I learned about this book after attending open meditation at the Shambhala Center in Decatur, Georgia. If you want to learn how to meditate, this is THE book to get. Sakyong explains meditation from a Western point of view, and gets into the obstacles one faces when meditating, the levels you move through as you become a more experienced meditator, and the how and why of meditation. Excellent book, highly recommended.

Excellent book for insight into how musicians learn to improvise, and how improvisation differs across music genres. There are interviews with people like Paco Pena and Jerry Garcia. However, this is definitely not a “how to” guide. An interesting read.