A beginner's guide to meditation, this book shows how meditation can calm the spirit and clear the mind to achieve a deeper understanding of the world. In this complete introductory course, a celebrated teacher provides a gradual and direct method to integrate meditation into everyday life. The book also includes an audio CD of guided meditations. "Una guia de meditacion para principiantes, este libro muestra como la meditacion puede calmar el espiritu y aclarar la mente para lograr una comprension mas profunda del mundo. En este curso introductorio completo, un maestro celebrado proporciona un metodo gradual y directo para integrar la meditacion dentro de la vida cotidiana. El libro tambien incluye un CD de meditaciones guiadas."

Author Biography

Jack Kornfield is a Buddhist monk, a meditation teacher, and the author of "Vipassana." He cofounded the Insight Meditation Society and the Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He lives in Woodacre, California.