CLASSICAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUES

Semester: III
Sub Code: BS T 302
Credits: 2
Hours/Wk: 2
Total Hrs: 30
Exam Marks: 50
IA Marks: 50
Exam Duration: 3 Hrs

Chapter 1: (7 hours)
Meditation-1: Meditation Derived from Ancient Texts
1. Ajapäjapa meditation.
2. Äkäça meditation.
3. Cakra meditation.
4. Vipassanä meditation.

Chapter 2: (7 hours)
Meditation-2: Meditation Developed by Different Schools
1. Räja yoga meditation
2. Transcendental meditation
3. Cyclic meditation
4. Prekñä meditation

Chapter 3: (8 hours)
Meditation-3: Meditation Developed in East
1. Tai Chi-based meditation
2. Zen meditation
3. Qi-gong meditation
4. G-Tum-O meditation

Chapter 4: (8 hours)
Meditation-4: Meditation Developed In West— Christianity
1. Contemplation.
2. Meditation as practised by Franciscan nuns
3. Meditation as prescribed by the church
4. Meditation in Christian literature

Text Books:
Lajpat, Rai & others : Meditation (Anubhava Rai Publication Gurgaon,1999)

Reference books:
1. Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati : Dharana Darshan Yoga Publications Trust, Munger,Bihar, India, 1996 2. Lajpat, Rai : Discovering Human Potential Energy (Anubhava Rai Publications, Gurgaon, 1999)