and subtle sensuality of meditation, come into use by other writers. (Who else is making meditation this fun, this healthy, and this sexy?)Keep your (third) eye on Lorin Roche. Grab this book today.

Deep knowledge worn lightly

I will join the chorus of admirers: Roche doesn't just make meditation easy, he makes it alluring and sexy. Others may stress the benefits to spiritual growth and shaping of personality, but one of the best reasons to do something is because you, quite simply, like it. And the book isn't merely great PR for meditation; I found the advice sound and very helpful, and the author's knowledge of human (well, particularly North American, particularly Californian:-) nature - profound.It seems almost churlish to point out some nits, but a better editor would have caught the confusion between "palate" and "palette"; the claim about onomatopoeic nature of Sanskrit seems dubious: "shanti" does not sound more peaceful to my ear than English "peace", or Russian "mir"; and "ma" as the sound of the feminine is not the universal "primordial" - just Indo-European. Finally, some people may look in vain for a cookbook or week-by-week guide - a simple one might have been helpful. But, all in all, we are dealing with a wonderful life-affirming book of the genre, a delight to read even for non-meditators.

best book on the subject by far

best book? big claim, i know. but then again i've read several of 'em, tried several of 'em, and you know what? they all failed to convey the sheer joy of meditation. not this book, however. not by a long way. within a couple of days of merely starting the book i was craving my next meditation session. craving it. and enjoying it way way beyond what i had come to expect. meditation is not hard work. it's not work at all. this book has such a wonderful attitude. is useful. and totally indispensible. thank you, lorin.