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piabo's review against another edition
3.0
I was looking for a book about the science of meditation, and this was not really it. Still, I learned something about meditation and how and why other people meditate. Will look into this topic a bit more over the coming year, as I am currently trying to get back into a habit of meditation with Headspace.
pattytru08's review
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review- all opinions are my own.
Simple, insightful- and broken down well.
Simple, insightful- and broken down well.
baund_'s review
Lost steam, would pick back up for meditation exercises
I did enjoy meditating when I was doing it, maybe I should pick it back up ?
I did enjoy meditating when I was doing it, maybe I should pick it back up ?
trippalli's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
An excellent mix of meditation practice and techniques, history of meditation and the authors experiences, and the science behind what meditation is and why it works. The best meditation book I've read!
starrysteph's review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Why We Meditate didn’t quite answer its titular question – but it contained some great nuggets of insight as well as practical knowledge. Rinpoche offers an array of simple exercises as well as frameworks of thought that are easy to implement and curated with care.
Each chapter has two portions: Tsoknyi Rinpoche begins with detailing the practice and its personal impact, and then Daniel Goleman weaves in a scientific approach.
I imagine this book would land differently with someone brand new to meditation. I didn’t find many fresh takeaways and the writing was not always as tight or compelling as I wished it to be - and felt disjointed at times between the two authors. I also wished that the science portions had more, well, science.
However, this writing clearly comes from two deeply knowledgeable meditators and I definitely found some value here.
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(I received a free copy of this book; this is my honest review.)