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AN EASY
GUIDE TO
MEDITATION
ROY EUGENE DAVIS
I salute the supreme teacher,
the Truth, whose Nature is Bliss;
who is the giver of the highest
happiness; who is pure wisdom;
who is beyond all qualities and
infinite like the sky; who is beyond
words; who is one and eternal,
pure and still; who is beyond all
change and phenomena and who
is the silent witness to all our
thoughts and emotions—I salute
Truth, the supreme teacher.
– Ancient Vedic Hymn
CSA PRESS, PUBLISHERS
The publishing department of
CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
PO Box 7 Lakemont, Georgia 30552-0001
Telephone 706-782-4723 Fax 706-782-4560
[email protected] www.csa-davis.org
copyright © 1995 by Roy Eugene Davis
Digital Edition
copyright © 2011 by Roy Eugene Davis
978-0-87707-401-4
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Meditation as a Foundation Practice for Personal Benefits and Authentic Spiritual Growth
Chapter Two: Experiencing the Natural Process: How to Meditate Effectively
Chapter Three: Meditation Techniques and Routines to Use for Satisfying Results
Chapter Four: Awakening Through Progressive Stages of Spiritual Growth
Chapter Five: Lifestyle Guidelines Supportive of Our Primary Aims and Purposes
Introduction
The period in human history through which we are now passing is characterized by rapid changes in the outer realm, while indications of accelerated intellectual growth and spiritual awakening are increasingly observable in the transformations occurring in the social order. That we are being confronted by effects of powerful evolutionary causes is obvious to anyone who is sufficiently perceptive to examine the evidence. I look upon the world scene with an abiding sense of wonder and am serenely optimistic about our near and distant future possibilities. I hope you are viewing the unfolding drama of life with a thankful heart and pronouncing it good.
Because of these unfolding circumstances, and the widespread interest in matters related to facilitating expanded states of consciousness and improving functional abilities, the information in this edition of An Easy Guide to Meditation will, I feel, be helpful to many readers. The first book issued under this title was published in 1978 and distributed in many editions in several countries. Now, to make the message even more widely available, the text has been newly written, the format is designed for convenient reference, and the price is within the means of anyone with a sincere interest in the subject.
After reading this book, and putting into practice some of the recommended routines, please consider sharing copies with people whom you know to be interested in enhancing their lives. Having a harmonious relationship with the Presence and Power that produced the realm of nature and enlivens it, and which, ultimately, determines satisfying outcomes for all worthwhile endeavors, is certainly a most favorable condition for all of us.
During my early teenage years I pondered the meaning of life and aspired to clearly know it. Near the end of my eighteenth year I was fortunate to meet my guru Paramahansa Yogananda in Los Angeles, California, and to be accepted by him for training. Now, as I write these words, forty-five years have passed; each has provided invaluable opportunities for continued spiritual growth and service. I have traveled the world to share this information and have discovered that, behind the screens of social fabric and cultural influences, all people are, at the core, the same: that one, divine essence is the reality of us all.
Everything I recommend in these pages, I do, or have done. The basic principles, practices, and guidelines are universal. I did not originate them. They are not mine, nor do they belong to anyone. Some of the insights shared here, and explanations of how I view our relationship with the Infinite, are my own because I, like everyone else, see from my personal
GUIDE TO
MEDITATION
ROY EUGENE DAVIS
I salute the supreme teacher,
the Truth, whose Nature is Bliss;
who is the giver of the highest
happiness; who is pure wisdom;
who is beyond all qualities and
infinite like the sky; who is beyond
words; who is one and eternal,
pure and still; who is beyond all
change and phenomena and who
is the silent witness to all our
thoughts and emotions—I salute
Truth, the supreme teacher.
– Ancient Vedic Hymn
CSA PRESS, PUBLISHERS
The publishing department of
CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
PO Box 7 Lakemont, Georgia 30552-0001
Telephone 706-782-4723 Fax 706-782-4560
[email protected] www.csa-davis.org
copyright © 1995 by Roy Eugene Davis
Digital Edition
copyright © 2011 by Roy Eugene Davis
978-0-87707-401-4
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Meditation as a Foundation Practice for Personal Benefits and Authentic Spiritual Growth
Chapter Two: Experiencing the Natural Process: How to Meditate Effectively
Chapter Three: Meditation Techniques and Routines to Use for Satisfying Results
Chapter Four: Awakening Through Progressive Stages of Spiritual Growth
Chapter Five: Lifestyle Guidelines Supportive of Our Primary Aims and Purposes
Introduction
The period in human history through which we are now passing is characterized by rapid changes in the outer realm, while indications of accelerated intellectual growth and spiritual awakening are increasingly observable in the transformations occurring in the social order. That we are being confronted by effects of powerful evolutionary causes is obvious to anyone who is sufficiently perceptive to examine the evidence. I look upon the world scene with an abiding sense of wonder and am serenely optimistic about our near and distant future possibilities. I hope you are viewing the unfolding drama of life with a thankful heart and pronouncing it good.
Because of these unfolding circumstances, and the widespread interest in matters related to facilitating expanded states of consciousness and improving functional abilities, the information in this edition of An Easy Guide to Meditation will, I feel, be helpful to many readers. The first book issued under this title was published in 1978 and distributed in many editions in several countries. Now, to make the message even more widely available, the text has been newly written, the format is designed for convenient reference, and the price is within the means of anyone with a sincere interest in the subject.
After reading this book, and putting into practice some of the recommended routines, please consider sharing copies with people whom you know to be interested in enhancing their lives. Having a harmonious relationship with the Presence and Power that produced the realm of nature and enlivens it, and which, ultimately, determines satisfying outcomes for all worthwhile endeavors, is certainly a most favorable condition for all of us.
During my early teenage years I pondered the meaning of life and aspired to clearly know it. Near the end of my eighteenth year I was fortunate to meet my guru Paramahansa Yogananda in Los Angeles, California, and to be accepted by him for training. Now, as I write these words, forty-five years have passed; each has provided invaluable opportunities for continued spiritual growth and service. I have traveled the world to share this information and have discovered that, behind the screens of social fabric and cultural influences, all people are, at the core, the same: that one, divine essence is the reality of us all.
Everything I recommend in these pages, I do, or have done. The basic principles, practices, and guidelines are universal. I did not originate them. They are not mine, nor do they belong to anyone. Some of the insights shared here, and explanations of how I view our relationship with the Infinite, are my own because I, like everyone else, see from my personal
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