This book is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of Buddhist meditation, written in a relaxed and lucid manner. It introduces the basic methods of meditation, and for those readers who already have experience, it gives detailed advice that will help deepen the practice. On the one hand, this is a practical guide containing a lot of useful information, including recommendations for correcting errors and shortcomings, and also descriptions of those undesirable states that you can get into during meditation. On the other hand, it is an exploration of the principles underlying Buddhist meditation and its true goals: full awareness, a healthy emotional state, and the highest - insight into the true nature of reality, which leads to liberation.