MEDITATION—THE BUDDHIST WAY

MEDITATION—THE BUDDHIST WAY is a guidebook to the practice and benefits of the Buddhist meditation technique of loving kindness. Jinananda deftly elucidates the benefits of overriding emotions, cultivating love, and differentiating emotions from feelings and reactions. With a subtle English accent he soothes listeners through a guided loving kindness meditation session. Listeners learn how to connect with the innate human capacity for joy and compassion. Jinananda’s work is accessible to newcomers while retaining the high degree of sophistication found in Buddhist scholarship. Listeners are drawn into a practice that encourages “finding value in the moments between our practical affairs.” Jinananda skillfully presents Buddhist meditation not as a religion or as dogma but as a technique that “points the way home.” J.T. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2011]