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Summary: Fantastic Book!
Comment: Absolutely a MUST for anyone interested in the more spiritual aspects of martial arts or just meditation. The author has done a remarkable job of explaining that which is unexplainable in simple, easy-to-understand terms. This is truly a timeless work!
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Summary: I had to write a school term paper
Comment: I had to write a school term paper. I chose Meditation but after researching it a bit, I changed the paper's subject. I only looked through this book I have not read it.
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Summary: Awful... Not a good book on meditation at all.
Comment: I've read the book, and re-read certain parts that I found interesting, and no, this is not a good book on meditation at all, I think people are just entranced by the cool cover.
First of all, almost none of this book actually talks about meditation. The beginning chapters have a few interesting ideas about the Tao, and some interesting theory about life in general is brought up. Key word is SOME. A lot of it is what I like to call pseudo-science BS. The author will say something kind of interesting, and then spend almost the same amount of time justifying this belief because there is some science somewhere out there that can support this belief.
Often in these situations the link to science seems fairly tenuous, and it doesn't really matter in the end, either you believe in the Tao or you don't. And chances are you do, because you bought the book. There are a few interesting parables in the book (i.e. stories about people seeking enlightenment), but many other Taoist books tell similar parables with a bit more skill. The author is not a skilled writer, sometimes the writing seems very dry and boring.
Really, only the last 30 or so pages of the book talk about meditation. The meditation discussion is based mostly on posture, which is ok, but it offers very little useful advice for someone trying to plumb the depths of their own mind. I've found at least, that it's easy to get stuck sometimes or not know where to proceed after a certain point in my own practice of meditation. The book offers very scant advice on the actual MEDITATIONs. Personally, I feel that anyone who tells you that this book is an "essential" read or some other such rot, is really misleading you. I have a book right now, -Wherever you go, there you are- which in my opinion is a way better book which attempts to give some actual guidance into meditation.
As for Taoist or life philosophies itself, the Chuang-Tzu, and the Tao Te Ching are the obvious places to start, and make a lot of the points the author brings up seem trivial. Anyway, at best it is a support book on Taoism for a couple of its parables or concepts, but doesn't deserve any special attention.
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Summary: Blast from the past
Comment: I purchased a previous edition of this book in 1991 and practiced the methods it describes for a while, then forgot about it for 15 years, and am now getting back into it. It continues to remain an excellent reference for me, and I am hopeful that I can stay "on the path" this time. In a world of false pretenders, The Tao of Meditation is truly a wonderful book that describes a wonderful method of meditation, and there is nothing else to buy once you have this book. I was sad to see that Grandmaster Jou Tsung Hwa had died on August 3rd, 1998. [...]
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Summary: This is a very nice book
Comment: It addresses Taoist Meditation with simplicity (when compared to the classics) and reveals more than we generally see available in the literature. The language is simple and easy. If you are interested in meditation and Taoist alchemy you should read this book.
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