Ainslie Meares (1910–1986)

Consists of 2 parts. The 1st is about the teaching of meditation. The second is a sort of updating of Dialogue With Youth and Student Problems and Guide to Study. It also contains chapters summarising Meares method of meditation in the mid-1980s just prior to his passing. Very good book if you can get hold of it but it is rare at this stage. A New book published in 2017 "Ainslie Meares on Meditation" summarises Meares final method of meditation, as well as containing a biography, samples of his poetry etc. Meares on meditation does not really contain much of the type of information found in Dialogue with Youth etc - Dialogue with Youth is probably the easiest of Meares' books on the young to get hold of in 2017.… (mehr)

This is a good book which sadly is only available secondhand. In 2017 a new book "Ainslie Meares on Meditation" was published that includes a distilled version of Relief without Drugs. The distilled version of Relief without Drugs contains all you need to know to learn Ainslie Meares' relaxing mental exercise as he called his relaxing meditation at that time. The new book also summarises Meares final method developed after Relief without Drugs including his therapeutic poetry. 30 Samples of Meares' poetry are included to help readers work out which of the poetry books to source secondhand. The new book also has a biography of Meares' life and work. By all means source Relief without Drugs secondhand if you want to read the original, however, if you want a shorter version of the same book with several fringe benefits then: Ainslie Meares on Meditation might be worth considering.… (mehr)