Description
Book SynopsisAn accessible guide to controlling the mind.
Written in a simple and easily understandable style, Concentration is a classic among books on the art of meditation.
Without the ability to concentrate, our efforts at meditation will result only in going nowhere, in spinning our wheels in an unending rut.
Through a series of practical steps, the author provides the frame work of achieving the state of Samadhi. It encourages readers to actively walk the path of spirituality and achieve a state of super consciousness, rather than just passively read about it.
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“Even if your only interest in concentration is learning how to take charge of your own life, the investment of time and energy is well worth making. If you seek the goal that Mouni Sadhu sought - the state of Samadhi, which he called ‘the superconsciousness of the future’ - the benefits to be gained are quite literally beyond your imagination. In either case, Concentration is a classic guide to the first vital steps on that path.”
John Michael Greer, author of The Occult Philosophy Workbook and The Sacred Geometry Oracle
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
FOREWORD: THE WAY OF INNER POWER
PREFACE
PART I
INTRODUCTION
1. Foreword and Definitions
2. The Method
3. Use of Concentration
4. The Role of Concentration in a Spiritual Search
5. Who is Qualified to Study Concentration?
6. Conditions for Success
7. Advice to the Student
PART II
PSYCHOLOGICAL PRELIMINARIES AND KEYS
8. Eastern Methods or Yoga (Mind before Heart)
9. The Western Tradition (Heart before Mind)
10. Obstacles and Aids
11. Inner Attitude—the Key to Attainment
12. What is the Mind?
13. Different Aspects of Consciousness
14. Psychology of Success
PART III
TECHNIQUES
15. Direct Preparation for Exercises
16. First Series (Elementary Exercises)
17. Second Series
18. Third Series (Advanced Exercises)
19. Fourth Series
20. Fifth Series (Final Exercises)
21. On the Threshold of Meditation
PART IV
CONCLUSION
22. Resurrection into a New Consciousness
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
