9 Secrets of Successful Meditation: The Ultimate Key to Mindfulness, Inner Calm and Joy

by Samprasad Vinod, B.K.S. Iyengar (Foreword)

As a doctor and esteemed yoga and meditation teacher, Dr Samprasad Vinod offers expert guidance in this accessible book on what meditation is and how to truly enjoy it. The result – deep spiritual growth and inner harmony.

Genres: Meditation, Nonfiction, Self Help

192 pages, Paperback

First published November 18, 2014

Reviews

[Ariadna73 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give it three stars because it sounded to me more like a pitch to sell his product (some kind of book or guide for meditation) than to reveal secrets -if there are any when it comes down to this ancient practice.

[Hen Deltano · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not very helpful, too much woo woo. Vinod comes off pretty conceited, lots of, "the world works xyz because you can just know it's so." Found one piece of decent advise which was to try laying down for meditation but did not find it revolutionary. Walking away frustrated. Don't waste your time here

[Larry Koester · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting, but not helpful.

[JDK1962 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very, very short on technique (actual techniques are limited to a small appendix at the back). Most of the book is on general guidance on the attitude one should have toward meditation. I do take exception to his section on finding a guru, however: I have no problem with the notion of looking past any external ugliness or drooling (his example, not mine), but an enlightened person is not going to be abusive towards people, or throw rocks. I'm sorry, they just aren't. That's not enlightened, that's being a dick. Also not big on the notion of intelligent design.