Mindfulness, Bliss, Beyond: Ajahn Brahm

Ajahn Brahm (author), Jack Kornfield (foreword), 8/11/06; BU Yogi, Wisdom Quarterly

Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook

Ajahn Brahm and other Theravadin monastics

This handbook is now in paperback, having received 4.7 stars out of 5 with 373 ratings. Buddhist meditation: it's not just a way to relax or to deal with life's problems. Done correctly, it can be a way to radically encounter bliss and to begin -- and sustain -- real transformation in ourselves.

In Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, self-described meditation junkie Ajahn Brahm [a British monk from Cambridge University in the Theravada Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah] shares his knowledge and experience of the meditative absorptions or jhanas -- a core part of the historical Buddha's original meditation teaching.

Never before has this material been approached in such an empowering way, by a teacher of such authority and popularity. Full of surprises, delightfully goofy humor, and entertaining stories that inspire, instruct, and illuminate, Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond will encourage those new to meditation and give a shot in the arm to more experienced practitioners as well. AUDIO CLIP: Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook (amazon.com)