Starting in meditation

Hi guys i have a few questions about meditating and reaching enlightenment, higher concious state, astral projection etc. I've been reading up on it and i've became very interested in this and i want to know

1)How do i begin meditating, what is there to know about it ? and maybe some tips..

2) On what daily/weekly basis should i meditate?


3) Where, how, when and howmuch each day/week?


3) Any good books about it ?


Greetings from a belgian 18yr old boy! =)

there are several threads on this topic in the Psychology,Philosophy and Metaphysics forum. perhaps you could join one of those threads. also the science and technology forum isn't really the place for this topic

Oh damn,

sorry i thought i clicked on that forum, must have misclicked

thanks

I've been told Everywhere You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-zinn is a good place to start. He's not a guru or anything, but a meditation teacher so, he lays out the techniques in a way that's easy to understand for novices. I haven't read the book yet, but I just picked it up today, so my opinion may not mean much, but it is very highly rated on Amazon.