Meditation and MantrasThis volume is intended to dispel the cloud of confusion that has accumulated around the subject of meditation. Those who are looking for secret short-cuts, novel innovations, exciting new trends and fads in the area of self-development may be disappointed. The methods presented here stem from the classic four path of Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. These are given in their uncorrupted form, yet with consideration for the Western mind and scientific tradition. |
Contents
THE BASICS OF MEDITATION | 9 |
THEORY | 20 |
PRACTICE | 27 |
MEDITATION | 34 |
THEORY | 47 |
PRACTICE | 60 |
HATHA YOGA MEDITATIONKUNDALINI | 89 |
BHAKTI YOGA MEDITATION | 133 |
THEORY | 139 |
PRACTICE | 166 |
ELECTRONIC MEDITATION | 208 |
OBSTACLES TO MEDITATION | 218 |
Obstacles for the Experienced Meditator | 231 |
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Absolute achieved anahata asamprajnata samadhi asanas aspirant astral attained avidya awareness becomes Bhakti Yoga bija biofeedback bliss Brahman breath chakra concentration deity desire Divine elements emotions energy ether exists experience external feel focussed Gayatri goal God-Realization gross guru heart idea identify ignorance illusion individual soul intellect intuition Ishwara japa japa meditation Jnana Yoga Karma knowledge Krishna kundalini liberation light Lord manifest Mantra Maya means meditation mental merging mind muladhara nadi Namah name and form nature Nyaya object one's pain Patanjali path peace performing samyama person physical body plane Prakriti prana pranayama psychic pure purity Purusha qualities Raja Yoga Rama reality realization repetition Sadhana sahasrara samskaras samyama sattwa senses Shakti sheath Siva Sivananda Yoga Sivananda Yoga Vedanta sleep sound spiritual subconscious subtle superconscious Supreme sushumna sutra Swami Sivananda Swami Vishnu-devananda thought waves tion universe various Vedanta vibrations Vishnu vritti word yogi yogic