object:Mind - Its Mysteries and Control
class:book
author class:Swami Sivananda Saraswati
Prayer . . . . . . iv
Publishers Note . iv
Preface . . . . . . v
1. What Is Mind? 1
2. Mind And Body . . . . . . . . . . 14
3. Mind, Prana And Kundalini . . . . 17
4. Mind And Food . . . . . . . . . . 20
5. The Three Avasthas . . . . . . . 22
6. The Three Gunas . . . . . . . . . 26
7. The Psychic States . . . . . . . . 28
8. The Mental Faculties . . . . . . . 34
9. The Three Doshas . . . . . . . . . 37
10. Suddha Manas And Asuddha Manas . . . . . . 38
11. Vrittis . . . 42
12. Theory Of Perception . . . . . . 45
13. Chitta And Memory . . . . . . . 50
14. Samskaras . 54
15. Sankalpa . . 59
16. Thought Creates The World . . . 62
17. Avidya And Ahankara . . . . . 67
18. The Power Of Thought . . . . . 69
19. Thought-Culture . . . . . . . . . 77
20. Vasanas . . 83
21. Desires . . . 87
22. Raga-Dvesha . . . . . . . . . . 92
23. Pleasure And Pain . . . . . . . . 96
24. Viveka . . 100
25. Vairagya And Tyaga . . . . . . 100
26. Control Of Indriyas . . . . . . . 105
27. Mouna And Introspection . . . 109
28. Evil Vrittis And Their Eradication . . . . . . . 112
29. Cultivation Of Virtues . . . . . 129
30. How To Control The Mind . . . 130
31. Concentration . . . . . . . . . . 146
32. Meditation 151
33. Experiences And Obstacles In Meditation . . . 162
34. Samadhi . . 170
35. Manonasa . 175
36. The Mind Compared . . . . . . 178
37. Essence Of Jnana Yoga . . . . . 181
38. The Mind In A Jivanmukta . . . 189
39. The Powers Of A Yogi . . . . . 192
40. Necessity For A Guru . . . . . 194
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41. Hints To Aspirants .
APPENDIX I
To The Mind . . . . .
APPENDIX II
Psychic Influence . . .
APPENDIX III
Annihilation Of Mind
GLOSSARY . . . . . .
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