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Looking for good books on meditation

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I want to learn meditation, specially kriya yoga. Anyone knows good books?

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5 hours ago, Benton said:

@Jowblob

The book recommended in this video by  Sri Yogananda 

im looking for audiobooks 

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Meditation books:

  1. The Mind Illuminated by Upasaka Culadasa
  2. Seeing That Frees by Rob Burbea
  3. Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel Ingram
  4. Our Pristine Mind by Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche
  5. Right Concentration by Leigh Brasington


Kriya Yoga Books:

  1. Kriya secrets revealed by J.C Stevens
  2. Kriya Yoga Exposed by SantataGamana 

I believe in the religion of Love
Whatever direction its caravans may take,
For love is my religion and my faith.

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a Million Thoughts by Om Swami

"Say to the sheep in your secrecy when you intend to slaughter it, Today you are slaughtered and tomorrow I am.
Both of us will be consumed.

My blood and your blood, my suffering and yours is the essence that nourishes the tree of existence.'"

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Hey! If you're into Kriya Yoga, you can learn it from Self Realisation Fellowship, the organisation established by Paramahamsa Yogananda himself. If you're from India, check Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.

 

Here's the link to the SRF website: https://yogananda.org/

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Mindfulness in Plain is a very good and practical primer on basic mindfluness meditation, but you can already go quite deep with it.

MTCTB from Daniel Ingram is the most comprehensive, in-depth about meditation I know of and he also maps out the deeper meditation territory.

I also really like A Path with Heart from Jack Kornfield for its grounded, commonsensical, loving approach.

“If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.”

― Charles Bukowski

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My favourite book probably is Shift Into Freedom by Loch Kelly. It's got a lot of practical advice and exercises and I always listen to it when I fall out of my meditation habit to get back to it.

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On 3/27/2024 at 2:49 PM, Daniel123 said:

My favourite book probably is Shift Into Freedom by Loch Kelly. It's got a lot of practical advice and exercises and I always listen to it when I fall out of my meditation habit to get back to it.

I need this as I’ve fallen out from my meditation habit as of late.

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