Meditation and Spiritual Life

Precise, clear information about the power, uses and variety of mantrams.

Senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order discuss methods of meditation found in the Upanishads.

A clear, interesting and comprehensive survey of the Yoga system from ethics to meditation.

Inspiring meditations, translations of Sanskrit hymns and prayers, methods of meditation, showing how they lead to realization of the Supreme goal.

Teachings on meditation, its philosophy and practice, extracted from Swami Vivekananda's collected writings.

A definitive and inspiring guidebook in traditions of meditation in Hinduism. Topics covered are: The Process of Meditation; Objects of Meditation; Centers of Consciousness; Methods of Concentration; Progress in Meditation; and Obstacles in Meditation.

Many of the articles were originally talks delivered by monks of the Ramakrishna Order to audiences in the West. Based on the authors' own extensive experience, the book will be found to be both illuminating and useful.

Spiritual disciplines according to the Acharyas of various Indian philosophical schools along with articles on specific spiritual practices.

A remarkably comprehensive manual of spiritual life with special emphasis on the practice of meditation. Chapters include valuable guidance regarding preliminary preparations, techniques of meditation, obstacles to be overcome, and the nature of genuine spiritual experience.

What distinguishes this book from others on the same subject is its extremely exhaustive treatment of each aphorism and its intensely practical approach.