Riding the Ox Home: A History of Meditation from Shamanism to Science

by Willard Johnson

This erudite and stimulating history traces the development of meditation from the age of the Shaman to the present day. Written with clarity and a refreshing directness, it investigates the origins... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091462916
• ISBN13: 9780091462918
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Rider
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Three Books in One - A Book Good Enough to Read Three Times

There are three books in one - in this one book. The book is organized in 10 chapters - each with a stand-alone segment of analysis of one of the 10 oxhearding pictures. I first read only the oxhearding interpretations (that's book 1) - this was a few years ago. I then read the chapters by themselves (minus the ox-hearding interpretations) - a couple of years or so ago (that's book 2). I recently read the book as it was written - that's book 3. Whichever way the story of your narrative starts - if followed all the way - it still ends up in an empty circle (which I am yet to see). Perhaps, it's time to re-read! Pavel Somov, Ph.D., Author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time" (New Harbinger, 2008)

bought to write a school term paper

I had to write a school term paper. I chose Meditation so I bought this book. After researching a bit, I decided to change the paper's subject. I looked though this book but I have not read it.

A must

Before starting the practice of meditation, riding the ox home,is an absolute must.History giving meaning to this newfound life style.