Why We Can't Meditate: A Psychology of Meditation

Why We Can't Meditate: A Psychology of Meditation is a discourse on the practical, spiritual, and psychological factors that play into our ego-resistance to meditation. Drawing on the author's experience as an instructor of meditation, the text teaches us to look at meditation and life in new ways. Philosophy and psychology are combined to reveal the problems, value, and limits of meditation through an East - West lens. Topics include: The Use of Pleasure, Immortality Projects, Catastrophic...