Christian insight meditation : following in the footsteps of John of the Cross / by Mary Jo Meadow, Kevin Culligan, and Daniel Chowning ; Mary Jo Meadow, ed. ; foreword by Joseph Goldstein ; preface by Thomas Ryan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-255) and index.

Foundations -- Purity of heart : the teaching and example of Jesus -- The Buddhist tradition of insight meditation -- The Carmelite tradition of prayer -- Meditation instructions and guidance in practice -- Instructions for insight practice : preparation, breath, body, thinking -- Instructions for insight practice : other senses, mind-states, points of freedom, walking -- Establishing your meditation practice -- Getting guidance in practice -- The course of practice -- Three levels of purification : John of the Cross and Theravadan Buddhism compared -- John of the Cross on purity of conduct : purication of disordered appetites -- Teachings of the Buddha on purity of conduct : the gift of morality -- John of the Cross on purity of mind : purication of intellect, memory, and will -- Teachings of the Buddha on purity of mind : purication of mental contents, training the mind -- John of the Cross on purity of heart : contemplative purication -- Teachings of the Buddha on purity of heart : wisdom, the goal of realization -- John of the Cross and the Buddha on purication of our beings : integrative summary -- Questions Christians ask -- About prayer, meditation, contemplation, and insight practice -- About Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the church -- About Carmelite prayer -- About Christian grace and the Buddhist Dhamma -- About Karma, rebirth, and purgatory -- About Buddhist no-self and the Christian soul.