Meditation and Mantras Motilal Banarsidass yet confounds so many students

yet confounds so many students -becomes crystal clear

howsoever small their number may be

Thonpa Shenrab

Bones and Beads

and Death: Some other interpretive contexts 242 Conclusions 266 Appendix: A corpus of Gift-of-the-body jatakas 273 Notes 285 Bibliography of works cited 337 Index 359

Meditation and Mantras Motilal Banarsidass yet confounds so many studentsThis volume is intended to dispel the cloud of confusion that has accumulated around the subject of meditation. Those who are looking for secret shortcuts, novel innovations, exciting new trends and fads in the area of self development may be disappointed. The methods presented here stem from the classic four paths of Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga. These are given in their uncorrupted form, yet with consideration for the Western