I'll recommend the Shambhala technique for meditation.
"Turning the mind Into an Ally" by Sakyong Mipham is good.
"The Noble Eightfold Path, The Way to the End of Suffering", by Bhikkhu Bodhi
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is a very detailed work on Buddha's teachings.
"Who Is My Self" by Ayya Khema is a bit more advanced.My own experience brings up 2 recommendations.
1. Keep the spine straight in order to allow "Energy" flow up through the Chakras.
2. Slow down the breathing in order to slow down the thoughts.
This from “Journey Without Goal” by Chogyam Trungpa,
A nice description of what we’re doing here.
The entire Buddhist Path is based on the discovery of egolessness and the maturing insight or knowledge that comes from egolessness. In the hinayana (the most basic teaching), we discover the nonexistance of self through the practice of meditation. Assuming a dignified posture, identifying with the breath, and simply noting thoughts and feelings--basic discursiveness—we begin to make friends with ourselves in a fundamental sense.
By applying mindfulllness, or bare attention, to whatever arises during meditation, we begin to see that there is no permanence or solidity to our thought process, and at some point, we begin to realize that there is no permanence or solidity to us. In Sanskrit, the meditative practice of mindfullness is called shamatha….and translated as…the development of “peace”. The meaning of peace here is precisely this sense of taming the wildness of the mind so that we are alert and able to experience ourselves directly….
Mindfullness naturally leads to the development of awareness, which is a sense of expansion, being aware of the environment or space in which we are being mindfull. Awareness brings tremendous interest in things, people, and the world altogether. We begin to develop sympathy and caring for others. The practice of awareness in Sanscit is called vipashyana ,….which literally means “clear seeing.” Vipashyana is traditionally connected with both the practice of meditation and with the formal study of the teachings and postmeditation activities in general. Vipashyana provides a link between the insight that is developed in meditation practice and our everyday experience. It allows us to carry that meditative insight or awareness into our daily lives.
Through the insight that comes from Vipashyana, we begin make a further discovery of egolessness. We begin to develop precise understanding of how mind functions and how confusion is generated. We are able to see how the belief in ego causes tremendous suffering to ourselves and others.
