With an engaging mix of anecdote, humor, and clear instruction, this book shows that you don't have to be a Buddhist to benefit from meditation-because above all, meditation is about waking up to life, to all its choices and possibilities. Each chapter contains a time-honored guided meditation on such themes as loving-kindness, equanimity, death, even cooking, and nearly every page presents a vivid photo by Stephen Batchelor, inviting us to see the world through new eyes.