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Tables of Contents for The Book of Meditation
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
General Overview of Meditation Principles
1
32
Good reasons for meditating
2
6
Defining mindfulness
8
5
Defining meditation
13
4
Understanding that mindfulness can bring
17
5
Affirmations
22
3
Devotion
25
2
Visualization
27
3
The role of meditation in the healing arts
30
3
Preparing to Meditate
33
14
Meditation postures
35
8
Creating a calm space for meditation
43
4
Overcoming Obstacles to Meditation
47
10
Sleepiness
50
1
Restlessness and excitement
51
1
Discomfort and pain
52
1
Negativity
53
2
Strange bodily sensations
55
2
Breathing and Centering
57
16
Preliminary centering exercises
59
6
Pranayama
65
8
Contemplating Consciousness
73
10
Water contemplations
75
5
Fire and light contemplations
80
3
Imagery and Sound Vibrations for Internal Organs
83
10
The heart and lungs
86
2
The kidneys
88
2
The liver
90
3
Yoga Meditation
93
12
The eight limbs of yoga
97
8
Japa Meditation
105
28
What is a mantra?
106
7
OM or AUM
113
4
Bija mantras and abstract mantras
117
3
Deity mantras
120
10
Aids for the practice of japa
130
3
Meditating on the Chakras
133
14
Nadis
136
2
The kundalini shakti
138
3
The chakras
141
6
Qi and the Dao
147
24
Qi as a universal concept
151
2
Qi as `life force'
153
2
The three treasures
155
6
The distribution of qi
161
5
Yin-yang
166
5
Nei Dan Theory and Methodology
171
8
Opening the small circulation
175
4
Daoist Standing Meditation
179
10
Simply standing
181
5
The standing `bow' meditation
186
3
Breathing Methods for Daoist Meditation
189
8
Natural breathing
192
1
Normal abdominal breathing
193
2
Reverse abdominal breathing
195
2
Daoist Moving Meditations
197
10
Timing the breath
199
1
Connecting to the earth
200
2
Standing your ground to absorb the sea
202
3
Balancing qi
205
2
The Effects of Daoist Meditation
207
7
Strengthening the earth element
209
5
A closing word or so
214
1
Bibliography
215
1
Index
216