Meditation and Mantras Motilal Banarsidass The thesis of this book

The thesis of this book is epoch-making

A third creation theme involves the cooperation of two eternal elements

howsoever small their number may be

and Death: Some other interpretive contexts 242 Conclusions 266 Appendix: A corpus of Gift-of-the-body jatakas 273 Notes 285 Bibliography of works cited 337 Index 359

Meditation and Mantras Motilal Banarsidass The thesis of this bookThis volume is intended to dispel the cloud of confusion that has accumulated around the subject of meditation. Those who are looking for secret shortcuts, novel innovations, exciting new trends and fads in the area of self development may be disappointed. The methods presented here stem from the classic four paths of Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. These are given in their uncorrupted form, yet with consideration for the Western