True Meditation
Discover the Freedom of Pure Awareness
by Adyashanti
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Pub Date Aug 12 2025 | Archive Date Sep 12 2025
Sounds True Publishing | Sounds True
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Description
Practical instruction and three guided sessions in Adya's unique approach to meditation
What would happen if you were to allow everything to be exactly as it is? If you gave up the need for control and, instead, embraced the whole of your experience in each moment that arose? In the 14 years that he studied Zen, Adyashanti found that most seasoned meditators had used the practice as “an end instead of a means to an end.” What he ultimately realized was that only when you let go of all techniques—even the concept of yourself as a meditator—will you open to the art of True Meditation, dwelling in the natural state. True Meditation invites you to join the growing number of seekers who have been touched by the wisdom of Adyashanti to learn:
• How to make the “effortless effort” that will vivify the present moment
• Meditative self-inquiry and “The Way of Subtraction”: how to ask a spiritually powerful question—and determine the real answer
• Two guided meditations intended to reveal what Adyashanti calls “your home as awareness itself”
“We've been taught that awakening is difficult,” explains Adyashanti, “that to wake up from the illusion of separation takes years. But all it really takes is a willingness to look into the depths of your experience here and now.” True Meditation gives you the opportunity to reclaim the original purpose of meditation—as a gateway to “the objectless freedom of being.”
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781649634498 |
PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 104 |
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Featured Reviews

True Meditation by Adyashanti presents the author’s journey of understanding how to approach meditation.
It’s a struggle for most of us to quiet the mind, and when we try to do it we manipulate the mind to be quiet and that doesn’t work. The author explains why it doesn’t work and how we need to approach it in order to get to that effortless place of meditating.
Some of the techniques of controlling mind that are taught: focusing on the breath or various parts of the body, saying mantra, or doing visualization.
Those are good techniques in order to get us through the first step, bringing the mind to the present, but once we find our groove of that present state, then we need to let go of focusing on those techniques because they obscure our natural state of consciousness.
Many meditators end up with what is simply a discipline because they focus for example on their breath-work for years, never getting to that natural state. Thus, creating separateness from unity, and that’s exactly opposite of what the goal of mediation is. That’s why it’s so important to let go of the techniques as soon as possible, and getting into that state when we wonder what happens when we allow everything to be as it is. And that’s when we start to transition from control of mind into True Meditation.
The second part goes into meditative self-inquiry where we allow everything to be as it is. In the self-inquiry we ask questions to receive answers which lead us to the state of awareness. Spiritual questions point us back to ourselves in which process we discover oneness. We’re one with the source. It’s about looking inward, not outward. It goes also into ego-personality, coming into harmony and peace, going into awareness to recognize who we are. So we can see that existence is simply a manifestation of spirit. And that’s when you’re true spiritual journey begins.
The True Meditation is in a form of a booklet or a small book. For those who are into meditation, this is a very valuable lesson, and worth reading to understand what meditation truly is about. For those who are already familiar with meditation this should be fairly graspable.

I’ve been meditating for a couple of years and this book has helped me reshape my relationship with it - life happens, I get stressed, I stop meditating (exactly when I should keep at it, basically). I found True Meditation excellent, with so much helpful information; reading, then putting into practice what I learned has been helping me reach a better place with my meditating.
This is a title I’ll be getting for myself and will definitely read more books by the author.
Thank you to Sounds True and NetGalley for the DRC

This was my first time reading Adyashanti, though I’ve been curious about his work for quite a while. Despite having read about him extensively, I hadn’t picked up one of his actual books until now.
At first glance, the book felt too brief to offer any real depth on meditation. But I was proven wrong very quickly once I started reading. Adyashanti’s writing is simple, direct, and incredibly intentional - each word carries weight and meaning, with nothing wasted.
I found his approach deeply resonant, especially his emphasis on allowing things to unfold naturally during meditation rather than trying to force an experience. It’s a perspective I want to incorporate into my own practice.
My only critique is the absence of a guided meditation script, which would have made the book feel more complete.
I have received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. This doesn't impact my opinion in any way.
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