Why We Meditate

This beautiful and inspiring book, arising from the brilliance of two great minds, contains profound yet practical advice on meditation and its power to nourish the world * Gelong Thubten, author of A Monk’s Guide to Happiness *
The one meditation tactic that will get you through the toughest times * Oprah Daily *
The perfect guide for finding true inner peace * Ruby Wax, author of A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled *
Practical, doable techniques for making two game-changing inner moves: getting out of your head, as well as taming your demons [...] all backed up by rigorous science * Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier *
Highly recommend * Dan Harris, bestselling author of 10% Happier *
An exciting new book that combines recent research into meditation with fresh, accessible, and profound teachings on the actual practice * Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart *
A rare blend of genuine, far-reaching meditative wisdom and the cutting-edge neuroscience that both explains and supports it. This book is an extraordinary collaboration and a great jewel that will benefit all who read it * Joseph Goldstein, author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom *
PRAISE FOR TSOKNYI RINPOCHE - He is a powerful and eloquent link between the great yogi practitioners of old Tibet and our bewildering twenty-first century. He's completely comfortable in both. And he makes us comfortable, too. * Richard Gere *
Goleman offers hope for us all * The Times *
[Why We Meditate] shows how we can regain our innate rhythm * Sainsbury's Magazine *
Each chapter is a kind of antidote for the scepticism...read this book * New Scientist *