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Contemplative Studies and Hinduism

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Sri Chinmoy on the nature and goals of contemplative practice

Contemplative Studies and Hinduism December 1, 2016 Kusumita P. Pedersen

Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) has written extensively on the concrete details of contemplative practice as well as its purpose in the wider context of yoga as a system of spiritual disciplines leading to God-realization. The paper summarizes his teachings with an emphasis on how contemplative practice is done and how it works in attaining its goals. Sri Chinmoy distinguishes between concentration,...