Editor's Note: If you've ever considered trying meditation, this is the book for you. My mindfulness practice began in the mid-1990s and has progressively changed how I look at life. Since I am anxious by nature my judging mind jumps from thought to thought, event to event, forward and back endlessly. Through meditation practice I am more able to find myself in the moment, rather than looking forward or back with desire or regret.

Favorite excerpt: "all you have to do is begin again. And again and again and again. In this way, you develop focus, precision and the ability to concentrate. This is what is meant by "mindfulness"....From this one point, insight arises. As your meditation practice takes root, you see your life more clearly. You perceive patterns and connections you had not noticed before [and you learn] that you exist in a much larger space than suspected...This is called "awareness."

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