The radiant kingdom
Subtitle: an allegorical study of meditation
By: by Ian Macwhinnie.
Publisher: Celestial Arts
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Meditations.; Allegory.
First sentence: Once upon a time, there was a radiant king who ruled over a radiant land with peace and prosperity in every corner of his kingdom.
Description: The book begins with an original fairy tale which outlines the mind's experience in meditation, with individual characters signifying specific archetypal forces within the individual. The story and the explanations which follow reveal how the practice of meditation allows us to weave all these elements into a single, harmonious whole as well as giving an understanding of the experiences a meditator may come across. A selection of meditation exercises follows, including general guidelines on posture breath and form.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"First published in Great Britain in 1994 by Benwell Books"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: label: A
title: The Radiant Kingdom: A fairy tale; label: B
title: Dethroning the Monkey; label: 1
title: The Aim of meditation; label: C
title: The Search for the King; label: 2
title: Traditions of meditation; label: 3
title: Understanding the mind; label: 4
title: The Monkey Mind; label: 5
title: Aims of Meditative Techniques; label: D
title: Rediscovering the Kingdom; label: 6
title: The Field of Awareness; label: E
title: The Queen enters the Kingdom; label: 7
title: Practical steps; label: 8
title: Meditation techniques; label: Appendix
title: A brief history of the universe