Table of Contents

Volume One - The Fundamentals of Meditation

Article or Chapter Title Page Numbers Introduction to the Second Edition iii-iv Chapter One - An Overview of the of the Seven 1-52 The Centering Techniques Chapter Two - Yoga 53-74 Chapter Three - Nada Yoga 75-90 Chapter Four - Yoga 91-102 Chapter Five - Invocational Methods 103-134 Chapter Six - 135-142 Chapter Seven - Guru Kripa Yoga 143-156 Chapter Eight - 157-172 Chapter Nine - 173-186 Chapter Ten - Dharma Yoga 187-206 Addendum and Glossary 207-235 Guidelines for Use of Techniques in Integral Meditation 208-210 Exploration of Models of Practice 210-217 The Guides of the Mudrashram Tradition 218-220 Invocation of the Teachers of the Mudrashram® Lineage 221

"The Mudrashram® Symbol" 222-223

A Glossary of New Terms 224-235

About the Author 236

i List of Figures and Plates Figure or Plate Title Page Number

Figure One The Structure of Human Consciousness 8 Figure Two-A The Auric Field of the Personality 9 Figure Two-B Layers of the Metaconscious Mind 52 Figure Three The Wheel of Yoga 25 Figure Four The Wheel of Karma 29 Figure Five Centering 39 Figure Six-A The of the Subconscious Mind 59 Figure Six-B Kundalini Awakening in the Metaconscious Mind 60 Figure Six-C The Upper Subtle Octaves of the Kundalini Shakti 61 Figure Six-D The Planetary Octave of the Kundalini Shakti 62 Figure Six-E The Cosmic Octave of the Kundalini (1st Cosmic Initiation) 63 Figure Six-F The Cosmic Octave of the Kundalini (5th Cosmic Initiation) 64 Figure Six-G The Cosmic Octave of the Kundalini (Cosmic Hierarchy) 65 Figure Seven The Pathways of the Kundalini Shakti 71 Figure Eight The Role of Grace and Contemplation in Nada Yoga 86 Figure Nine Expressions of 88 Figure Ten-A Octaves of Vibration in Mantra Yoga 99 Figure Ten-B Action of a Transformational Mantra 101 Figure 11 The Rays of Attunement in Guru Kripa Yoga 146 Figure 12 The Development Cycle and the Service Cycle 148 Figure 13 The Three Phases of the Yoga of the Seven Mudras 149 Figure 14 The Jewel of Alaya 153 Figure 15 The Little Sun Method 159 Figure 16 The Mandala Method 160 Figure 17 The Stepping Stones Method 162 Figure 18 The Synthesis Technique of Reflective Meditation 166 Figure 19 The Ray Qualities of the Higher Self 168 Plate One - Swami Prem Dayal 218 Plate Two - Swami Charan Das 219 Plate Three - Swami Prabhu Maharaj 220

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