{"id":1052,"date":"2023-10-22T00:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T00:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taochip.com\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2023-10-22T00:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T00:51:44","slug":"sure-ways-to-self-realization-by-swami-satyananda-saraswati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/taochip.com\/?p=1052","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sure Ways to Self-Realization&#8221;, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45IKyNJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1053\" src=\"http:\/\/taochip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image00001-1-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/taochip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image00001-1-194x300.jpg 194w, http:\/\/taochip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image00001-1-768x1190.jpg 768w, http:\/\/taochip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image00001-1-661x1024.jpg 661w, http:\/\/taochip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image00001-1-245x380.jpg 245w, http:\/\/taochip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image00001-1.jpg 1724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45IKyNJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(LINK)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45IKyNJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Sure Ways to Self-Realization&#8221;, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (LINK)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTENTS:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Introduction 1<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tools of Meditation<\/strong><br \/>\nTools of Meditation 13<br \/>\nMantra 17<br \/>\nMala 23<br \/>\nPsychic Symbol 28<br \/>\nIshta Devata 33<br \/>\nYantras and Mandalas 36<br \/>\n<strong>Mechanical Aids to Meditation<\/strong><br \/>\nMechanical Aids to Meditation 43<br \/>\nChemicals &#8211; an Aid or a Hindrance 46<br \/>\nBiofeedback 55<br \/>\nSensory Deprivation Tanks 61<br \/>\nBiorhythms 64<br \/>\n<strong>The Yogic Way of Meditation<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Yogic Way of Meditation 69<br \/>\nSteps to Dhyana 75<br \/>\nDeveloping Awareness 81<br \/>\nAntar Mouna 90<br \/>\nJapa 99<br \/>\nAjapajapa 105<br \/>\nChidakasha Dharana 112<br \/>\nYoga Nidra 119<br \/>\nPrana Vidya 128<br \/>\nTrataka 138<br \/>\nNada Meditation 144<br \/>\nJnana Yoga Meditation 151<br \/>\nKriya Yoga 159<br \/>\nChakra Location and Dhyana 162<br \/>\nSexual Tantric Meditation 186<br \/>\n<strong>Meditation &#8211; a Worldwide Culture<\/strong><br \/>\nMeditation &#8211; a Worldwide Culture 199<br \/>\nMeditation in the Ancient World 203<br \/>\nHinduism 233<br \/>\nJainism 242<br \/>\nTaoism 247<br \/>\nBuddhism 258<br \/>\nSouthern Buddhism 262<br \/>\nTibetan Buddhism 272<br \/>\nZen Buddhism 278<br \/>\nChristianity 286<br \/>\nZoroastrianism 294<br \/>\nSufism 298<br \/>\nThe Native Americans 310<br \/>\nAlchemy &#8211; the Western Tantric Tradition 316<br \/>\nHypnosis 332<br \/>\nAutogenic Therapy 338<br \/>\nTranscendental Meditation 344<br \/>\n<strong>Moving Meditation<\/strong><br \/>\nMoving Meditation 349<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Yoga 354<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Travel 358<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Tibetan Buddhism 362<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Zen 367<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Karate 370<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Dance 373<br \/>\nMoving Meditation in Sport 381<br \/>\n<strong>Further Meditation Techniques<\/strong><br \/>\nNature Meditations 389<br \/>\nMeditating with Colour and Light 396<br \/>\nMeditation for Children 402<br \/>\nMeditation for Dying 422<br \/>\n<strong>The Goal of Meditation<\/strong><br \/>\nSamadhi 435<br \/>\n<strong>Glossary 443<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Bibliography 451<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0(LINK) &#8220;Sure Ways to Self-Realization&#8221;, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (LINK) CONTENTS: Introduction 1 Tools of Meditation Tools of Meditation 13 Mantra 17 Mala 23 Psychic Symbol 28 Ishta Devata 33 Yantras and Mandalas 36 Mechanical Aids to Meditation Mechanical Aids to Meditation 43 Chemicals &#8211; 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