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    27 Meditation Techniques
    27 Meditation Techniques
    27 Meditation Techniques
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    27 Meditation Techniques

    By Sri Chinmoy

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    If you are interested in solving your problems, overcoming nervousness, reducing stress, losing weight or seeing and experiencing God face to face, then this compilation from the writings of Sri Chinmoy is for you! This book will help you learn to meditate using methods Sri Chinmoy taught to thousands of students during his lifetime.

    This free eBook, 27 Meditation Techniques, is drawn from the longer and more comprehensive book 101 Meditation Techniques. This eBook will show beginners ways to start a meditation practice. And, for the experienced meditator, the techniques in this book offer new inspiration to dive deeper and fly higher.

    For Sri Chinmoy, meditation was both mystical and practical. You can see this reflected in the chapter titles:

    Developing Concentration
    Stilling the Mind
    Breathing Exercises
    Chanting Mantras
    Opening the Heart
    Visualisations
    Guided Meditations

    Each of the many techniques in this book stands alone and spans the range from simple breathing exercises to contemplation on the ineffable Supreme Being. This book offers the seeker ways to concentrate, mantras—including the eternal Gayatri Mantra—guided meditations and much more.

    For those just beginning to meditate, Sri Chinmoy’s companion book, Meditation: Man-Perfection in God-Satisfaction, is a definitive guide to the inner understanding of meditation and an FAQ for both beginners and experienced meditators.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSri Chinmoy
    Release dateFeb 17, 2015
    ISBN9781938599736
    27 Meditation Techniques
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    Sri Chinmoy

    Sri Chinmoy was born in the small village of Shakpura in East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh) in 1931. He was the youngest of seven children in a devout family. In 1944, after the passing of both of his parents, he joined his brothers and sisters at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, a spiritual community near Pondicherry in South India. He prayed and meditated for several hours a day, having many deep inner experiences. It was here that he first began writing poetry to convey his widening mystical vision. He also took an active part in Ashram life and was an athletic champion for many years. Heeding an inner command, Sri Chinmoy came to the United States in 1964 to be of service to spiritual aspirants in the Western world. During the 43 years that he lived in the West, he opened more than 100 meditation Centres worldwide and served as spiritual guide to thousands of students. Sri Chinmoy’s boundless creativity found expression not only in poetry and other forms of literature, but also in musical composition and performance, art and sport. In each sphere he sought to convey the diverse experiences that comprise the spiritual journey: the search for truth and beauty, the struggle to transcend limitations, and the supremely fulfilling communion of the human soul with the Divine. As a self-described student of peace who combined Eastern spirituality and Western dynamism in a remarkable way, Sri Chinmoy garnered international renown. In 1970, at the request of U Thant, third Secretary-General of the United Nations, he began the twice-weekly peace meditations for delegates and staff members at UN headquarters that continue to this day. He offered hundreds of peace concerts, always free of charge, in the U.S. and many other countries. He founded the World Harmony Run, a biennial Olympic-style relay in which runners pass a flaming peace torch from hand to hand as they travel around the globe bearing the message of universal oneness. And he established the Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles humanitarian organization, which serves the less fortunate members of the world family by supplying food, medical and educational equipment and other urgent support. On 11 October 2007, Sri Chinmoy passed behind the curtain of Eternity. His creative, peace-loving and humanitarian endeavours are carried on worldwide by his students, who practise meditation and strive to serve the world in accordance with his timeless teachings.

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      27 Meditation Techniques - Sri Chinmoy

      27 Meditation Techniques by Sri Chinmoy

      27

      Meditation Techniques

      from the writings of

      Sri Chinmoy

      AUM PUBLICATIONS   NEW YORK

      Sri Chinmoy’s first book,

      Meditations: Food for the Soul,

      was published in 1970.

      Copyright © 2009 Sri Chinmoy Centre

      Copyright © 2015 Sri Chinmoy Centre (ebook)

      ISBN: 978-1-938599-73-6

      Front cover photographs by

      Sri Chinmoy Centre members:

      Ahuta, Kedar, Pranlobha, Sharani and Unmesh.

      Also commercial photographs by licensing agreement.

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book

      may be reproduced without express

      written permission of the publisher.

      Aum Publications

      8610 Parsons Blvd.

      Jamaica, New York 11432

      USA

      www.srichinmoy.org

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Developing Concentration

      Stilling the Mind

      Breathing Exercises

      Chanting Mantras

      Opening the Heart

      Visualisations

      Guided Meditations

      Sources

      Introduction

      Why do I meditate?

      I meditate precisely because

      My meditation proudly carries me

      To the shore I seek.

      —Sri Chinmoy

      What can meditation do for us? Meditation can do everything. It can help reduce nervousness, lower high blood pressure or improve concentration for study or work. Meditation can also fill us with peace and happiness. You can learn meditation as lightly or as deeply as you want.

      Sri Chinmoy taught these methods to thousands of students during his lifetime. His students have, in turn, used the same techniques while offering free meditation workshops to more than a million people in 60 countries.

      As Sri Chinmoy said, "Meditation is absolutely necessary for those who want to have a better and more fulfilling life. Meditation will give you inner joy and peace of mind.

      "If you wish to develop your talents or increase your capacity in any field, then I wish to say that it is obligatory to follow some inner discipline. If you are a singer but you wish to sing infinitely better, if you

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