The Essence of Meditation: Advanced Practices for New and Experienced Meditators
Book Details
Author(s)Andres Pelenur
PublisherMahasara School of Meditation
ISBN / ASIN0994057113
ISBN-139780994057112
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Sales Rank1,413,104
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Although we have heard of the inner peace that meditation promises to deliver, few of us have experienced it to any significant degree. The question is why? In The Essence of Meditation, Andres guides us through a practice system that is simple yet extremely powerful, and which is more subtle than just learning how to watch our breath or our thoughts. Drawing from the deep wells of Tantric and Vedantic wisdom, we will learn how to bypass common obstacles and rest in the blissful expanse of awareness that is our true nature.
Teachings include:
Teachings include:
- How to set up an effective meditation space;
- How to establish proper posture, alignment, and breath;
- How to work with our thoughts in a positive and non-combative way;
- How to manage physical pains and discomforts while we are meditating;
- The differences between concentrative and so-called effortless approaches to meditation;
- The secrets behind the use of a mantra;
- How to meditate without a mantra;
- How to employ powerful dharanas (short contemplations) at the start of our meditation session that allow the mind to become profoundly still;
- The secret behind the power of attention;
- How to determine what the proper target of meditation should be;
- The right "view" (philosophical outlook) that will allow our meditation to significantly deepen;
- The right bhava (feeling) that will allow our meditation to become heartfelt and expansive;
- Key Tantric concepts, including how to work with the flow of Shakti (spiritual energy) that is drawn into the body as a result of deep meditation;
- Why we should not worry about awakening our Kundalini (coiled one) energy;
- How to understand kriyas (spontaneous actions) and their significance;
- How to deal with visions, intense feelings, and other phenomena that can arise during meditation;
- An overview of the five key phases that unfold during a lifetime of meditation;
- How to overcome perceived "dry spells" and the feeling of lack of progress;
- How to integrate our formal meditation session with our daily life;
- How to avoid common hindrances that can adversely affect our meditation practice and more.
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