Lawrence LeShan lays out two forms of long-established meditation programs, one a structured practice and one an unstructured practice. This book provides a simply explained instructional tool written for Westerners that desire to explore and embrace long-established meditation methods practiced all over the world. LeShan addresses the key inquiry “why meditate?” He says it is our fullest “human hood”, the fullest use of what it means to be human, that is the goal of meditation.