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Meditation is a quietening of the mind so that the yogi can discover enlightenment. In fact Patanjali says that the purpose of yoga is to quieten the perturbations of the mind stuff.
Concentration, contemplation and meditation are all closely related, and in fact most people are practising concentration (on the breath for example) without actually reaching the state of meditation. There are a great many techniques to enable one to start out on the road to meditation - one of the 8 limbs of yoga - and there are some excellent guided visualisations that help the novice into this wonderful calm world of meditation.
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Try one of these great
books on meditation or raja yoga. Just click on the appropriate Order flag for more information and to order.
Yoga : The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann, Trish O'Reilly
Provides simple instruction and demonstrative illustrations to introduce a technique that combines hatha yoga and meditation in order to slow the ageing process, decrease stress, promote creativity, and improve mental and physical health.
Meditation For Dummies® by Stephan Bodian
Are you stressed out, overworked, overextended, or just plain drained by your busy schedule? Not surprisingly, today's hectic way of life has become commonplace for most of us. But more and more, people are looking for ways to relax and regain power and control over their lives. The good news is that the solution couldn't be more simple: it's called Meditation For Dummies. This book dispels common misconceptions about meditation and tells you how you can join the 5 million Americans who already meditate regularly and are enjoying the benefits of this wonderful and peaceful practice.
Meditation can help you gain physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It can also help you quiet your mind from life's daily stresses, relax your body, improve your health, and bring more love and joy into your life. Sound great? It is, and author Stephan Bodian can guide you down the road to increased awareness and inner peace. From the origins of meditation to getting started with your own practice to finding out how meditation has enriched the lives of all types of people, Meditation For Dummies is the key to putting some of the balance you've been missing back into your life.
Ancient Wisdom : Nyingma Teachings on Dream Yoga, Meditation and Transformation by Jigma Tenpe et al
A reader from Payson, Arizona
This book consists of a series of teachings on several topics by the highly respected Tibetan lama Gyatrul Rinpoche, skillfully translated by B. Alan Wallace and Sangye Khandro. It's divided into three parts, titled "Transformation," "Dream Yoga" and "Meditation," and each of these three parts consists of a "root text" by a renowned Tibetan author and a commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche. The first root text is a wonderful "lojong" (mind training) text called "Transforming Felicity and Adversity into the Spiritual Path," by Jigme Tenpe Nyima. The second is a dream yoga text called "Releasing Oneself from Essential Delusion," by Lochen Dharma Shri, and the third is a Dzogchen text called "The Illumination of Primordial Wisdom," by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche.
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