Swami Bhajanananda Concentration and Meditation
An in-depth look at the theory and practice of Hindu meditation, including an overview of Yoga psychology.
Contents 1. Concentration and Meditation Ordinary Concentration and Meditation...... 4 Prayer, Worship, Meditation ...... 10 Meditation During the Early Stages...... 11 2. What True Meditation Is Psychological Basis of Meditation...... 17 3. Dissociation and Conflict Two Types of Samskaras ...... 25 Control of the Vrittis ...... 26 Purification of Samskaras ...... 27 The Action of Samskaras...... 28 The Five States of Samskaras ...... 30 Stages in Purification ...... 32 Dissociation and the Three States of Consciousness ...... 32 4. The Five States of the Mind The Five States of the Mind...... 33 Functions of the Mind ...... 35 The Will and Its Function ...... 37 Stages in Concentration ...... 40 5. Prana and Samskara Channels of Psychic Energy ...... 45 Granthis or Knots...... 48 The Chakras...... 49 Kundalini