Meditate: With a Chapter by Gurumayi Chidvilasanda, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Swami Muktananda (Author)

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Publication Date: June 20, 1991

This is a practical how-to book of meditation techniques. "Meditation," Swami Muktananda explains, "happens through the grace of a Siddha Master; it is our birth-right. All we must do is to shift our focus from the outside to the inner Self." This book is highly recommended for the new meditator and for anyone wishing to deepen their meditation experience.

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Meditation is such a great purifier that it washes away the sins of countless lifetimes and removes all the impurities and tensions which beset the mind. Meditation rids us of disease and makes us more skillful at everything we do. Through meditation, our inner awareness expands and our understanding of inner and outer things becomes steadily deeper. Through meditation, we travel to different inner worlds and have innumerable inner experiences. Above all, meditation stills the mind, which constantly wanders, which constantly causes suffering, and establishes us forever in the state of supreme peace, which is independent of any external factors. Ultimately, meditation makes us aware of our own true nature. It is this awareness which removes all suffering and delusion, and this awareness comes only when we see face to face our own inner Self.

Product Details

• Paperback: 102 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; 2nd edition (June 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791409783
• ISBN-13: 978-0791409787
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Meditation CAN BE Easy!, February 27, 2011

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This review is from: Meditate: With a Chapter by Gurumayi Chidvilasanda, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

This book gives us the promise that meditation is easy. In many practices we are told to focus on an object (even being a thought or a word) so that our mind can become still. Swami Muktananda uses plain language and stories to provide methods for turning our attention inward so that the "object" of our meditation is the Self. He includes valuable information on how to "deal with the mind" - with Mantra, Asana and Pranayama. Having taken yoga training from a great teacher in the Siddha lineage, I can tell you that this is a tried and true method. Quit chasing your monkey mind and just sit. There is a section of instructions to tell you how to set up your meditation practice so that it becomes a habit you will honor. You will be amazed at the depth you can reach with this practice. In this second addition, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda included more words and stories to lead you to your own inner treasure...

The only problem I noticed with this publication was the phrase,"copyrighted material", was stamped at the bottom of the pages sometimes obscuring the print making it difficult to read.