Japa ja mantra-meditaatio

Eräs kyseli täällä aiemmin kokemuksistani Vaishnava-tradition parissa. Tämänkertainen tekstini käsittelee eritoten aihetta japa, eli mantran tai mantrojen meditointi. Tekstissä sivutaan myös muita hindulaisia ja buddhalaisia eritoten mantra-aiheisia meditaatiotekniikoita.

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I cannot even begin to count the time I've committed to meditation over the years. Timewise, the bulk of my experiences span from my twelve active years as a Gaudiya Vaishnava, employing the tradition's methodology, the focus of which was the unveiling of a connection with god Krishna, his companions and his spiritual domain. In the last two years, I have also experimented with a number of other similar methods of meditation, which along with the Gaudiya approach form the bulk of this article. ....

http://www.halfsatori.com/2009/02/geevees-013-further-experiments-in-japa.html