A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Meditation
This page describes Meditation which is located on page 315 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Meditation” according to 185 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
For meditation, there are four factors: Dhyata (the meditator), Dhyana (the act of meditation) Dhyeya (the object meditated upon) and Dhyanaprayojana (the attainment by meditation). He who indulges in meditation is the meditator. The act done by him is meditation. That which is meditated upon is the object of meditation. What the meditator obtains as a result of his meditation is the attainment....
Read full contents: Story of Dhyana
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
We find that in connexion with certain injunctions of meditation—such as the meditation on Vaishvanara, or the small ether within the heart—the text of some individual Vedanta-book mentions certain secondary matters (qualities, guna) which subserve that meditation; and as these gunas are connected with the meditation they are to be comprised in it, so that they may accomplish their aim, i. e. of subserving the meditation....
Read full contents: Sutra 3.3.5
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
Research carried out on Osho s Dynamic Meditation. Meditation— J. Krishnamurthy says, ‘meditation is a state of choiceless awareness ....
Read full contents: Part 5 - Research carried out on Osho’s Dynamic Meditation
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