Meditation and its Practices A Definitive Guide to Techniques and Traditions of Meditation in Yoga and Vedanta

This is a definitive guide to the techniques and traditions of meditation in Yoga and Vedanta. In this inspiring guidebook, Swami Adiswarananda outlines the subject of meditation and its practices following the methods and teachings of these two traditions. Defining key concepts in clear terms, the Swami covers every aspect of this ancient spiritual practice, including goals and benefits of meditation, objects of meditation, methods of concentration, posture, physical conditioning mystical experiences and realization, obstacles in meditation, and ways of overcoming them.