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I've been meditating for a couple of years and it has unquestionably changed my perspective but I could never have put the reason for it into words. Diamond Mind presents a bright, uncluttered look at the process of meditation that not only rang true in the context of my experience but also pointed out directions for future growth. Nairn uses language borrowed from western psychology (without the jargon and psychobabble) to explain the process and the essence of the meditative experience and I found it extraordinarily powerful.

Rob Nairn has written the handbook on how to meditate. He cuts through all the extra fill and gets to the core of the mental process. This is a simple and easy book to read. You need not have any background in psychology or eastern thought. If you ever wanted to try meditation and just can't seem to find the right book, try Diamond Mind. Even if you just want to improve your mental skills, his directions are clear and simple. What he offers us will change our lives. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wonders just exactly how do you meditate. Diamond Mind will simply and elegantly answer those questions.

This is an excellent book that will help anyone who is either just beginning to meditate or has been meditating for years. It helps answer questions like "What do I meditate about?", "Why is this not working?" and "What should my goal be?". Whether one is buddhist or not this book can help you bring tranquillity to your mind, thus benefiting you and others. I thank Rob Nairn for writing such a joyful and helpful book.

Diamond Mind is an incredible primer on meditation. Nairn dispenses with jargon and mystique, writing unpretentiously about the mechanics of the mind and the common problems encountered in this practice. With clarity and simplicity, he supplements his very readable prose with straightforward exercises and Q&A sections. Amazingly enough, the book is able to articulate the facets of meditation practice without religious or denominational references, embracing the terminology of western psychology to enrich the material.

If you have always had questions about meditation or you seek to understand your practice better, this book is truly a diamond in the rough.

This is the best book on meditation I've read in quite a while. Nairn is very good at getting at the heart of why we find meditation so difficult: we set up ambitions and goals for what's "supposed" to happen, and strive to attain them. We have a big agenda for our meditation, and expect perfection in this, as in many areas of our lives. This switches on our critical mind, he explains, and we create stress, self-torment, striving, and "no meditation." Nairn is also very clear on the nature of thought, how to work with thoughts in meditation, and how to stabilize the mind. Very highly recommended!