Concentration and Meditation/14th Edition - Softcover

Swami Sivananda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 817052007X ISBN 13: 9788170520078

Publisher: Divine Life Society/Rishikesh/India, 2009

Synopsis

The twin words Concentration and Meditation form the inner core of the practice of Yoga. It is the key to the door of Inner Illumination and constitutes the central pivot round which all Sadhana in the spiritual field revolves. Dharma and Dhyana are the Yoga proper, leading to the consummation,Samadhi and Sakshatkara or Realization. Revered Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj gives in this compact and exhaustive treatise on the great subject a thorough-going exposition of the intricacies of "Concentration and Meditation", in a manner only a Master on the path would be able to do. Intensely practical, the work is an imperative to seekers and students on the Sadhana-Marga. Literature on this subject being very rare, special effort has been made to bring out the present edition. The popularity of the book is such that it has run into thirteen reprints since it was first published in the year 1945.

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No saint or sage in the history of the world has such a prolific literary output to his credit, in addition to the building up of a world-wide organization. Even dynamic political leaders have confessed often that the exigencies of administration keep them away from literary pursuits. It is only Swami Sivananda, who has been able to keep a continuous flow of spiritual literature, in spite of being busily engaged in the administration of the Divine Life Society.The secret, according to him, lies in being able to switch his mind on, at will, from one task to another, without the least difficulty and with great advantage. Sri Swami Sivananda's writings are characteristic in being free from the rigid technical nomenclature and the austere logic usually met with in texts dealing with super-mundane matters and in thus being accessible even to the most non-intellectual type of aspirants. A medico by profession, Swami Sivananda moved towards spirituality and established the Sivananda Asram at Rishikesh in the year 1934.His lucid teachings and writings attracted many and the Ashram became one of the most revered spirituality centres.Many of his disciples established their Ashrams devoting themselves to the propogation of the teachings of their master.One such, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, established the internationally famous Bihar School of Yoga and produced many master pieces on the subject like Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha and other titles, best sellers on amazon.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Divine Life Society/Rishikesh/India
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 817052007X
• ISBN 13: 9788170520078
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304