Unlearning Meditation

What to Do When the Instructions Get In the Way

Jason Siff

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Shambhala Publications Inc
01 October 2010

Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation

What to Do When the Instructions Get In the Way

Too often we find that our meditation sittings don't go as we'd hoped. Our mind wants to do something other than the meditation instructions. And when that happens repeatedly, we may feel frustrated or stuck in a rut-even to the point of abandoning meditation altogether. Jason Siff invites us to approach meditation in a new way, one that honors the part of us that doesn't want to do the instructions. He teaches how to become more receptive to what we experience in meditation and to become more tolerant of intense emotions, sleepiness, compelling thoughts, fantasies-the whole array of inner experiences that are usually considered detrimental to meditation. With keen interest in the workings of the mind in meditation, he brings to light what can develop in a meditation practice that is gentle, flexible, permissive, and honest. It's an approach that has been wonderfully effective for students in Jason's workshops and retreats, opening up meditation for people who thought they couldn't do it, and injecting a renewed energy for practice into the lives of seasoned meditators.

By: Jason Siff
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9781590307526
ISBN 10: 1590307526
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jason Siff is the head teacher of the Skillful Meditation Project. He teaches meditation and leads retreats throughout the United States and in Australia.

Reviews for Unlearning Meditation: What to Do When the Instructions Get In the Way

A creative and illuminating approach to meditation practice. --Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation A radically illuminating book for practitioners to newly understand their meditation through loving interest in what is actually going on, beyond any instruction or ideal. --Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart A wise, practical, and radical book that sheds new and wondrous light on dharma in the West. --Joan Halifax Roshi, author of Being with Dying Jason Siff is one of the most distinctive and engaging voices of the emerging Buddhist culture in the West. --Stephen Batchelor, author of Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Siff frees meditators from their own expectations, and ultimately, any guilt about not following the rules. With a gentle style that's encouraging, wise, and even playful at times, Siff provides a very useful guide for those who want to meditate, but need to 'unlearn' in order to move forward. He blends his Eastern and Western experience to give the work spiritual rigor and grounding, while still appealing to a broad audience. Readers don't need to be Buddhist, or even familiar with its philosophical concepts, to benefit from Siff's clearly articulated, thoughtful advice. -- ForeWord Reviews