Ilchi Lee believes that meditation can help one achieve great things and incite growth and development. Those who are interested in examining all of the facets of meditation and concentration may want to pick up a copy of Lev Grossman's latest novel, The Magicians.
The Magicians tells the story of Quentin, a teenager who is incredibly smart but feels disconnected from his friends and the real world around him. When he finds himself wandering into a mysterious school for magic, Quentin finds that his brainiac talents go beyond algebra and literary analysis – Quentin is a bona fide magician.
The book is part Harry Potter, part Narnia, but geared for adults. Quentin not only struggles with learning about the strange world he has landed in, but also goes through many of the difficulties most college students face. He befriends and soon falls in love with another talented magician, a mousy girl named Alice, and the two of them venture through their years at the school and into adult life in Manhattan.
Quentin, Alice and their friends may have their trials, but they find that their abilities to concentrate and focus help them achieve boundless feats of magic. Their adventures eventually lead them into a magical world that is much more bizarre and terrifying than they imagined.
