In Meditation Now or Never Steve Hagen, a Zen priest and bestselling author of Buddhism Plain and Simple, provides an accessible and thorough manual on meditation, for both newcomers and experienced practitioners.

In the modern world our lives are more frenetic than ever. We live with a burning sense that we have to get something done. But what do we really achieve? And why are we never satisfied?

This book is an invitation to switch off, and to enjoy stillness - right now. Steve Hagen offers simple practices that avoid needlessly complicating meditation; highlights where many of us get stuck in meditating - and how to get unstuck; and, above all, focuses on meditation not simply as a spiritual technique, but as a way of living.

About the Author
Steve Hagen is a Zen priest and long-time teacher of Buddhism. For fifteen years he studied with Zen Master Dainin Katagiri. He lives in Minneapolis and teaches at Dharma Field Meditation and Learning Center in St. Paul.

Reviews
Clean and clear as a mountain stream. I wish I had found such a book when I began meditating -- Stephen Levine, author of A GRADUAL AWAKENING
A lucid, no-frills introduction to Buddhist meditation ... a timely reminder of what meditation is all about -- Stephen Batchelor, author of BUDDHISM WITHOUT BELIEFS
A brief and wonderfully accessible primer on meditation * Publishers Weekly *



Book Information
ISBN 9780718193041
Author Steve Hagen
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 157g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm