Being Present: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice is a thoughtful book about how we can use various practices to eliminate suffering that's caused by our egos, and achieve a quiet and skillful state of mind.

The author, Darren Cockburn, in addition to being a business consultant, has more than 20 years of experience with meditation and mindfulness practices, during which he's been guided by a range of different religions and teachings. Cockburn has coached hundreds of people in the use of these practices as a way to cultivate presence of mind and peaceful contentedness.