AnesteemedmodernTibetanBuddhistteacherpresentsasystemofmeditationinstructionsdesignedforachievingrelaxationinourstressful,fast-pacedworldInthelate1990s,shortlyafterarrivingintheUnitedStates,itbecamecleartoDzaKilungRinpochethathisWesternstudentsrespondedtotraditionalmeditationinstructionsdifferentlyfromhisstudentsbackinAsia.TheWesternersdidn’tknowhowtorelax--andtheirpressured,fast-pacedlifestylescarriedoverintomeditation.Withthisinmind,DzaKilungRinpochesetouttocreateameditationsystemthatcouldbreakthroughthenoiseofWesternlife.TheRelaxedMindcontainsinstructionsfortheseven-phasepracticethathedevelopedforstudentsintheWest.Itisadaptedfromtraditionalinstructionstocounteracttheoverwhelmingdistractionthatisbecomingaglobalculturethesedays,notonlyintheWest.Beginnerswillfindawealthofuseful,easy-to-understandinformationwhilemoreexperiencedmeditatorsmaybesurprisedtofindtheirpracticedeepeningthroughlettinggooftension.
