Superconscious Meditation
About This Book
A guide to the art and science of mediation. A manual for learning exactly who you are. Superconscious Meditation by Justin O?Brien (also known as Swami Jaidev Bharati) is written with a simple, direct and yet enthralling elegance that discloses the heart of the matter with such aplomb and down-to-earth practicality that the reader wants to get right down and practice the reality: Superconscious Meditation.
What You'll Learn
• Understand the distinction between ordinary meditation states (relaxation, concentration, visualisation) and genuinely superconscious states — and what the specific qualities are that indicate the practitioner is approaching the latter
• Grasp the preparatory disciplines that O'Brien identifies as necessary foundations for superconscious meditation: the physiological conditions, attitudinal prerequisites, and practical habits that support the deepening of practice
• Learn the specific obstacles that arise at each stage of meditation development and the traditional Himalayan approaches for working with them rather than around them
• Recognise the relationship between pranayama (breath regulation) and meditation depth: how the quality of the breath directly determines the quality of the mind, and why breath work is the bridge between the physiological and the meditative domains
• Appreciate O'Brien's integration of the Himalayan teaching with the Western contemplative tradition: how the superconscious as he describes it relates to the Christian mystical concepts of contemplation, infused prayer, and the apophatic experience of the divine
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