Getting to where you are Author:Steven Harrison In the tradition of Jon Kabat-Zinn's Wherever You Go, There You Are, here is an accessible and irreverent guide to Actuality Meditation--meditation as an effortless part of everyday life. — From Madonna to your next-door neighbor, it seems everyone is experimenting with meditation as a way to relax the body and to achieve inner tranquillit... more »y. But many people find meditation to be an added stress in their lives, rather than a means by which to relieve it. Steven Harrison reveals a truth the gurus know but keep secret: Nothing is happening during structured meditations except the buzz of thought and the discomfort of the body.
In Getting to Where You Are, Harrison suggests that the only meditation that does not produce more mind clutter than it eliminates is the one we all are doing already: Actuality Meditation--that is, living. This meditation is the active exploration of life, free from the restraints of doctrine, religious belief, and technique-oriented practices. Getting to Where You Are is the only meditation book that helps readers free themselves from the burden of structured rules and the dictates of exotic gurus.
Steven Harrison offers succinct, provocative essays revealing how meditation is our natural state of existence: We need only do less, not more, in order to reap its benefits. In this accessible format, Harrison discusses topics such as "Life Clutter--I'll Simplify When I Get a Moment"; "What Enlightened People Do with Their Free Time"; and "Awareness: That Annoying Time Between Naps."
"Harrison's uncompromising voice is a welcome companion on our journey toward being fully human."--Yoga Journal« less