Based on extensive cultural studies and long years of practice, this book explores meditation from the perspective of access to the subconscious and, in a distinct chapter on each form, outlines its physiology, world view, and traditional practice, then describes its medical adaptations and modern settings. In each case, it presents examples from the Buddhist, Daoist, and Hindu traditions, providing a comprehensive and analytical overview of the different modes and their concrete actualizations.
| ISBN: | 9781931483087 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2008 |
| Author: | Livia Kohn |
| Publisher: | University of Hawai'i Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 263 pages |
| Genres: |
Religious life and practice |