{"product_id":"meditation-made-me-do-it-james-brown-9798992625103","title":"Meditation Made Me Do It: How Sitting to Do Nothing Can Change Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I still get mad at my husband sometimes...but since I learned to meditate I just don't stay mad.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are lots of books about how to meditate. This is a book about why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the quote above, which is from my wife, is a great example of the real-life benefits that come from making meditation a bigger part of your life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeditation Made Me Do It\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short essays, stories and life lessons that I (yes, this is really the author talking to you here, in the first person) call \"reports from the corner of Meditation and Life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI believe meditation has the power to change everything because it polishes and expands the lens of consciousness through which we experience everything. It gives us a whole new perspective, which changes how we see things, how we think about things, how we react to things, and ultimately, it changes how we show up in the world in our everyday lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays range from tips on how to be more present in the midst of everyday distractions, to the squishy Zen of picking up dog poop, to deep reflections on the illusion of separateness and the ground of being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome take their inspiration from ancient wisdom traditions and some from pop culture. Some are inspired by questions students have asked, some by quotes from Rumi, Alan Watts, Mark Twain, Dr. Seuss and other great sages . . . and some are inspired by weird things my kids have done or said. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm not an enlightened master (whatever that is), and don't pretend to have everything figured out. I'm a guy who learned to meditate, found a way to make it stick, and whose moment-to-moment experience of life is so much better, in so many ways, for having done so. And I believe meditation could do the same for you. Which is why I write, and why I teach, and why I hope you enjoy this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith love, James Brown \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for this book...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere aren't any quotes from people you may or may not have heard of telling you what \u003ci\u003ethey\u003c\/i\u003e think about this book. And that's because I care more about what \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e think. So take a peek at the image of the back cover, which includes a snippet from one of the essays inside, and see if that piques your interest. Deal?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992625103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humans Being Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d","brand":"James Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743058440447,"sku":"9798992625103","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b57cc566-cad1-415a-97cc-aae31dcbfe6e.jpg?v=1782449516","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meditation-made-me-do-it-james-brown-9798992625103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}