Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Religion & beliefs

THE POWER OF MEDITATION

Edward Viljoen

An Ancient Technique to Access Your Inner Power

This wise and delightful guide to the benefits of meditation practices will helpreaders to cultivate a calm, peaceful, and enlightened lifestyle. Drawing from his years of experience as a teacher, spiritual leader, and avid meditator, Edward Viljoen will guide readers down the path to enlightenment using wisdom such as:

· Mindfulness practices—Train yourselfto become absorbed in a purposefully chosen activity. · Sitting practices—Reduce the use of mental and physical resources as much as possible by sitting still and silently. · Creative practices—Devices such as journaling, observing, and focusing on a favorite literary or spiritual passage.
Peppered throughout with stories from the author’s spiritual teachings and personal anecdotes, this book goes beyond simple how-to and creates a wonderful reading experience that will help readers to live more wise and fulfilling lives. Edward Viljoen is the Senior Minister at Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Rosa, California.

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Book Published 2013-08-29 by Tarcher
Book Published 2013-08-29 by Tarcher

Comments

Finally a book has been written that explains everything you need to know about meditation and how to get started again. Dr. Viljoen's wisdom is profound and yet also forgiving for those of us who've been feeling guilty for not using this ancient practice.

Chinese (simpl.): China South Booky Culture Media

Edward Viljoen never ceases to amaze me with his depth of compassion, wisdom and peacefulness. I believe all this comes from his personal commitment to all kinds of mindfulness practices. If he is an example of a person who meditates, then we all should read this book.

Viljoen writes in a conversational and lyrical way which makes you feel like you’re having a conversation with a friend. And this is a book which gives you permission to establish a meditation practice that works for you, on your own terms, which could greatly increase your chances for success. I, for one, find this to be a breakthrough concept which has already yielded results for me in my meditation practice and is certain to do the same for anyone who picks up this wonderfully accessible book.

Edward Viljoen’s new book, The Power of Meditation, is a gift. It serves as a practical guidebook for those who are new at spiritual practice, as well as a beautiful reminder of simplicity and essence for those who have been engaged in spiritual practice for a lifetime. Edward helps us find the strength we need to be present with whatever life brings. He takes the reader by the hand, dispels the mysteries, and makes this elusive thing called meditation very real and doable.

Edward Viljoen is to meditation what water is to thirst. This marvelous book guides both the novice and the experienced through a series of steps that aids in quelling the cacophony of everyday life and allowing the inherent peacefulness of being to emerge in one's experience and expression of the beauty of life. It is a constructive and productive guide to living a life that is balanced, calm and peaceful.

The Power of Meditation opens a window from antiquity that blows in a breath of fresh air for the seeker looking to trade in the “rush hour rat race” for a "hush hour life break.” The meditation practices that he offers in this book are so inclusive that even the most skeptical will be hooked in the stillness. Edward Viljoen has masterfully introduced us to the “new action” that is sure to inspire and empower people to design and live the lives of their dreams.

Thank goodness for this book! Until I read The Power of Meditation, I wondered if something was wrong with me. My friends and colleagues seemed to have a great relationship with meditation—they even appeared to enjoy it—while I struggled and wondered if there was a better way to enlightenment. Now that I've read The Power of Meditation, I have a renewed enthusiasm for this spiritual practice and I even look forward to it. Thank you, Edward!