This volume contains several visual essays on how to meditate, why one would want to meditate, and provides a detailed description of the ancient yogic practice of shabd yoga which focuses on hearing inner sounds and seeing inner light.

W. David Lane, Ph.D., is professor of counseling at Mercer University, and is the founding faculty member of the counseling program at Mercer University in Atlanta, GA. He has more than forty years experience as a counselor, counselor educator, and supervisor. David is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Nationally Board Certified Counselor, a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists. David and his wife, Donna, have been married for 45 years, and have three children, Hayden, Lindsey, and Cody. Cody passed away on 2007 after a battle with a degenerative neurological condition. They have two grandchildren, Coen and Petra. who love his children's books.