Meditation as a Way of Life – Philosophy and Practice rooted in the Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
261 Pages | First Quest Edition 2014 | Softcover | The Theosophical Publishing House, India | ISBN: 9780835609289.
Meditation as a Way of Life - an informal sequel to Pritz' Pocket Guide to Meditation - renders acquired knowledge in a down-to-earth way to help people create a lifestyle grounded in spiritual discipline and a meditative practice, that is effective, regardless of religious affiliation and applicable to all faiths. The methods involved and principles governing them are presented through the lens of the author's perspective, which is based on teachings of the modern spiritual master Paramahansa Yogananda.
For those unfamiliair with meditation, it is not, as some expressions would depict it, a method to enhance health, boost creativity or reduce stress. Those may be by-product of meditation, but they are not what meditation is about. Meditation is founded on a worldview that ascribes to life a profound spiritual purpose and chronicles the Soul's descent from Spirit into embodiment and its ultimate goal of reuniting with the Divine.
From Chapter 12 - 'Meditation - Absorption in Spirit': (p. 202):
" Before the earth in space was spun
Beneath the heaven's feet,
There was a mighty spirit, One,
Calm, wondrous, complete!Changeless, yet moving; from its womb
All things came into birth;
This is the mystic bride and groom,
Maker of heaven and earth.Something there is, whose veiled creation was
Before the earth or sky began to be;
So silent, so aloof, and so alone.It changes not, nor fails, but touches all:
Conceive it as the Mother of the world.
I do not know its name;
A name for its is 'Way':The Way begot one,
and the one, two,
and the two begot three
And three, all else . . . "
- A compilation of Taoist passages.
Meditation as a Way of Life – Philosophy and Practice rooted in the Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
261 Pages | First Quest Edition 2014 | Softcover | The Theosophical Publishing House, India | ISBN: 9780835609289.
Meditation as a Way of Life – an informal sequel to Pritz’ Pocket Guide to Meditation – renders acquired knowledge in a down-to-earth way to help people create a lifestyle grounded in spiritual discipline and a meditative practice, that is effective, regardless of religious affiliation and applicable to all faiths. The methods involved and principles governing them are presented through the lens of the author’s perspective, which is based on teachings of the modern spiritual master Paramahansa Yogananda.
For those unfamiliair with meditation, it is not, as some expressions would depict it, a method to enhance health, boost creativity or reduce stress. Those may be by-product of meditation, but they are not what meditation is about. Meditation is founded on a worldview that ascribes to life a profound spiritual purpose and chronicles the Soul’s descent from Spirit into embodiment and its ultimate goal of reuniting with the Divine.
From Chapter 12 – ‘Meditation – Absorption in Spirit’: (p. 202):
” Before the earth in space was spun
Beneath the heaven’s feet,
There was a mighty spirit, One,
Calm, wondrous, complete!Changeless, yet moving; from its womb
All things came into birth;
This is the mystic bride and groom,
Maker of heaven and earth.Something there is, whose veiled creation was
Before the earth or sky began to be;
So silent, so aloof, and so alone.It changes not, nor fails, but touches all:
Conceive it as the Mother of the world.
I do not know its name;
A name for its is ‘Way’:The Way begot one,
and the one, two,
and the two begot three
And three, all else . . . “
- A compilation of Taoist passages.