Product Description

Product Description

Meditation shows us that nothing is hidden. Sitting down, being still and paying attention reveals much that seems unknowable and inaccessible. This introductory program teaches you what meditation is, how to do it, how to be successful at sustaining a practice, and where that practice might lead you.

Cheri Huber has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 30 years. She leads workshops and retreats at the Zen Monastery Peace Center in Murphys, California, and is the author of 20 books. Her great strength as a teacher is making awareness practice relevant to everyday life. This program follows in that tradition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #74533 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-12-12
• Formats: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 40 minutes

Customer Reviews

Great for Beginners and Not-So-Beginner Beginners
I bought "The Secret is There are No Secrets" some years ago, and found it VERY helpful in learning to meditate.

Life has been more intense lately, and I was moved to pull it out and watch it again. I had forgotten what a beautiful video it is, full of gentle reminders that I need right now, points that I missed before or had forgotten. There is a clear explanation of sitting posture (and alternatives), and a great combination of the overall view of meditation and the (physical and non-physical) particulars.

I'm glad I kept it all these years and will surely watch it again soon.

BUT IT'S AUTHENTIC ZEN!!
Zen is not exciting, nor is it glamorous.

And yes, to many folks it is rather boring. But oddly, real enlightenment can come from just plain "sitting". Not easy for everyone, I agree.

The whole appeal of zen meditation is its simplicity. Yes, the techniques on this video SHOULD take only 3 minutes to learn. The remainder consists of -- well -- more sitting!

But if you want to experience no-nonsense zen meditation, this is the real thing.

There is one secret......
This DVD has very little to offer and even at its attractive price, it's a waste of money. Granted, I have done reading on meditation for years and have practiced sporadically. Still, I don't believe you could get much less from a DVD than is available on this one. There are detailed instructions on posture, hand position and the like. That takes about three minutes. I was very disappointed in the lack of in-depth instruction I would have expected from a DVD on meditation.