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THE MIND ILLUMINATED

A COMPLETE MEDITA TION GUIDE IN TEGR A TIN G
BUDDHIST WISDOM A N D BR A IN SCIEN CE

What if one thing you did each day could bring you to deep joy, peace, insight
transformation?

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Using Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science by meditation master Culadasa (
that “one” thing.

Many meditators say they haven’t reached the heights of the practice, even after reading every book out there. The Mind Il
meditation book; it’s the foremost guide to developing deeper, more rewarding, and transformative states of consciousnes
work in our busy world.

“The Mind Illuminated... brings the path of meditation

to life.”

— Sharon Salzburg, New York Times bestselling author of Real Happiness and
meditation teacher
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Culadasa has studied meditation and spiritual traditions of all kinds for over four decades. Having taught physiology and n
U.S. and Canada, he draws on his own extensive personal experience and his spiritual and scienti c training to create a mod

This groundbreaking book combines age-old wisdom teachings of the Buddha with the latest research in cognitive psychol

Many years in the making, this Rosetta Stone to meditation is now available.

THE MIND ILLUMINATED

A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wis

Brain Science

This one-of-a-kind meditation manual will truly illuminate your mind, allowing you to unleash your personal potential for t
you the way with step-by-step guidance for every stage of the path, from where you are right now to the deepest states of

In The Mind Illuminated, Culadasa gives an in-depth explanation of how your mind works at the conscious and unconscious
for how meditation completely restructures your mind. You will not only know what to do, but moreover, you will understa

Some people ask, is meditation really this powerful? The answer is a simple YES! Meditation techniques have been lovingly
to generation for over 2,500 years because meditation works. Culadasa has re ned these ancient techniques with Western

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research to create a user-friendly meditation guide that integrates Buddhism and science of the mind.     

Culadasa has taught thousands of students and seen many catapult from beginner to advanced meditator in a short time. W
The Mind Illuminated is a synthesis of Culadasa’s years of teaching and his vast knowledge of Buddhist mediation. In this bo
embark your own personal journey of spiritual discovery.

Start today.

“Culadasa is the real deal, a living adept with decades

of experience.”

— Shinzen Young, author of Break Through Pain and meditation teacher

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HERE’S WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MIND ILLUMINATE

“A systematic, hands-on manual, The Mind Illuminated will be a great help to anyone who wants to completely fathom the p
development in all its stages. Culadasa gives us the full conceptual framework together with complete instructions for put
western language, with help from wonderful images and diagrams, this book brings the path of meditation to life.”

—Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author of Real Happi

“This comprehensive book takes me on a journey each time I pick it up... Culadasa reminds me of the art of meditation as th
takes me through the science of the practice straight to the adventure of sitting, and offers context through sustainable, pr
This book is full of wisdom, story, and creativity, and I’ll be glad to have it as a reference for many years to come.”

—Elena Brower, author of Art of Attention;

“This book is a rare and valuable treasure, providing a detailed, step-by-step account of how meditation practice progresse
living adept with decades of experience.”

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—Shinzen Young, author of Break Through

“Culadasa has given us a clear, detailed, contemporary map of meditation, beautifully attuned to our householder lives. Th
science and art of conscious living, Culadasa imparts the practices and con dence we need to walk the path of liberation th
Awakening. I love his friendly, encouraging teaching!”

—Trudy Goodman, Ph.D.,

“In a time where meditation and its twin sister, mindfulness, have become the fads du jour, Culadasa gives us the real deal i
If you’re serious about meditation, The Mind Illuminated should be on your bookshelf.”

—Lama Marut, author of A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to th

“Essential reading for anyone interested in meditative development from any tradition. At once comprehensive and also ve
practice, this is the most thorough, straightforward, clear, and practical guide to training the mind that I have ever found. A

—Daniel Ingram, M.D., author of Mastering the Co

“The Mind Illuminated is an extraordinary accomplishment. Culadasa has distilled his many years of meditative practice and
in Theravada and Vajrayana traditions, and his extensive knowledge of cognitive science and neuroscience, to provide a un
guidebook to meditation practice. The granular detail that Culadasa provides regarding various experiences along the path
advice for dealing with obstacles and developing speci c skills, are unique in the published literature on meditation. Regar
in which one practices, or the amount of one’s practice experience, there is a cornucopia of wisdom and detailed guidance
and practice. This is a true jewel of a book that belongs on the desk or night table of every meditation practitioner.”

—Sensei Al Genkai Kaszniak, Ph.D., guiding teacher at Upaya Zen Sangha of Tucson; Emeritus Professor of Psyc

“With wisdom, clarity and grace, Culadasa has written an invaluable manual for awakening. I believe this book will become
for anyone on the spiritual path for years to come. Helpful for beginning meditators, and valuable for advanced meditators
meditation but have not yet experienced the fruits of consistent practice.”

—Stephanie Nash, Ph.D., mindfulness coa

“Writing with warmth and clarity, Culadasa brings a lifetime of investigation into Buddhism and neuroscience to his descri
of meditation. Though it is often encouraged, a meditation practice is not often explained. The Mind Illuminated provides co
guidance about how to actually do it, how to handle the many hindrances that might stop us from practicing, and how the m
meditate regularly. A masterful and inspiring guide, Culadasa encourages us to savor the process that leads to becoming fu

—Susan Suntree, author of Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California and editor of Wisdom of the East: Stories

“This book does an outstanding job of both constructing a cognitive theory of how the mind works and presenting a detaile
mastering meditation. The result is a beautiful integration of theory and practice, whose parallel strands lead to experienti

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conceptually, the radical shift in consciousness we call awakening.”

—Richard P. Boyle, author of Realizing

“The Mind Illuminated provides among the greatest syntheses I’ve ever seen of concepts from across the spectrum of psych
The book integrates knowledge from areas as diverse as cognition and neural systems, psychoanalytic notions of unconsci
theories of William James, and third-wave strategies for emotion regulation. It also provides a valuable step-by-step instru
training to focus attention, while developing self-insight and deep psychological healing. The secular nature of the instruct
meditation into the therapy relationship without dogma and without the risk of either supporting or contradicting clients”

—Tucker Peck, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and recipient of the Varela Award fro

“This book is full of wisdom, story, and creativity, and I’ll be

glad to have it as a reference for many years to come.”

— Elena Brower, author of Art of Attention; yoga and meditation teacher

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Culadasa (John Yates, Ph.D.) is the director of Dharma Treasure Budd

Arizona. A meditation master with over four decades of experience, h
and later received ordination in the International Order of Buddhist m
California. Before committing himself fully to meditation and Buddhi
and neuroscience and worked at the forefront of complementary hea
medicine, and therapeutic massage. Then in 1996, he retired from aca
Nancy, to wilderness of an old Apache stronghold in southeastern Ari
practice together.

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