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Living Meditation

A journey beyond body and mind


HECTOR ESPONDA DUBIN


Whether the answer to your question is in six pages or in a book or in one line, the answer is the same: meditation! It depends upon how much time you want to take to understand that answer – whether by reading the whole book or by understanding only one or two words.
Maharaj Charan Singh


Introduction

1  Spiritual beings going through a human experience
Life in the land of Kal
We are responsible for the freedom of our soul
Initiation is not an insurance policy
Kal’s deadliest weapon: indulging in thinking
Get a grip on reality
Invert the five passions to nurture meditation
Unmasking the ego

2  Priorities, attitude and effort
What is it that we want?
Attitude: The all-important perspective
Effort makes the difference
A practical approach to meditating two and a half hours daily

3  Meditation is a way of life
Live in the moment
True seva
The joy and benefits of meditation
Meditation is the best way to prepare for death

4  The source of love and devotion
Meditation is devotion
Emotion, rightly directed, becomes devotion
The role of the Master
True darshan

5  The practice of meditation
Preparation
Time
Place
Posture
Concentration
The seat of the soul
From concepts to experience
Simran
Dhyan
Bhajan
Inner experiences

Conclusion

for further reflection

Endnotes

Books and Authors Cited

Bibliography

Contact and General Information

Published by:
J. C. Sethi, Secretary
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
Dera Baba Jaimal Singh
Punjab 143 204, India

© 2004 Radha Soami Satsang Beas
All rights reserved

First edition 2004
ISBN 978-93-88733-83-0