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The Science of Enlightenment

Written by: Shinzen Young
Narrated by: Shinzen Young
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 Demystify mysticism and learn techniques to move yourself beyond emotional and intellectual blocks into a realm of clear insight and inner peace. In this complete curriculum for self-investigation Shinzen Young - one of America's foremost meditation teachers - covers traditional teachings, scientific insights, and practical instruction to show you exactly how enlightenment works, and how to begin your own journey to inner liberation. Topics include concentration, awareness, and merging techniques to explore the self and the world around you, how spiritual practices work in Buddhism, Christianity, Jewish mysticism, Sufism, Hinduism, shamanism, and many other mystical traditions, as well as 6 complete guided meditation sessions and a host of insights on how to choose and establish your own meditation practice.©1997 Shinzen Young (P)1997 Shinzen Young Alternative & Complementary Medicine Meditation Buddhist Enlightenment
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I enjoyed the book and learned from it so much. I will definitely read it again soon and will recommend it to everyone who is interested in the topic.

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A good intro into the meditation world. I dont agree with everything he say but at the same time i understand that he also had to make paletable to a western audience. I could of done without the guided meditions,not a fan especially in an audio book. I think that meditation should be done in silence and seclusion.

A Good Book

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IM ON MY 10TH LISTEN THROUGH AT LEAST.

THIS IS LIFE-CHANGING GOLD!!!

God Bless Shinzen!!!

How do the masses not know about this series!!!

THE ABSOLUTE BEST PERIOD.

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If you are interested in learning about Buddhist psychology and practice from almost every Buddhist tradition I highly recommend this audio book. I was introduced to this teaching on cassettes about 20 years ago. I learned so much from it. It was a big part in transforming my life. I still listen to it today and still keep learning new things. A very wise investment. Thank you Shinzen!

Deep Dive Into Buddhist Psychology

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I’ve been seeking answers my whole life. Answers that took a lot of pain to eventually find. Shinzen lays out here what took me 40 years to figure out on my own. Many throwaway comments in these lectures and meditations laid out simple clear answers to puzzles that took me months to work out on my own and with various teachers and therapists.

Fantastic deep and broad introduction to tackling personal challenges, meditation, enlightenment, along with Shinzen’s call to action that analytical minds more closely examine these topics, and that the insights and skills available to meditators became more commonplace.

While this is 16 hours, much of the most valuable and actionable advice is in the first few chapters.

I was familiar with Shinzen’s work before, and have attended some of his retreats, etc but generally found that Shinzen’s system is hard to recommend to would-be advanced meditators as I find Shinzen’s public materials, while rich and valuable, to be fairly inaccessible.

This recording, for me, was the missing link. A careful, deep and broad introduction to the best of Shinzen. His core descriptions of the meditative path, his clear and specific instructions for techniques, his careful and crisp definitions.

His techniques have evolved since these recordings, and those changes are worth checking out, but in my mind, this should be an outsiders first taste of Shinzen. It puts the rest in perspective, and may be all you need

Shinzen is Shinzen. Vast knowledge of languages, deep personal experience, a storied life, an obsession with science, and filled with endless insights and side stories.

Really glad I listened to this.


Wish I’d listened to this years ago.

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