| Introduction .................................................................................................. |
xiii |
| Practices ....................................................................................................... | 1 |
| A. Some exercises for understanding your mind and thoughts ..................... | 1 |
| B. The Case for Practice in Awakening ....................................................... |
12 |
| C. How do you use physical postures (asanas) for awakening? ................... |
17 |
| D. How should you sit for breathing, chanting and meditation? .................. |
27 |
| E. How can you use the breath to awaken? ................................................. |
30 |
| F. How can you use chanting to awaken? .................................................... |
35 |
| G. Meditative Inquiry—Where the rubber meets the road ............................ |
41 |
| H. Negations—How can saying you’re not something be useful? ............... |
47 |
| I. Using Affirmations ................................................................................... |
53 |
| J. Surrender—Is it possible? Is it necessary? ................................................ |
56 |
| K. Does it matter what you eat? ................................................................... |
67 |
| L. Chakras .................................................................................................... |
69 |
| M. Is there one simple practice to tie this all together? ................................. |
70 |
| N. What will awakening/Self-realization/enlightenment be like? ................. |
71 |
| The Teachings .............................................................................................. |
74 |
| A. Upadesa Saram—The Essence of the Teachings |
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| of Ramana Maharshi .......................................................................... |
75 |
| B. Nirvana Shatakam—Six Verses on The State of Enlightenment, |
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| Freedom and Happiness by Shankara ................................................ |
110 |
| C. The Bhagavad Gita—Selected Verses .................................................... |
120 |
| Questions and concerns raised in dialogue ................................................... |
126 |
| Biography .................................................................................................... |
143 |
| References .................................................................................................... |
147 |
| Bibliography ................................................................................................ |
149 |
| Other Useful Sources for Further Work ....................................................... |
153 |
