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zfshaiman's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.5
ranchel's review against another edition
2.0
Insight Meditation is organized into easy-to-follow chapters/essays about various aspects of meditation and mindfulness practices. I skimmed through the majority of the book because I didn't like Joseph Goldstein's writing style and I was looking for a little less Buddha and a little more general "meditation for beginners" help.
cindywho's review against another edition
3.0
It's full of nice short discussions of aspects of meditation and dharma - short enough for my attention span, but heady enough that maybe my unconscious thought it was too much and had me mistakenly return the book to the library before I was finished! Luckily, it was still on the shelf when I went back for it. (October 27, 2006)
jgauthier's review against another edition
4.0
I regularly read this before daily sittings (whenever I'm meditating at home rather than with a group). An outstanding guide to the Insight/Vipassana take on Buddhist meditation practice. Goldstein's writing is flowing and affable – it calms me down and reminds me why I am spending all this time sitting in the first place.
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