Publisher's Synopsis
This is a collection of lectures on Buddhist Meditation given by the well-known Sri Lankan meditation master the late Mr. Godwin Samararatne in 1998 at the Chin Lin Nunnery, Hong Kong. In a series of five talks on the subject he takes the meditator along the lengthy road of Buddhist Meditation indicating in his clear and pragmatic style of presentation why Buddhist Meditation is becoming popular throughout the world today thereby introducing the practiser to one of the most important exercises taught in Buddhism for developing the mind and reaching mental concentration or samadhi, which is the primary aim of Buddhist meditation.