Five Classic Meditations

by Shinzen Young

Prominent meditation scholar and teacher Shinzen Young shows you how to achieve and apply the benefits of meditation to your daily life--now this perennial seller is available on CD
This program includes:
• Mantra Meditation: A powerful way to calm the mind and body
• Vipassana Meditation: The ancient Buddhist path to developing new wisdom, insight, and understanding
• Loving Kindness Meditation: A way to live every moment of your life with more joy, warmth, intimacy, and connectedness
• Karma Yoga Meditation: A spiritual exercise to make your daily work
a meditation practice
• Kabbalah Meditation: A path to understanding, accepting, and integrating into your life the forces of creation that flow in and around you

Genres: Meditation, Nonfiction, Self Help, Audiobook

Audio CD

First published November 28, 1989

Reviews

[Sienna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a short little listen I almost forgot to add it to my list but after a hard day I thought of it again & listened through for a second time. Very soothing reminder. I loved the simplicity & focus of his short introduction -- really more of a reminder -- to five meditations. I found just listening to it very grounding.

[LG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides an introduction into a few different methods of meditation. I listened to it - distracted by other activities. But it's worth saving and using to find a starting place for my own meditation practice. It seems most useful to beginners.

[Wyatt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Different types of meditations are there to create different results. I listen to this while cleaning the house like a study aid into meditation. I will work on being still later today.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to this on audio. A good introduction for the beginning meditator or someone who is just curious.

[Mercedes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful

[Dodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This audio book deals with five meditation, mantras, vipassana, karma yoga, loving kindness and Kabbalah. A good starting point.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but sweet.

[Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent overview and introduction that I highly recommend to anyone regardless of their level of experience at meditation.

[Charlotte · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read many books on meditation and while this was sufficient, there are many others that are far better. The author does a good job explaining fundamentals of the meditations (five of them) he offers, but many times I found myself wishing he had included more information. For example, in his teaching on the mantra om mani padme hum, I wished he would discuss what those words or vowels mean. Because I've read many books and taken refuge, I know there is no one literal translation, but there are lose meanings you can associate, which I think he could have provided to make the experience richer.

[Henrik Akselsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Simple and actionable, but don't let it distract you from the fantastic The Science of Enlightenment: Teachings and Meditations for Awakening Through Self-Investigation

[Z · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have never been into meditation, so I thought that I would give this one a try. While I did appreciate the basic overview, I would have liked a bit more of the reasoning why someone should try it. However, I felt like I was just being told to try it, without justification.