CONTENTS

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CONTENTS

1. MIND, THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS

  • the nature of mind
  • journey of a thought
  • when thoughts become desires
  • when desires become expectations
  • when thoughts become things

2. THE PATH OF MEDITATION

  • What Meditation is Not
  • What is Meditation
  • Four Stages of Mental Stillness
  • Six Principles of Meditation

3. ELEMENTS OF GOOD MEDITATION

  • Attention
  • Posture
  • Concentration
  • Mindfulness
  • Alertness

4. THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION

  • Before You Begin
  • Concentrative Meditation
  • Contemplative Meditation
  • Mindful Meditation
  • Observant Meditation
  • Spirited Meditation

5. VIRTUES OF A GOOD MEDITATOR

  • The Mother of Meditation
  • Compassion
  • Truthfulness
  • Gratitude
  • Empathy
  • Humility
  • Faith

6. HURDLES ON THE PATH

  • Physical and Environmental Hurdles
  • Emotional Hurdles
  • Restlessness
  • Dullness
  • Stray Thoughts
  • Random Images
  • Other Hurdles

7. SEVEN YOGIC PRACTICES

  • Ekagrata – Concentration
  • Trataka – Still Gazing
  • Shravana – Listening
  • Sankalpa – Resolve
  • Mauna - Silence
  • Ekanta – Solitude
  • Tyaga – Letting Go

8. MONITORING YOUR PROGRESS

  • Self-Awareness Journal
  • Meditation Journal

9. MEDITATION IN A NUTSHELL

  • The Two Paths
  • Silence and Awareness
  • Mental exertion and relaxation

10. THE REALIZATION

  • The Nine Stages of Bliss
  • Epilogue
  • Notes

INTRODUCTION

  • meditation is your way to silence the fluctuations in consciousness
  • we ought to know the proverbial nature of the beast before we can devise the ways of taming it.
  • mental space determines how we perceive the physical space around us.
  • the reason man is unhappy is, his thoughts, speech and actions are not in harmony
  • anything not in harmony with the play of nature, is either eliminated or forced to align, suffering is alignmen
  • nothing is impossible for the one who treads the path of meditation
  • 3 types of spaces 1. BHUTTA - AKASHA : physical space 2. CITTA - AKASHA : mental space 3. CIDDA - AKASHA : space of consciousness
  • his energy is invested in endeavours conflicting with his emotions
  • his mind wants one things while  his heart is striving for something completely different
  • his thoughts are going in a direction opposite to his action

HOME SWEET HOME

  • "FREEDOM IS NOT A QUEST, IT'SA STATE"
  • things are not what they seem, O Goddess, for this world is like a dream
  • "HAPPINESS IS NOT A PURSUIT, IT'S A FEELING"
  • discover yourself to get to your primal source, discover your original home
  • MEDITATION IS GOING HOME
  • no pleasure or relationship can ofer you a permanent fulfillment
  • until you show it the way, the restlessness of life will not go away
  • every person at some point of time, is forced to think about the meaning of lives
  • everything must return to its source
  • HOME - sense of belongingness, sort of freedom, familiar setting

1.A. THE NATURE MIND

  • cub - goat - went to forest - hunted a calf - became the king of the jungle
  • this is called conditioning
  • a perfectly beautiful life starts to feel inadequate as we start seeking external affirmations and approvals
  • between happiness and suffering & between pleasure and pain, the mind is tossed world outside is an exact replica of the one within you
  • if the inner world is in turmoil, the outer world appears just as listless and doomed

"MAN'S MIND IS MORE TREACHEROUS THAN MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS AND MORE DIFFICULT TO KNOW THAN THE SKY" — CONFUCIUS

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