Meditation

Our age has been witnessing the resurgence of a great meditation movement, a movement which daily seems to take new forms, gather fresh momentum, and extend its appeal to men and women in all walks of life. What exactly is meditation? Is it a reasoning process, a technique of concentration, a state...

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Published in:Journal of Dharma
Main Author: Podgorski, Frank (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 1977
In: Journal of Dharma
Further subjects:B Meditation
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Summary:Our age has been witnessing the resurgence of a great meditation movement, a movement which daily seems to take new forms, gather fresh momentum, and extend its appeal to men and women in all walks of life. What exactly is meditation? Is it a reasoning process, a technique of concentration, a state of altered consciousness unleashing previously untapped energy and potential? Is it just a contemplation of God as the Absolute, or is it a total understanding of the mystery of Self? What do meditators mean by goals described as "ecstasy", absorptive samadbi, intuitive wisdom (prajfia), or the sudden brilliance of satori Enlightenment?
ISSN:0253-7222
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma