Spirituality

The Art of Meditation

The Art of Meditation

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  • Author：Joel S. Goldsmith
  • ISBN：1939542677
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Summary

This classic， bestselling introduction to a regular program of daily meditation defines meditation's vital role in spiritual living， and features careful instructions， illustrative examples， and specially written meditations。

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Reviews

Jonathan Cavazos ，

Not sure how I felt about this book。 There were some comforting words， but I feel like the author read the Bible。 Then， he regurgitated what he read。

Maria Diaz ，

I found God while reading this book。 I think it’s well done。 It does utilize the Christian faith — God and the trinity — which i find is an okay conduit for me。 I wish there was an exactly similarly interpretation of spirituality like this without relying on Christianity， but i absolutely feel how a singular Christ is a more “holy” god than the many gods of pagan spirituality。。。I think。 I’d be willing to have a conversation about it and have my mind changed。

Christina ，

I am new to the writings of Joel S。 Goldsmith。 The Art of Meditation is helpful and I will need to re-read this many time to get a good grasp of the messages contained in this book。 I started with The Art of Spiritual Healing by Joel S。 Goldsmith。 I re and re-read this book at least 4 times and still learning。

John Hartfield ，

Key's to silencing the mind and finding serenity in any situation。 Practice，practice，practice。 Key's to silencing the mind and finding serenity in any situation。 Practice，practice，practice。 。。。more

Ann ，

I love this book。 I read it every day。

Christine ，

Joel Goldsmith rocks！ It's been a while since I've read this， but I knew right away that Joel was a spiritual master that I wanted to be much more familiar with。 I am reading Infinite Way right now and his insight into mystical matters is exactly what I'm looking for。 Joel Goldsmith rocks！ It's been a while since I've read this， but I knew right away that Joel was a spiritual master that I wanted to be much more familiar with。 I am reading Infinite Way right now and his insight into mystical matters is exactly what I'm looking for。 。。。more

Iona Stewart ，

This book is on a par with Goldsmith's other books， i。e。 of an equally high quality。 He is now my favourite spiritual author， though I also highly appreciate Neville。 After reading only a few pages of any of Goldsmith's books， I can feel a tangible elevation of consciousness， impossible for me to describe。 I always read at least a chapter from one of his books before retiring。This particular book differs from the author's other books in that the subject-matter is more specific - he explains to u This book is on a par with Goldsmith's other books， i。e。 of an equally high quality。 He is now my favourite spiritual author， though I also highly appreciate Neville。 After reading only a few pages of any of Goldsmith's books， I can feel a tangible elevation of consciousness， impossible for me to describe。 I always read at least a chapter from one of his books before retiring。This particular book differs from the author's other books in that the subject-matter is more specific - he explains to us in detail his system of meditation。Firstly， it must be made clear that though many of us may think of meditation merely as a practice to enable us to find calm and harmony in our lives together with obtaining possible improvement in both our mental and physical health， Goldsmith's viewpoint was another。 To his mind meditation was an absolutely essential practice （he spent 9 or 10 hours out of 24 in meditation） leading finally to "illumination， communion， and union" with God: he devoted his life to obtaining this union and to communicating his experiences and teachings。The first third of the book deals with the "practice"。 The author states that anyone with "sufficient perseverance， application and fidelity" can "cultivate a Christ awareness"。 I found this first section to be extremely useful。The second section dealing with "the experience" seemed a bit diffuse to me。 But this remark has probably more to do with my own limitations as regards consciousness than anything else。I found the third section， "the fruits"， extremely inspiring。 He describes union with God as a state where there no longer is any "I" - "There is no you; there is no I; there is only God being。"There are many wonderful writers on spiritual matters， but I know of no others whose teachings are at so high a level as those of Joel Goldsmith。I would like to point out that in my opinion you do not have to be a Christian to appreciate this book - I am not。 You just have to be able to look beyond the author's terminology。I strongly recommend this work to all spiritually interested readers， particularly those with the ultimate spiritual goal - union with God。 。。。more

Laura ，

Interesting， but way too religious for me。 Thought it would be more about the practice of meditating not so much connecting with God。 I did not get very far into the book， and I believe there is a chapter on different styles or options for meditating。 Maybe I will skip ahead。。。

Laurie Hanan ，

I wouldn't know where to begin。 This is one of those books where I started to highlight the sentences that really struck home， and found I was highlighting whole pages at a time。 Hard to believe this was written in the 1950's， before I was even born。 The language is a bit archaic and hard to follow， but the concepts are right out of A New Earth。 If I had to boil it down to one concept that I got from the book - and there are too many to list here - it would be that God is inside of me， not "some I wouldn't know where to begin。 This is one of those books where I started to highlight the sentences that really struck home， and found I was highlighting whole pages at a time。 Hard to believe this was written in the 1950's， before I was even born。 The language is a bit archaic and hard to follow， but the concepts are right out of A New Earth。 If I had to boil it down to one concept that I got from the book - and there are too many to list here - it would be that God is inside of me， not "somewhere out there"。 The source of all health and all abundance is within， therefor trying to attract abundance from outside of me is not the best way to go about it。 I would highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to find a more personally spiritual outlook to all the New Age ideas coming at us these days。 。。。more

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