Meditation & Its Practices: A Definitive Guide to Techniques and Traditions of Meditation in Yoga and Vedanta
The complete sourcebook for exploring Hinduism's two most time-honored traditions of meditation. Meditation is a subject of universal interest, practiced by seekers of all traditions on the quest for serenity, peace, and blessedness. Among the many traditions of meditation in Hinduism, Yoga and Vedanta have passed the test of time, proving as vital today as they were throughout the ages in helping seekers overcome the maladies of life and attain the greatest spiritual fulfillment. In one comprehensive volume, Meditation & Its Practices illuminates the principles of the Yoga and Vedanta meditation traditions, the meaning of meditation, its goal of Self-Knowledge, the methods by which concentration is developed, and the ways of achieving self-control. Defining key concepts in clear terms, this complete guidebook covers every aspect of this ancient spiritual practice, including:
- Goals and Benefits of Meditation
- Objects of Meditation
- Methods of Concentration
- Posture, Physical Condition, Eating Habits, and Spiritual Exercises
- Mystical Experiences and Realizations
- Obstacles in Meditation and Ways of Overcoming Them
Drawing on both classic and contemporary sources, this comprehensive sourcebook outlines the scientific, psychological, and spiritual elements of Yoga and Vedanta meditation, the results of which lead not to the seeker's dreams and visions but to the transformation of his or her character.
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Book details
- Author
- Swami Adiswarananda
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Mind, Body, Spirit › Mindfulness & Meditation
Religion › Asian - Topics
- Hinduism · spirituality · self-knowledge · Eastern religion
- ISBN-13
- 9781594731051 (Paperback)9781683361909 (Hardcover)
About the author
SWAMI ADISWARANANDA was a monk of the Order of Sri Ramakrishna and Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. His books include The Four Yogas, The Spiritual Quest and the Way of Yoga, and The Vedanta Way to Peace and Happiness.
Adiswarananda held a Master’s degree from the University of Calcutta. He taught religious subjects at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira in Belur, West Bengal, and served as editor of Prabuddha Bharata: Awakened India, the Order’s English-language journal on religion and philosophy.
Adiswarananda was born in West Bengal, India, in 1925. He joined the monastic Order of Sri Ramakrishna in 1954, was ordained a monk in 1963, and led the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York from 1973 until his death in 2007.