Secrets of Meditation Revised Edition: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation

by Davidji

Overview

For thousands of years, people have tried to tap into the stillness and silence that rests within to discover their deeper selves. In Secrets of Meditation, davidji takes you there, demystifying the practice along the way and guiding you on an epic journey into your own consciousness. Whether you are new to meditation, a “crisis meditator”, or someone who has been meditating for years, this book will take your practice, and your life, to the next level.

In this insightful book, davidji shares his own journey along his path to awakening and examines the positive impact that meditation can have on your physical health, relationships, emotional well-being, and spiritual life. As the secrets to an effortless meditation practice are revealed, you will unlock the door to your own personal journey and discover what is actually supposed to happen when you close your eyes.

davidji shares the wisdom of the ages in an accessible and entertaining style —loosening rigid commandments, revealing the five greatest myths of meditation, and illuminating the most powerful rituals to weave a regular practice into your day. Secrets of Meditation will have you meditating in minutes and living a happier, easier, and more fulfilling life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401954116
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	03/07/2017
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

davidji is an internationally recognized stress-management expert, corporate trainer, meditation teacher, and author of the critically acclaimed destressifying: The Real-World Guide to Personal Empowerment, Lasting Fulfillment, and Peace of Mind. After a 20-year career in business, finance, and mergers & acquisitions, davidji began a new journey to wholeness, which he found through meditation. He apprenticed under Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon, serving as the Chopra Center COO, Lead Educator and then as the first Dean of Chopra Center University, training more than 200,000 people to meditate and certifying more than 1,000 meditation teachers. davidji is a certified Vedic Master, and every month, throughout the world, he hosts empowerment workshops, life-change immersions, exotic spiritual retreats, and teacher trainings. His teachings on stress release, conflict resolution, and mindfulness are now practiced in some of the largest precincts and police academies in the country.

Table of Contents

Foreword David Simon xi

Preface xiii

Part I Awakening to New Possibilities 1

Chapter 1 Searching for the Guru 5

Chapter 2 What Is Meditation, and Why Should I Care? 29

Chapter 3 The Benefits of Meditation 45

Chapter 4 Higher States of Consciousness 65

Part II Many Paths to One-Ness 75

Chapter 5 Secrets of Bodymind Meditation 79

Chapter 6 Secrets of Visual Meditation 85

Chapter 7 Secrets of Sound Meditation 95

Chapter 8 Secrets of Energy Meditation 113

Chapter 9 The Five Secrets of the SweetSpot 131

Chapter 10 Secrets of Sensory Meditation 147

Chapter 11 Secrets of Buddhist Meditation 163

Chapter 12 Secrets of Mantra Meditation 177

Chapter 13 Secrets of Chanting Meditation 203

Part III Further Along the Path 209

Chapter 14 Experiences in Meditation 211

Chapter 15 The Five Myths of Meditation 223

Chapter 16 Cultivating a Daily Meditation Practice 231

Chapter 17 Frequently Asked Questions 243

My intentions 249

My Meditation Experiences 253

Afterword 257

Reading 259

In Gratitude 261

About the Author 267

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