TY - BOOK N2 - Directly from the heart, this practical, nonreligious book guides the reader of any faith to reduce stress, increase health, and achieve inner peace. It clearly explains the meditative process and offers very simple exercises to balance theory and practice. Each chapter includes Q & A sections based on the average reader's experience and crafted from the author's twenty-four years of teaching, first as a Buddhist monk and now in lay life. Of all primers on meditation, this one excels in showing how to slow down life in the fast lane.--Publisher's description. AB - Directly from the heart, this practical, nonreligious book guides the reader of any faith to reduce stress, increase health, and achieve inner peace. It clearly explains the meditative process and offers very simple exercises to balance theory and practice. Each chapter includes Q & A sections based on the average reader's experience and crafted from the author's twenty-four years of teaching, first as a Buddhist monk and now in lay life. Of all primers on meditation, this one excels in showing how to slow down life in the fast lane.--Publisher's description. T1 - The meditative path :a gentle way to awareness, concentration, and serenity / DA - 2001. CY - Wheaton, IL : AU - Cianciosi, John. ET - 1st Quest ed. CN - BQ5612 CN - BQ5612 PB - Theosophical Publishing House, PP - Wheaton, IL : PY - 2001. N1 - "Quest books" ID - 716709 KW - Meditation KW - Spiritual life SN - 9780835607964 SN - 0835607968 TI - The meditative path :a gentle way to awareness, concentration, and serenity / ER -