By Swami Adiswarananda
The entire sourcebook for exploring Hinduism's such a lot known traditions of meditation. Meditation is a topic of common curiosity, practiced by means of seekers of all traditions at the quest for serenity, peace, and blessedness. one of several traditions of meditation in Hinduism, Yoga and Vedanta have handed the try of time, proving as important this day as they have been in the course of the a long time in assisting seekers conquer the maladies of existence and achieve the best non secular achievement. in a single complete quantity, Meditation & Its Practices illuminates the rules of the Yoga and Vedanta meditation traditions, the which means of meditation, its target of Self-Knowledge, the tools through which focus is constructed, and the methods of attaining strength of will. Defining key techniques in transparent phrases, this whole guidebook covers each point of this old non secular perform, including:
- Goals and merits of Meditation
- Objects of Meditation
- Methods of Concentration
- Posture, actual , consuming conduct, and non secular Exercises
- Mystical reviews and Realizations
- Obstacles in Meditation and methods of Overcoming Them
Drawing on either vintage and modern assets, this entire sourcebook outlines the clinical, mental, and religious components of Yoga and Vedanta meditation, the result of which lead to not the seeker's goals and visions yet to the transformation of his or her character.
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