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meditation. It is recommended that the reader spend one week practicing the methods outlined in each chapter before moving on to those described in the next chapter. While the instructions are easy to follow, the practice takes gradual effort and concentration. The four additional chapters are based on talks given by Gurudev concerning the philosophy of meditation and its role in our daily lives. Chapter VI is based on a talk by Gurudev given at the Chicago Yoga Conference in June, 1976. Chapter VII is a talk by Gurudev at sunset in Central Park in June 1974, as the final lecture in a series sponsored by the Universalist Church of New York City. Chapter VIII is a talk given at Wainwright House in Rye, New York, in May, 1974. The final chapter is one of a series of talks on the philosophy of soul and matter given by Gurudev in 1977 at the Jain Meditation International Center in New York
I am indebted to many friends at the Jain Meditation International Center for their help and encouragement on this project. Thanks are due to Mamata Julia Yagalla. June Fog, John and Lyssa Miller, Rick Kleifgen, Howard Banow, Clare Rosenfield and especially to my wife, Sara. Our hope, in the words of Thomas Merton, is that this book will help us “to become what we already are."
Leonard M. Marks
