# Quick Start Guide:
**[partial guided tour](https://globway.top/s/qq)**
> - How can I immediately get a flavor of what *kind* of meditation this whole document is about?
> - Does meditation carry risks? Yes, meditation is psychologically, physically, and financially risky, for oneself and even others.
> - What's the theoretical, metaphysical, ideological, sectarian, opinionated, telic, soteriological basis of this kind of meditation?
> - What's the "practical core" of the document? What do I actually do?
> - How do I use this document? Also, is the above sort of "everything"? No! This just scratches the surface!
**[who is this document for?](https://globway.top/s/who-is-this-document-for)**
> This document is for people who are curious about, serious about (and anything in between) very long-term, goal-oriented meditation, as in years and a lifetime. So, this document is intended to comprehensively support both complete beginners and “maximally advanced” meditators.
**[a popular/alternative introduction](https://globway.top/s/popular-introduction)**
> I’ve tried to assemble a “popular introduction or alternative” to my stuff, comprised of books by other people. Some of these books I haven’t read, but they seem to get at the vibe or spirit of what I’m going for in this big document.
**[takes on this material by other people](https://globway.top/s/closely-related-external-resources)**
> For takes on this material by other people, see also these closely related external resources — summaries, reviews, critiques, self-reports, warnings. All of these are worth checking out.
This document is for people who are curious about, serious about (and anything in between) very long-term, goal-oriented meditation, as in years and a lifetime. So, this document is intended to comprehensively support both complete beginners and “maximally advanced” meditators.
I’ve tried to assemble a “popular introduction or alternative” to my stuff, comprised of books by other people. Some of these books I haven’t read, but they seem to get at the vibe or spirit of what I’m going for in this big document.
For takes on this material by other people, see also these closely related external resources — summaries, reviews, critiques, self-reports, warnings. All of these are worth checking out.