[fsloth]

Meditation is a specific exercise like yoga that has physiological responses (well, neurological in meditations case).

I've read western mindfulness literature, western zen-buddhist literature and some pieces from tibetan buddhists. All the advice on specific meditation techniques I've read there were sound.

The tibetan buddhist books usually flirt in some places with their traditions which can be a bit off-putting but it seldom affects the meditation itself and is something like "if you practice this 50 years and learn to levitate pleace don't brag about it".

So, zen buddhist or mindfullness books are usually fully fully compatible with a materialistic world view (like mine).