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

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

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    by davidji


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      ISBN-13: 9781401940317
    • Publisher: Hay House, Inc.
    • Publication date: 09/04/2012
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • File size: 2 MB

          davidji is an internationally recognized meditation teacher, life guide, author, and public speaker. He travels the world sharing timeless wisdom on stress management, deeper life fulfillment, emotional healing, creating a spiritual practice, developing a daily routine, balancing business and wellness, getting unstuck, and taking your life to the next level.

          In 2011, he led more than 100,000 people in more than 100 countries in 21 consecutive days of meditation. In 2012, he led more than 500,000 people around the world in the Winter Feast—40 consecutive days of online meditation.

          Since 2003, davidji has lived and worked at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California, which he has coined “the sweetspot of the universe.” Having apprenticed under Deepak Chopra and David Simon for more than a decade, he is a certified Vedic Master, the Chopra Center’s lead meditation and Ayurveda teacher, a core member of the Hay House stable of authors and radio personalities, the host of Chopra Center Radio, the guiding voice of the Chopra Center’s 21-day Meditation Challenge™, and the Dean of Chopra Center University.

          To join the SweetSpot Meditation Community, visit davidji.com.

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    Table of Contents

    Foreword David Simon, M.D. 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? 21

    Chapter 3 The Benefits of Meditation 37

    Part II Many Paths to One-Ness 57

    Chapter 4 Secrets of Bodymind Meditation 61

    Biofeedback

    Chapter 5 Secrets of Visual Meditation 67

    Drishti Meditation

    Sri Yantra Meditation

    Chapter 6 Secrets of Sound Meditation 77

    Guided Meditation

    Tibetan Bowls

    Audio Sound-Wave Meditation

    Chapter 7 Secrets of Energy Meditation 93

    Chakra Meditation

    Sutra Meditation

    Chapter 8 Secrets of Sensory Meditation 111

    Aroma Meditation

    Tasting Meditation

    Massage

    Yoga

    Tantra

    Chapter 9 Secrets of Buddhist Meditation 129

    Metta Bhavanas

    Samatha Bhavanas

    Vipassana Bhavanas

    Chapter 10 Secrets of Mantra Meditation 135

    Bija Sounds

    Primordial Sound Meditation

    Sutra Meditation (including David Simon's Universal Mantra)

    Chapter 11 Secrets of Chanting Meditation 163

    Japa

    Bhajan

    Kirtan

    Namavali

    Part III Further Along yhe Path 169

    Chapter 12 Experiences in Meditation 171

    Chapter 13 The Five Myths of Meditation 183

    Chapter 14 Cultivating a Daily Meditation Practice 191

    Chapter 15 Frequently Asked Questions 205

    Afterword 211

    My Intentions 212

    Recommended Reading 214

    In Gratitude 215

    About the Author 221

    Interviews


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    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 the reader 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, Secrets of Meditation will take your practice, and your life, to the next level.

    In this insightful book, davidji shares his own meditation journey along his own path to awakening and shares the impact it can have on your physical health, your relationships, your emotional well-being, and your 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 a very accessible and entertaining style-demystifying rigid commandments, revealing the five greatest myths of meditation, and illuminating the most powerful rituals to weave a practice into your day. Secrets of Meditation will have you meditating in minutes, setting powerful intentions for each day, and living a happier, easier, and more fulfilling life.

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    “davidji’s inspiring stories of awakening gently guide the reader through the mystical world of meditation, making it practical and accessible to all who desire more present-moment awareness in their lives.”

    Deepak Chopra, New York Times best-selling author of Spiritual Solutions

    “davidji is a midwife of souls.”

    Jean Houston, Ph.D., best-selling author of A Passion for the Possible

    “davidji’s powerful teachings in Secrets of Meditation help open the heart of the beautiful dreamer resting deep within each of us.”

    don Miguel Ruiz, New York Times best-selling author of The Four Agreements

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