Meditation has been widely accepted as a tested method to reduce mental tensions and achieve inner peace and tranquillity, leading to spiritual growth.

In this book, various techniques are presented in an easy step-by-step manner, starting with simple techniques that can be practised for just a few minutes.

The benefits have been clearly described to enable the practitioner track his or her progress.

The best traditions of meditation in India are presented so that modern folk with limited background of yoga and Indian philosophy can follow the steps.

Anyone can learn these techniques without a personal instructor.

A detailed chapter on Chakras and Kundalini Yoga helps the serious meditators.

The Buddhist meditation, widely used in the West and meant for awakening inner joy, is described in a separate chapter.

Creative visualisation `a meditational technique to achieve practical goals in business life`is also described.

The book dispels common doubts about the efficacy of meditation and guides and motivates the reader towards the best meditation practices.


Highlights:

*Healing through meditation

*The numerous forms of meditation

*The awesome power of mantras

*The immense benefits of Pranayama

*Physical, mental and psychosomatic benefits

*Auras and chakra meditation

*The benefits of Kundalini awakening


About the author:

Dr N K Srinivasan was born in Chennai in 1943. He studied science at Vivekananda College, Chennai, and later engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

He obtained a doctorate in engineering from Columbia University, New York.

Thereafter, he served with BARC, ISRO, PSG College of Technology and DRDO in various capacities.He has authored four technical books.

Brought up in a deeply religious home, he learnt the scriptures under a Vedic pundit, and later intensely studied the literature of Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi and Sri Ramakrishna.

He practised Transcendental Meditation for four years.

After a traumatic experience in 1976, he was drawn to Paramahansa Yogananda and received initiation in Kriya Yoga from a monk of YSS/SRF, Ranchi and practised it for nearly 15 years.