Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters by Odier, Daniel -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Buddhism

Chapter 1: The Lives of the Buddha

THE LEGENDARY LIFE

Chapter 2: The Foundations of Buddhism

SUFFERING THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS THE SELF AND THE FIVE SKANDHAS THE SELF THE TWELVE HINDRANCES TO LIBERATION THE DESTRUCTION OF IGNORANCE CORRECT MEDITATION NIRVANA

Chapter 3: Preparation for Meditation

THE STUDY OF THE WAY AND THE CLEAR COMPREHENSION THE REFUGE THE FIVE PRECEPTS THE TEN PARAMITA THE RENUNCIATION SOLITUDE AND PLACES OF MEDITATION THE HERMIT AGE THE CONDITION OF RETREAT DIET SLEEP PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CALM FOR THE WESTERNERS THE WESTERN HERMIT AGE

Chapter 4: Contemplative Techniques of Hinayana

HINAYANA THE FOUR STAGES OF CONCENTRATION THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS THE FORTY KASINA THE FOUR MEDITATIONS OF FORM THE REALIZATIONS OF THE MEDITATIONS OF FORM THE FOUR MEDITATIONS WITHOUT FORM OBSTACLES AND HINDRANCES INSIGHT INTO THE SOURCE OR THE INNER VISION THE METHOD INCLUDES THE TEN FOLLOWING INSIGHTS THE TECHNIQUE IN DETAIL

Chapter 5: Contemplative Techniques of Mahayana

THE LIFE OF MILAREPA BIRTH YOUTH MISDEEDS THE CONVERSION THE TESTS THE MEDITATION THE HERMIT AGES NIRVANA THE IDEAL OF BODHISATTVA AND THE EMPTINESS OF PHENOMENA CONCENTRATION ON ONE UNIQUE OBJECT CONCENTRATION WITHOUT OBJECT CUTTING THE ROOT OF THOUGHT NOT REACTING TO THOUGHTS REACHING THE NATURAL STATE OF THE SPIRIT THE SIX EXERCISES OF NAROPA THE MEDITATIONS ON EMPTINESS THE MEDITATION ON THE FOUR PHASES OF THE MAHAPARANIRVANA SUTRA THE MEDITATION ON THE EIGHT OPPOSED NEGATIVES THE MEDITATION ON THE FOUR VOIDS EMPTINESS ACCORDING TO THE DIAMOND SUTRA THE MEDITATION ON CAUSALITY THE MEDITATION ON THE GREAT COMPASSION COMING FROM EMPTINESS THE MEDITATION ON THREEFOLD EMPTINESS THE MEDITATION ON RESPIRATION THE NON-MEDITATION ON RESPIRATION THE SEVENTEEN KINDS OF EMPTINESS DISCOURSE ON THE ESSENCE OF THE PRAJNAPARAMITA 4

Chapter 6: Contemplative Techniques of Vajrayana

VAJRAYANA OR THE WAY OF TANTRICISM THE MASTER INVAJRAYANA THE PANTHEON OF DIVINITIES THE MEDITATION OF CHENREZIG

Chapter 7: Contemplative Techniques of Ch'an (Zen)

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CH'AN, OR ZEN, SCHOOL THE PURIFICATION OF THOUGHT THE SITTING MEDITATION, ZAZEN PHYSICAL WORK BEING A SIMPLE MAN THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE WAYS OF MEDITATION

Map of the Spread of Buddhism

Part 2: Taoism

Chapter 8: The Foundations of Taoism

LAO-TZU CREATION BORN FROM NOTHINGNESS THE CHANGES OF THE UNIVERSE FORM AND THE LOSS OF THE TAO THE RETURN TO THE TAO SIMPLE LIFE, SPONTANEITY, NON-ACTION

Chapter 9: Taoist Contemplative Techniques

FORGETTING WHAT ONE KNOWS THE PREPARATION FOR MEDITATION IMMORTALITY AND THE TAOIST BODY THE INTERIOR VISION THE ART OF HARMONIZING THE BREATH RETENTION AND CIRCULATION OF THE EXTERNAL BREATH THE GREAT CIRCULATION OF BREATH THROUGH THE BODY THE ABSORPTION AND THE UTILIZATION OF THE INTERNAL BREATH THE ART OF YIN AND YANG THAT PROLONGS LIFE

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