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Meditation has been widely accepted as a tested method to reduce mental tensions and achieve inner peace and tranquillity, leading to spiritual growth. In this book, various techniques are presented in an easy step-by-step manner, starting with simple techniques that can be practised for just a few minutes. The benefits have been clearly described to enable the practitioner track his or her progress. The best traditions of meditation in India are presented so that modern folk with limited background of Yoga and Meditation and Indian philosophy can follow the steps. Anyone can learn these techniques without a personal instructor. A detailed chapter on Chakras and Kundalini Yoga and Meditation helps the serious meditators. The Buddhist meditation, widely used in the West and meant for awakening inner joy, is described in a separate chapter. Creative visualisation `a meditational technique to achieve practical goals in business life`is also described. The book dispels common doubts about the efficacy of meditation and guides and motivates the reader towards the best meditation practices. Highlights: *Healing through meditation *The numerous forms of meditation *The awesome power of mantras *The immense benefits of Pranayama *Physical, mental and psychosomatic benefits *Auras and chakra meditation *The benefits of Kundalini awakening #v&spublishersContents:Preface1. Introduction2. Conscious Listening3. Love Heals4. Meditation Techniques5. The Breath-watch6. Deep Breathing7. Meditative Practices - Preliminary Steps8. Concentrating on Your Life Force or Prana9. Words and Mantras10. Chakra Meditation and Healing11. Visualisation Meditations12. Buddhist Meditations13. Benefits of Meditation14. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)15. Glossary of Sanskrit Terms16. Select Bibliography

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Publié par	V & S Publishers
Date de parution	15 novembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789350572993
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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While every attempt has been made to provide accurate and timely information in this book, neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for errors, unintended omissions or commissions detected therein. The author and publisher make no representation or warranty with respect to the comprehensiveness or completeness of the contents provided.
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Contents
       Preface
  1. Introduction
  2. Conscious Listening
  3. Love Heals
  4. Meditation Techniques
  5. The Breath-watch
  6. Deep Breathing
  7. Meditative Practices – Preliminary Steps
  8. Concentrating on Your Life Force or Prana
  9. Words and Mantras
10. Chakra Meditation and Healing
11. Visualisation Meditations
12. Buddhist Meditations
13. Benefits of Meditation
14. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
      Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
      Select Bibliography
Preface
This small book is aimed at providing practical techniques of meditation for the general reader. Whether religious or not, one can practise meditation for mind control to achieve mental poise (balance) and mental peace. In the modern, high-tension lifestyle, meditation for even 10 or 15 minutes can bring about great mental and physical relief and solace to a troubled mind. There are, of course, those who wish to pursue meditation as a spiritual effort or ‘sadhana’.
We present several techniques commonly practised from Indian traditions over the ages. Starting with simple breath-watch, many methods used by yogis and monks are given in simple, easy steps, with numbered practice sessions. One should follow the steps carefully to derive maximum benefit. Certain meditations for healing are also included.
The present book carefully examines some of the controversial issues and presents the best approach or thinking known to the author. Several warnings are given so that the reader is not misled by teachers /gurus who profess wrong or misguided teachings or practice.
Since meditations advanced by Buddhist monks are very important, a chapter is devoted for such practices. In fact, these methods originated in India and later spread to China, Japan and Tibet under the care of Buddhist clergy. A detailed account of chakras and related meditations are given; this is one of the major topics, often misinterpreted in yoga literature. For a beginner, the chapters on the benefits of meditation and frequently asked questions (FAQs) would clarify many common doubts and help to strengthen one’s interest in meditation.
It is hoped that this small book will enable a beginner to learn the basics and to practise meditation in easy ways. The practise of meditation, even in a small way, will gradually enable the reader to realise his or her full potential as a human on this earth. Perseverance is required.
27 July 2004
— Dr N.K. Srinivasan Bangalore
1. Introduction
Meditation is a process that anyone can learn and practise. If you happen to be religiously inclined, certain types of meditations would appeal to you. If you are not, there are other types of secular meditations that you can practise.
