This book, stemming from the author's own deep experiences of meditation, strikes a chord with the reader and enables him to touch an unexplored realm within.The sheer simplicity and unimposing nature of Buddhist meditation can be truly experienced with the words and expressions of this much admired scholar. From the concepts of Samathaand Vipassana to the Noble Eightfold Path; from the objects and methods of concentration to the totality of perception-it succinctly and beautifully captures the entire gamut of the principles of Buddhist meditation. Sharp and perceptive at the same time, it makes us think, prod, ask questions and find our own answers.


Tibetan Meditation, Samdhong Rinpoche, Wisdom Tree, Paperback, 127 pp., $9.95

Venerable Professor Samdhong Rinpoche was born in Eastern Tibet and arrived in India with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He is a distinguished Tibetan scholar, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in exile and the former Director of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath, Varanasi. This book consists of a series of talks given to a group of international students at The School of the Wisdom at the Theosophical Society headquarters in Chennai.