Meditation

[Ichabod]

Hey, guys!

I wonder if anyone here is a practitioner and have some knowledge regarding meditation. I've been wanting to start doing it for a long time, but I'm a bit lost about how to begin. Is there some sort of book or any other thing that could help me get started? I'm kind of worried about buying things blindly, since it seems to be a subject that a lot of bad stuff can be written about.

I'm planning to visit a Buddhist Temple that exist close to where I live, since they give some free meditation classes. I think it can help a lot, but I think I can get good advice here too.

Thanks!

[Gustaran]

I would highly recommend Steve Hagen's "Meditation: Now or Never".

Steve Hagen's teacher was Dainin Katagiri, who worked as an assistant with Shunryu Suzuki ("Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"), so he has some credentials.
He is very good in breaking down and explaining seemingly absurd sounding zen-buddhist principles to westerners.

If you like his book, I can also recommend "Buddhism: Plain and Simple" which focuses not so much on meditation but more on buddhism in general.

[Ichabod]

Thanks, Gustaran. I'll definetely check out these books.