The Best on Meditation, Here, Now.

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For anyone exploring "spirituality" or seeking the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, and wondering what to do... meditation is the best place to begin.  These are the best and most practical resources on meditation that I know of, all recommended highly:


Slow Love: A Polynesian Pillow Book by James N. Powell
The chapter "On Doing Nothing" is one of the best writings on practical meditation I've come across in a long time.  This book is also one of the best on romantic and sexual relationships as well.


Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality by Brad Warner
Funny and educational autobiography of an 80s hardcore punk bass player (for Zero Defex) who went to Japan to work on Japanese monster movies and wound up becoming a Soto Zen priest.  Funny and insightful, this book also has practical instructions for traditional zazen practice.


Zen without Zen Masters by Camden Benares
Discordian Zen, with an extensive section on practical meditation "how-to"s.  Lots of Discordian stories and paradoxically insightful nonsense, all with an introductory commentary by Robert Anton Wilson.


Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch
Yeah, the same David Lynch... the prolific filmmaker behind Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and a lot of other films... and, at one time, weather reporter in LA.  Not a "how-to", more of a brilliant autobiographical exploration of meditation and the creative process.


While reading about meditation can teach you a lot, nothing compares to the experience you have when you really do it!  I'd love to read about your experiences... dennis@dennisgeorgerudolph.com.


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