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A review by nadia
The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science by Matthew Immergut, John Yates, Jeremy Graves, Culadasa (John Yates)
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Wow — it took me 5.5 years to get through this book! Originally I was planning on only progressing through the book as I reached each meditation stage, but then I realised that take forever (even longer than what it did take me to read the book...) or that I may never get to the end.
So I decided instead to read it cover-to-cover, highlighting and taking notes along the way.
Overall, this is a fantastic book and highly recommended to anyone who wants to get more out of their mindfulness practice. However, while I originally thought it might be a 5-star read, the book does get a little too bogged down in technical terms, which are tricky to grasp, especially for the layperson.
So I decided instead to read it cover-to-cover, highlighting and taking notes along the way.
Overall, this is a fantastic book and highly recommended to anyone who wants to get more out of their mindfulness practice. However, while I originally thought it might be a 5-star read, the book does get a little too bogged down in technical terms, which are tricky to grasp, especially for the layperson.