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Meditation: Its Theory and Practice
By Hari Prasad Shastri
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This book was compiled from writings by Hari Prasad Shastri, who devoted his life to the study and propagation of the non-dual teachings and their application through the Yoga of Self-Knowledge, Adhyatma Yoga.
After receiving instruction from illumined sages in Northern India and confirming the essential teachings of the Upanishads in his own experience, he travelled in Japan, China and Europe and studied the classics of the world’s wisdom traditions. In 1933, in London, he founded Shanti Sadan as a traditional centre of non-duality and the way of Self-Knowledge.
Meditation Its Theory and Practice was one of the first books published by Shanti Sadan. It contains a distillation of insights and guidance in meditation as it is understood and practised in the non-dual schools, with special relevance for those who wish to seriously practise meditation without having adopted discipleship under a particular teacher. In the current edition, the original content has been somewhat re-arranged and augmented by clearly structured sets of meditation exercises that may be taken up for regular daily practice.
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CONTENTS
How to use this book
I. THE THEORY OF MEDITATION
What Meditation Is
Foundations of Meditation
Beauty and Truth
Reason, Intuition, Vision
Physical, Mental and Spiritual Force
Characteristics and Nature of the Mind
Lightening the Mind
Restraint of the Senses
II. THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION
Practice during the Meditation Period
Practice at other Times of the Day
Cultivating Calmness
Study
Self-examination
Love of Truth and Beauty
Protecting the Mind
Consciousness of the Goal
How to Meditate
Posture, Place and Time for Meditation
Subjects for Meditation
Deepening and Maturing Meditation
Devotion
Right Effort
Restraint and Absorption
Austerity
Study
Self-Surrender
Relaxation
Withdrawal
Concentration
Dhyana
Samadhi
Meditation on the Process of Thought
Meditation on Self
Supra-Conscious Samadhi
Meditation Practice Sets
Rhythm
Timing
Posture
How to Do the Practices
Opening and Closing the Meditation Session
Meditation Practice Sets for Daily Use
PublisherShanti Sadan
Release dateNov 28, 2017
ISBN9780854240678
