{"id":1073,"date":"2023-10-23T03:52:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T03:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taochip.com\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2023-12-08T21:45:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T21:45:44","slug":"meditations-from-the-tantras-by-swami-satyananda-saraswati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/taochip.com\/?p=1073","title":{"rendered":"“Meditations from the Tantras”, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Meditations from the Tantras”, by Swami Satyananda Saraswati<\/strong> (Buy at Amazon.co.uk)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 Bihar School of Yoga 1974, 1983;\u00a0Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India<\/p>\n

Contents<\/strong>
\nForeword <\/strong>ix
\nPreface<\/strong> xiii
\nIntroduction<\/strong> 1
\nThe Theory of Meditation<\/strong>
\n1. What is Meditation? 9
\n2. Science, Spirit and Meditation 17
\n3. Meditation and Health 32
\n4. Yoga\u2019s Psychic Physiology 39
\n5. Reprogram Your Mind 48
\n6. Yoga Philosophy 62
\n7. The System of Raja Yoga 67
\n8. Other Forms of Yoga 84
\nPreparation for Meditation<\/strong>
\n9. General Instructions and Suggestions 101
\n10. Meditation Poses 108
\n11. Mudras and Bandhas 120
\n12. Pranayama 138
\nPractices for Meditation<\/strong>
\n13. Japa Yoga 153
\n14. Mantra Siddhi Yoga 160
\n15. Ajapa Japa 165
\n16. Yoga Nidra 181
\n17. Antar Mouna 211
\n18. Inner Visualization 225
\n19. Chidakasha Dharana 242
\n20. Trataka and Antar Trataka 254
\n21. Nada Yoga 269
\n22. Abstract Meditations 277
\n23. Miscellaneous Meditations 282
\n24. Prana Vidya 297
\n25. Kundalini Kriyas 308
\nAppendices<\/strong>
\nA. Phonetic Pronunciation Guide 329
\nB. Mantras from Different Religions 330
\nGlossary <\/strong>349
\nFurther Reading <\/strong>359
\nIndex of Practices <\/strong>361
\nGeneral Index <\/strong>365<\/p>\n

Foreword<\/strong>
\nTantra is an ancient science dealing with many different systems for increasing the speed of human evolution. It predates all of the world\u2019s existing religions, and provides the esoteric basis on which many of these religions were later based. Tantra provides practical techniques applicable by men and women of every temperament and spiritual level, and aims at turning every action of life into an act of sadhana, or spiritual practice. A few thousand years after its
\ncreation, tantra was wedded with the philosophy of Vedanta by the Aryans to form the system of yoga which is quite popular today. It is the aim of this book to provide a practical glimpse into the most important meditation techniques which have their original basis in tantra, so that they may be practised in their original and correct form.
\nThe practices included in this book are based in tantra, though many of them have been forgotten for thousands of years. The task of rediscovering them and putting them in a form which can be understood and practised by people of this age has been done solely by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, as his personal contribution to a civilization searching for a deeper understanding of the basis of life. We hope the world may gain a little and that humanity may advance, even if only a small step, through the publication of these techniques, many of which have never been written down or published in their practicable forms.<\/p>\n

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