About the Author

Halvor Eifring is professor of Chinese at the University of Oslo and general secretary of the Acem International School of Meditation, Oslo.

Reviews

The book is well worth getting, perhaps not for accomplishing all its ambitious overarching goals but for several solid individual case studies. It could conceivably also form the core of the reading list for a the- matic course on meditation (however defined) in Asian traditions.-- "Religious Studies Review"

Examines some of the myriad meditative practices that have developed across Asia, highlighting the major parallels--and the major differences--between Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Daoist, and Confucian forms of meditation.-- "Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly"