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Well written, clear & concise!
I found The Art Of Living by William Hart extremely useful to remind myself what I'd learned during my 10 day Vipassana sit in North Fork, California. The evening video discourses by SN Goenka were informative, explanatory & even entertaining but being tired from a full day meditation I'd miss an interesting explanation or two (his Anglo Indian accent & words can be difficult at times) and this book filled in a few missed points. I bought several copies to give to friends! I cannot recommend this book highly enough along with the Goenka 10 day discourses.
I would say this is a nice short read which is helpful as a refresher when you have I haven't finished my copy but I'm treating it more like a reference manual if I feel like parts of my practice become foggy. disregard my star review. I don't think it really applies here. I wouldn't say this is a book for entertainment or leisurely reading, it pretty much goes over everything mentioned in the ten day course.
I first read The Art of Living about 24 years ago. I credit this book and an interview with S.N. Goenka in Yoga Journal around the same time which inspired me to start down the path of Dhamma.
A truly wonderful explanation. Simple and straight forward it answered many of the questions I had after attending my first 10 Day course.
Good resource of Vipassana meditation technque.
Having just completed a ten day Vipassana retreat under the guidance of Goenkji I must say that this book has to be the most comprehensive ,clearly written and understandable material on the subject of Vipassana meditation. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who already practices the method or the beginner who would like to enter the path of self knowledge and is looking for a great place to begin their journey.
i like this book very much and it is changing my life. My regards to William Hart and Gautam Budha.
The Art of Living as taught by S.N. Goenka is an instructional guide for living a happy, insightful life. The book prepares the reader for the meditation experience with background information including definitions, explanations of moral conduct, training practices, a question and answer section and a story at the end of each chapter that exemplifies the chapter's content. This book makes the life changing practice of Vipassana meditation accessible to the average person.
I enjoyed reading this book, it is very informative. I'm actually reading it again for the second time. I can't get enough of it.