markern Posted May 28, 2009 A friend wants to learn basic meditation so I want to find some good and simple instructions for shamatha/anapanasati/basic breath based concentrative meditation. I am thinking a page or three, just explaining the basics of attention to the breath and bringing attention back without frustration when distracted etc. I only have long books with instructions scattered all over the place and too much writing on topics that she would be uninterested in or just confused by. Does anyone no of such instructions online? Or have something they could email me? If so that would be awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dainin Posted May 28, 2009 Not sure about online sources, but there is a short book, "Meditation for Beginners" by Jack Kornfield, that includes these type of instructions, as well as a number of other methods. Each chapter is pretty short, plus it comes with an audio CD featuring guided meditations for each chapter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brother K Posted May 28, 2009 I have since moved on to move advanced text in my practice, but this is the short on me that got me started: Â http://www.philhine.org.uk/writings/tt_pranayama.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
