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Meditation and Spiritual Life

Mantram Handbook, The

Author: Eknath Easwaran
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$14.95

The mantram, or mantra, is a short, powerful spiritual formula from the world's great traditions, repeated silently in the mind.  The author discusses in a very simple way how the mantra can steady the mind and focus our thoughts, free our mind from anxiety and resentment, and help replenish our energy and will power.

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Mantram Handbook, The

Meditation

Author: Monks of the Ramakrishna Order
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$5.95
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Senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order discuss various aspects of the practice of meditation in the Vedanta tradition.  Chapters in this book are: Before You Sit in Meditation  by Swami Ashokananda; The Yoga of Concentration by Swami Ghanananda; Lessons in Meditation by Swami Gnaneswarananda; The Science of Mantra or The Sacred Word by Swami Ghanananda; Meditation in Monism by Swami Ghanananda.  Appendix: About the Guru by Swami Yogeshananda; and a guided Meditation compiled by Swami Ghanananda for use in leading group meditation.

Nearly all of the material appeared earlier in print, either in Vedanta for East and West published by the London Center or Voice of India published by Vedanta Society N California.

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Meditation

Meditation, Mind and Patanjali’s Yoga

Author: Swami Bhaskarananda
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
Tag: Patanjali's Yoga Sutra
$14.50

A practical guide to techniques of controlling the mind with special emphasis on meditation.  The author has mainly relied on Patanjali's monumental word, the Yoga-Sutras.

Chapters in the book are: Why We Should Meditate;  Teacher and Student Relationship;  Steps to Yoga; Yama;  Niyama;  Asana;  Pranayama;  Pratyahara;  Dhahrana;  Dhyana;  Obstacles to Meditation;  Hazards in Meditation;  Kundalini Power and the Six Chakras;  The Sankhya Theory of Creation;  Samadhi;  What Happens After Samadhi;  Japa;  Judging Our Own Spiritual Progress;  and Stress Relief.

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Meditation, Mind and Patanjali’s Yoga

Meditation: Its Process, Practice and Culmination

Author: Swami Satprakashananda
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$10.00

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

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Meditation: Its Process, Practice and Culmination

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekananda

Authors: Swami Chetanananda comp., Swami Vivekananda
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$8.95

Teachings on meditation, its philosophy and practice, extracted from Swami Vivekananda's Complete Works.  The book has been divided into two sections: "Meditation according to Yoga" and "Meditation according to Vedanta."  The first reflects the practical and mystical approach to meditation.  The second is the philosophical and more transcendental approach. Both paths direct aspirant toward the same goal.  A reference to the volume and page number of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda is given for each selection.  Compiled and edited by Swami Chetanananda.

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Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekananda

Meditation and Its Practices: A Definitive Guide to Techniques and Traditions of Meditation in Yoga and Vedanta

Author: Swami Adiswarananda
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$24.95

A definitive guide to techniques and traditions of meditation in Yoga and Vedanta.  The book is divided into the following sections: The Process of Meditation; Objects of Meditation; Centers of Consciousness; Methods of Concentration; Progress in Meditation; and Obstacles in Meditation.  Teachings on the subject of meditation that remain scattered over many traditional Hindu scriptures have been brought together in this volume for the convenience of spiritual seekers.

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Meditation and Its Practices: A Definitive Guide to Techniques and Traditions of Meditation in Yoga and Vedanta

Meditation and Its Preparation

Author: Monks of the Ramakrishna Order
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$3.50

A collection of selected essays dealing with different aspects of meditation and life devoted to meditative practices.  The articles have previously been published in Prabuddha Bharata, a journal of the Ramakrishna Order, and some of the articles were originally talks delivered to audiences in the West.

Contents:  Meditation: Its Methods and Utility by Swami Pavitrananda,  The Mood for Meditation by Swami Adiswarananda, Meditation and Spiritual Practice by Swami Yatiswarananda,  Pilgrimage to the Hours of Meditation by Swami Budhananda,  Meditation by Swami Prabhavananda, Spiritual life: Its Conditions and Pitfalls by Swami Shraddhananda, How to Deal with our Minds by Swami Pavitrananda, Science of Meditation by Swami Jnaneswarananda.

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Meditation and Its Preparation

Meditation and Other Spiritual Disciplines

Author: Swami Swahananda
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$3.00

A collection of essays on spiritual disciplines according to the exponents of various Indian philosophical schools along with articles on specific spiritual practices, like meditation, papa, prayer, etc.  Most of these articles were published in various journals over the years.

Contents:

Types of Meditation;  Japa or Repetition of Holy Words;  Japa in Different Traditions;  The Divine Name;  Prayer;  Ritual;  Image-worship;  Self-effort in Spiritual Life;  Self-negation or Self-expansion?  Nine Means of Devotion;  The Holy Mother and Simple Faith;  Spiritual Discipline and Shankara;  Spiritual Discipline and Ramanuja;  Spiritual Discipline and Madhva;  Spiritual Discipline and Nimbarka;  Spiritual Discipline and Vallabha;  Spiritual Discipline and Chaitanya;  Spiritual Discipline and Shrikantha; and In the Scriptures.

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Meditation and Other Spiritual Disciplines

Meditation and Spiritual Life

Author: Swami Yatiswarananda
Genre: Meditation and Spiritual Life
$17.95

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.

The book is structured as follows:
Spiritual Ideal: The Spiritual Quest,  The Ideal of Superconscious Experience, The Soul and Its destiny,  Different  Conceptions About God,  Worldly Duties and Spiritual Life, Conditions of Spiritual Life.

Spiritual Practice: Preparations: Walking on the Razor's Edge, The Guru and the Spiritual Guidance,  Association with the Wise, Renunciation and Detachment, Purity of Mind - A Fundamental Need in Spiritual Life, The Problem of Sex in Spiritual Life,  Practice of Brahacharya or Continence,  Strength,  Integration of Personality and Inner Poise,  Love of God,  Self-Surrender.  Techniques:  The Path of Yoga-Vedanta Synthesis, Essentials of Meditative Life, Concentration and Meditation,  Some Practical Hints on Meditative Life, Place of Prayer in Spiritual Life, Mystic Worship, The Power of the Divine Name,  Formless Meditation, Practice of the Presence of God.

Spiritual Experience: From the Unreal to the Real, Spiritual Transformation, Reactions to Sadhana, Reality of Spiritual Experience,  Spiritual Unfoldment, The Attainment of Real Freedom in this Life,  Life in Freedom,  Footprints on the Sands of Time.  

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Meditation and Spiritual Life

Meditation as Spiriual Culmination : Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (2 vols)

Author: Swami Sarvagatananda
Genres: Meditation and Spiritual Life, Modern Writings on Vedanta
Tag: Patanjali's Yoga Sutra
$50.00

Raja Yoga Lectures by Swami Sarvagatananda 1977 - 1981. What distinguishes this book from others on the same subject is its extremely exhaustive treatment of each aphorism and its intensely practical approach.

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Meditation as Spiriual Culmination : Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (2 vols)
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