عنوان

Indian philosophy and meditation :

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1315143232

(Number (ISBN

1351389270

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1351389297

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9781315143231

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9781351389273

(Number (ISBN

9781351389297

Erroneous ISBN

1138308978

Erroneous ISBN

9781138308978

Title Proper

Indian philosophy and meditation :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

perspectives on consciousness /

First Statement of Responsibility

Rahul Banerjee and Amita Chatterjee.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xvi, 147 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Series Title

Routledge studies in Asian religion and philosophy ;

Volume Designation

21

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Dualism-Sankhya -- Interactionism the Abhidhamma -- Monism Sri Aurobindo -- The Upanishads & self enquiry -- Jaina views on consciousness & Preksha meditation -- The bridging relations -- Shakti & Sri Ramakrishna.

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"India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to study the phenomenon of consciousness. From the distant past to the present, India has evolved a unique psychological culture with grand unifying themes and universal modes of meditative practice. This book provides a detailed analysis of classical and modern Indian views on consciousness along with their related meditative methods. It offers a critical analysis of three distinct trends of Indian thought, viz., a dualistic mode of understanding and realizing consciousness in Hindu Sankhya, an interactive mode in early Buddhist abhidhamma, and the evolutionary transformational mode in the teachings of the twentieth-century sage Sri Aurobindo. This book explores the unifying features in Indian first person practices with regard to consciousness and the importance of these applied psychological practices and their associated understanding of our conscious inner lives. The most striking feature of the work is that side by side theoretical exposition of consciousness, it includes a number of worksheets which explain how to use meditation to achieve relaxation as well as cognitive 'maps' of the different levels of conscious states and instruction and how one can traverse from one state to another. The final chapter explores Sri Aurobindo who introduced new and decisive Indian spiritual thought and practice to India in the form of Integral Yoga. This innovative book will be of interest to scholars studying Indian philosophy, Indian religion and the emerging field of contemplation studies."--Provided by publisher.

International Standard Book Number

9781138308978

Consciousness.

Meditation-- India-- History.

Philosophy, Indic.

Consciousness.

Meditation.

Philosophy, Indic.

India.

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Book number

Banerjee, Rahul,1965-

Chatterjee, Amita

Date of Transaction

20200822161923.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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