A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation [Paperback]

David A. Cooper (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

A comprehensive guide to meditation for people of all faiths, from the best-selling author of God Is a Verb.

The only complete nonsectarian guide to meditation, A Heart of Stillness is a comprehensive guidebook to its basic principles and practices.

By showing the way to what mystics have experienced for thousands of years, David Cooper's accessible, clear advice provides invaluable guidance both for students already studying with a meditation teacher, and for those who want to develop a meditative practice on their own.

Drawing from the wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, Cooper teaches basic meditative principles and practices to lead us onto the path of self-discovery.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Inundated as we are in this age by information, we come to crave the wisdom and love born out of silence. For those of us at this juncture, David Cooper provides a superb, sensitive and gentle guide." -- Ram Dass, author and lecturer

"What a compassionate and enlightened book." -- Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi

About the Author

David A. Cooper has studied mysticism for thirty years. His main practice has been spiritual retreats and meditation in a number of traditions including Sufi, Vipassana, Kabbalah, and Zen. Cooper is the award winning author of many books including the Publishers Weekly best-seller God is a Verb (Riverhead 1998) as well as Silence Simplicity & Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat (SkyLight Paths, 1999).

Product Details

• Paperback: 241 pages
• Publisher: Skylight Paths Pub (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893361039
• ISBN-13: 978-1893361034
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #733,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Main Psychological Events During Meditation, March 18, 2001

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Nemen M. Terc (Hallandale Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation (Paperback)

This is an extraordinary book about what happens in the minds of meditators. It describes clearly and accurately important feelings and thought processes that occur during meditative states. Like no one I have read before, the clarity and accuracy of mental events during meditative states are described in detail by someone who is evidently intimately familiar with such states. It helps readers understand what its happening in their minds. It is a must read for those who are inquiring into Tibetan Buddhism, Krishnamurti, Vernon Howard and other Masters.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An essential read, March 16, 2010

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Peter Strong (Boulder, CO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation (Paperback)

This is a very well written book that describes the meditative process in detail. You may like to read more about mindfulness meditation, in which case I recommend ASIN:1432736884 The Path of Mindfulness Meditation