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Hazrat Inayat Khans teachings on the mind and its role in the spiritual life are insightful and illuminating. In Spiritual Dimensions of Psychology he explores the purification and training of the psyche, its use as a tool in spiritual growth, and the inner teachings of the mystics on concentration, contemplation and meditation, the development of intuition, visionary dreams, inspiration, and revelation. This collection is the most comprehensive gathering of his teachings on the mind and its potential.
Editor's Note 1981 Edition vii
Publishers Note 2011 Revised Edition ix
Introduction Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan xi
Part I Psychology: The Science of Mind
Psychology, Science, and Esotericism 3
Mind and Body 9
Mental Creation 12
Divine Mind 18
Part II The Nature of the Mind
The Mind and Its Qualities 27
Thought and Imagination 35
Suggestion 43
Impression and Belief 49
Word and Voice 59
Movement 65
Suggestion in Practice 72
Reflection Among Humans and Animals 75
Reflection, Communication and Obsession 82
The Value of Reflection and Repetition 87
Reflection and the Expansion of the Heart 91
Reason 97
Memory 105
The Heart 111
Part III Training the Mind
Will Power 119
Developing the Will 125
Concentration 132
Mystical Concentration 138
Concentration and Meditation 154
The Control of the Mind 164
Mental Purification and Stilling the Mind 170
Mental Purification and the Breath 177
Mental Purification and the Attitude 188
Unlearning 196
The Pure Mind 203
Part IV The Mind of the Seer
Psychic Power 213
The Development of Psychic Power 219
The Use of Psychic Power 223
Insight 229
The Vision of the Seer 232
The Development of Insight 237
Impression 246
The Mental Record 249
Expression 256
Expression of Form, Face and Movement 260
Intuition 267
Inspiration 273
Dream 279
The Types of Dream 284
Vision 290
Revelation 297
Index 303
Biographical Note 323
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Hazrat Inayat Khans teachings on the mind and its role in the spiritual life are insightful and illuminating. In Spiritual Dimensions of Psychology he explores the purification and training of the psyche, its use as a tool in spiritual growth, and the inner teachings of the mystics on concentration, contemplation and meditation, the development of intuition, visionary dreams, inspiration, and revelation. This collection is the most comprehensive gathering of his teachings on the...