A 2006 hardback in very good condition doesn't look like it has been read all the pages are crisp and clean no markings or notes and the spine is tight and secure also the dust jacket is in very good condition ( unobtrusive previous owners signature on top of fly sheet ) in all very nice and will enhance any collection Sold and posted in the UK Sitting in stillness, the practice of meditation, and the cultivation of awareness are commonly thought to be the preserves of Hindus and Buddhists. Martin Laird shows that the Christian tradition of contemplation has its own refined teachings on using a prayer word to focus the mind, working with the breath to cultivate stillness, and the practice of inner vigilance or awareness. But this book is not a mere historical survey of these teachings. In Into the Silent Land, we see the ancient wisdom of both the Christian East and West brought sharply to bear on the modern-day longing for radical openness to God in the depths of the heart. Laird's b