- Harvey, Peter (2007). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-31333-3.
Harvey (2007), ch. 11, "Buddhist Practice: Meditation and the Development of Wisdom," pp. 244-279.
1. The Approach to Meditation (p. 244)
2. The Practice of Calm Meditation in Southern Buddhism (p. 246)
a. Lovingkindness meditation (p. 247) b. Mindfulness of breathing (p. 248) c. The five hindrances and access concentration (p. 249) d. The jhānas and formless attainments (p. 250) e. Cessation and the higher knowledges (p. 252)
3. The Practice of Insight Meditation in Southern Buddhism (p. 253)
a. The four foundations of mindfulness (p. 254) b. Investigation of the 'three marks' (p. 255) c. The seven stages of purification (p. 256)
4. The Classical Path of Calm and Insight in Northern and Eastern Buddhism (p. 257)
5. Pure Land Visualizations (p. 258)
6. Tantric Visualizations (p. 260)
a. Mantras (p. 260)
b. The yi-dam (p. 261)
c. Maṇḍalas (p. 264)
d. Mudrās (p. 266)
e. Visualizations (p. 266)
7. Tantric Techniques of Spontaneity (p. 268)
8. Zen Meditation (p. 270)
a. Just Sitting (p. 270) b. No-thought (p. 272) c. Spontaneity and discipline (p. 272) d. Kōan meditation (p. 273) e. Kenshō (p. 275) f. Sudden awakenings (p. 276) g. The meditative arts of Zen (p. 277)