To be honest, I did not finish this book. Not because it was bad, but because I realized I was reading a book I was not prepared to experience appropriately. I do not recommend this book to someone who is a beginning buddhist practitioner or someone who has a beginners understanding of buddhism (like myself). This book will not make sense to you and you will miss too much information that could actualy deepen your understanding and respect for the religion. I am a beginner in reading about and understanding buddhism. However, this book was too advanced for me to truly realize. I know that I don't know enough to make an informed rating so I want to preface this rating with this: this rating is purely based on the fact that I feel this book could be great but only for those that would understand it properly. However, I do not doubt this book could be a 4-star or 5-star book if the reader has read basic and supplemental texts on buddhism.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of Buddhist Meditation.

I've been trying to get into meditation lately since I've been reading about how helpful and calming it is to the mind, body, and soul.

Buddhist Meditation might be too comprehensive for me. It was very dense, very wordy, and the font and type was very close together.

I thought this was going to include helpful hints and words of advice and insight but instead, it's a comprehensive guide that offers classic exercises focused on the obstacles life offers and ways to combat it, channel it, and use it for good.

I need to work on cultivating inner calm, as well as handling and dealing with negative emotions in a more constructive way, and Buddhist Meditation offers insight into how to accomplish these goals.

Buddhist Meditation offers a great foundation to learn and build the skills you need to remain calm, in control, and empowered at the same time,

Another good overview of this subject. Well written and edited, but nothing new enough to get me excited about or to put on my library shelves.