First printed in July 1998, two printings by Three Rivers Press (Random House), New York, sold out. Random House called it "One of the most important books ever written about meditation. Certain to be a classic." Old copies may be found in rare book shops.

"Aus dem Herzen Leben"
German Version
Published by ArkanA (Bertelsmann),
Munchen, Germany, June 1999

There are five kinds of paragraphs intertwined throughout the book:
 
First is the basic text, printed plainly.
The many stories are shaded so they stand out from the text and you can easily find them or skip them.
Borders offset the actual instructions for Heart Rhythm Practice so you can jump from one instruction to the next to form a sequence for meditation. None of these instructions are original. They are well-worn techniques, as illustrated by the fourth kind of paragraph,
the quotes in italics from some of those who have explored the human depths and heights before us.
And fifth, there are occasional milestones by which you can self-assess your progress. If you can do what's described there, you've learned the steps so far. Just the milestones themselves form an interesting description of the path of the heart.