In a sense, meditation is a natural process – as natural as your breathing. No one taught you how to breathe when you were born. Likewise, we all meditate, often unconsciously. When you are at the altar or pooja room at the home or in a temple or church or mosque, a few moments of thoughtless awareness may be experienced. But such moments are rare and fleeting, and may not make an impression in your mind. Here we are talking about conscious meditation through practise , with definite objectives.
The effects or results are bound to be long-lasting and under your control. You are aware of yourself as a meditator in the early stages, though at later times, you lose your awareness. Only when you come out of the meditative state, you feel: “My God, I was in deep meditation for nearly an hour.”
Furthermore, the effects of meditation will be felt even after the formal meditative state is over … say for the whole day or for a few days. Meditative experience is similar to deep, dreamless sleep (sushupti) but with this difference – you are conscious of yourself in meditation but not so in deep sleep.
While meditation per se is a natural process, you need some kind of training and guidance to achieve effective results. A child may learn swimming very fast with little coaching.
A grown-up man or woman needs effective coaching to learn to swim – due to fear, stiffness of the body and lack of coordination. Likewise, a small boy with less cares and anxieties may learn meditation very fast, but for grown-ups, especially for an anxiety-ridden businessman or woman or a busy professional, unwinding first from tensions and then practising meditation are not easy skills. He or she needs training from an experienced master.
What would you learn from this book? There are yogis and seers who are constantly in a meditative state called Sahaja Samadhi – but everyone does not attain this state. Some go into trance for several hours – again a state reached by advanced yogis. While these states are not impossible for anyone, they are not easy to achieve either. What we explain in this book are more modest efforts suited to modern men and women – hurrying through life, with a burden of anxieties and worries – not for those who retire into retreats or the caves of Himalayas for months at a stretch. The practices are simple and easy to follow and can be practised for a few minutes to an hour or more each day.
Self-help Vs. Guru Teaching
A Guru or preceptor who can initiate you and monitor your progress is desirable. A guru literally means ‘one who dispels darkness or ignorance’ . (The word “ignorance” has deep meaning in Hindu philosophy or Vedanta and we would not digress into that!)
But real, accomplished gurus are rare and may not be accessible to you … There are many gurus and teachers with very elementary knowledge obtained after a short course under a guru or teacher who proclaim their powers and begin to teach without much practice or experience (‘anubhava’) on their own part. Then there are gurus attached to certain groups or organisations who teach, in a mechanical way, certain steps or methods with very limited understanding or appreciation of the deeper meanings of the processes. In fact, such gurus are aplenty in any large city and they even regularly advertise in the Yellow Pages or newspapers!
It should be added that there are great gurus in India, but they are not easily accessible for a variety of reasons. Some are totally unapproachable and would drive away any intruder disturbing their solemn penance. Some may give cryptic guidance through a chance encounter, if you are destined to receive their instruction and grace. For many young people, the rigorous lifestyle of some ashrams and yogadhams (yoga centres) are totally uncomfortable. (For many westerners or western-styled Indians, these ashrams or gurus are ‘unliveable’, as some would put it – except for a few students of philosophy or religion, who do their thesis work for a Ph.D. and somehow put up with these difficulties for a few months to complete their ‘field work’.)
In this situation, one has to proceed via self-help possibilities with a book like the present one. This can be supplemented by short discussions with accomplished yogis, if possible. Further, study groups of like-minded persons called ‘sat-sangha’ or retreats may do some good. If one can meet saintly persons, called ‘sadhu sangha’ , it would be preferable. In this modern age, one can communicate through the Internet with a few reasonable teachers and masters to some extent. All these approaches are alternatives to guru teaching and can serve only as preliminary preparation.
As Hindu scriptures say, “If you are ready, a guru will seek you” or “If you walk one step towards God, He will run ten steps towards you”. These sayings indicate the possibilities of divine intervention in your spiritual progress. According to Hindu doc