A Million Thoughts

In my opinion, it is an unrivalled book from The Saint who gave away a Porsche and what not to pursue meditation and is full of useful tips and tricks which comes from experience and experience only and , yes , I truly was able to understand few problems which I was facing as a beginner trying to make a headway without a Guru to guide me. The chapter on Concentrative Meditation is , for one , that I found most useful and the subject has been dealt with such a clarity ( at least , as per me , can't speak about impressions of anyone else for that matter) that my all questions were answered, which I never found in any other book till now ( with such clarity), and believe me, I have read tons of books on Meditation by very very accomplished meditators. Sri Om Swami has written it for me, I suppose! Thanks to Swamiji and Sadhviji.

This is the first practical book with all the nuances explained with crystal clear clarity I have read. If you read this book and if you have been meditating regularly everyday, then this book will definitely make a difference. This is a trouble shooting book of meditation and also a course correction book. This is a must read book for meditators. I have read so many meditation books in the past 15yrs and I have been groping in the dark trying to find out where I am going wrong and this books clearly explains all the troubles and difficulties one goes through. As the author says most of the problem is in the basics of posture, breathing, focus etc. This book is amazing (believe me, I am not exaggerating) in that as I corrected my posture and technique (he has described all the available meditation technique that is their in the world) I am experiencing the effect of the changes. This author is very practical and rips off all the spiritual superstitions , religious fanaticism and sycophancy associated with meditation. Well, if you are meditating then it doesn't matter which 'ism' you belong to. A very powerful book. I am a dental surgeon, just like how a surgical procedure is explained with emphasis on each and every step , the precaution , the post surgical care and complication and how to master the procedure. This book explains each and every step of all the types of meditations. A book of this calibre cannot be written without first hand experience. This book is an oasis for all the hardcore meditators. This book is underpriced , I feel. It's worth millions. They should have charged atleast 5000 rupees. Maybe it's the authors generosity that each and everyone should benefit from the book. I did attend his meditation retreat on dec 2016 in Bangalore after reading this book. This author is not an ordinary monk, I could feel the divine energy manifest in him. He's mystical and even his humors are transcendental and elevating. After meeting him, I could correlate how a Jesus, a Buddha , a Rama, a Krishna , a Sri Ramakrishna , a Prophet, a Vivekananda would have walked this earth in their lifetime. By seeing him you can bring all the divine personalities alive if you have read about them sincerely. Seriously, buy his books read them , reread them again and again. Then go and meet him. Your life will have a paradigm shift in your outlook and perception. I have already read two of his books twice. Go catch a glimpse of this divine soul and bask in the divine fountain flowing through his words and actions before he packs his bags to enter into the transcendental realm. I pray that he stays among us atleast as long as the Buddha lived. Very few people visit this planet with no expectations and desire, with no need to gain anything but to give everything as much as possible to everyone. This author is one among them. Believe it or not, the author

Must read for taming the mind . Print should be bigger for readers with weak eyes.

This book is very useful for anyone to start any type of meditation. It have methods, techniques and processes to succeed in practicing meditation. Very easy to read and follow. Keeps reader Interested and occupied. 😊

This book is Gold Standard. Written in the most engaging language and with nice short stories that introduce the chapters, it brings forth a very serious topic in an extremely simplified format for the mass to understand. The chapters are small, barely four pages each, and that makes it a light reading. The knowledge shared is profound, like I said, I found this to be of Gold Standard in terms of content. Now, let me come to the practicality of this book. Anything that is a gold standard, implies it captures the best practices, and when it comes to the best practices for a subject like meditation, well, they are extremely difficult to achieve and needs considerable investment to realize even partly. The same holds true for this book also. The steps and the methods shared in this book are the BEST practices to meditate to discover bliss. But I did not find them very suitable for me, and when I say me, I mean for urban people, who holds a demanding, salaried job and is dependent on the salary for maintaining their family. The kind of investment this book calls for, in terms of the time to be spent in practicing meditation, I found it hard to achieve. The stringent qualifications for being able to even say that I have been meditating, I did not find that I have the infrastructure (the quietness, the undisturbed environment, the cell-phone free ambience and many others). Thus for someone to get the best output from this book, it needs a really dedicated student who is willing to put this above everything else in life, and which is why I mentioned that I found it difficult to implement in my real life. The lessons are valuable and I am trying to inculcate the practices in my life, but the scale is really high. Having said that, this is a very valuable book and for a sincere practitioner, this is a gold mine.

A Million Thoughts: Learn all about meditation from the Himalayan mystic When it comes to review a book which takes you to infinite possibilities, then it becomes very difficult to express exactly what has happened with the person after reading it, but let me start with few sentences that flows through: First of all, I would like to say, I love to read books related to self development, as they provide push to move forward in spiritual path and in the same spirit purchased this book.To be honest as soon as I reached to 10th page, I had realised this is not my everyday “Pick me up” book, it is something beyond expectations.Wonderful thing is Author is not going to share with you second hand knowledge, but something that he experienced and experiencing since last say 20 years. I could go and elucidate every aspect of book, but going to contain myself with few points, rest you will find as you will journey through the universe of mind, for me this book is like a boon, it taught me so many things that I am unable to count them, let me try to cover it in following points What is genre of book? Non Fictional and Technical (doesn’t seem like technical one, because of Om Swami ji’s style of explaining things in light yet graceful manner) What does it covers? Every question you can imagine about mind and its working is answered here (if thing stops here, then it would just become a research treatise, but things goes beyond this) Does it Provides methods for successfully mastering your mind, ultimately self? Yes definitely, it not only covers one or two methods, but several, I would dare to say, it covers solution and methods for every living person on this earth What is the approach of book, Traditional or Modernistic? Beauty of Author’s style is, he is as much traditional as he is modern, in fact he is master in art of presenting things in balanced and appealing way (mind me, this appeal is not focused on external side, but in the content itself , you have to read it to experience it in most perfect way) What are the techniques that are covered in the book? As we can see, in the introduction author does not share the specific names of techniques, so I will respect his wishes, but suffice to say, along with known one, it also covers those techniques that we had never heard before. Book is filled with analogies, incidents and modern day example of life that we live, so it is based on realistic world, not on some philosophical one. Last but not least, I keep sharing and suggesting this book to everyone, so it is my suggestion to you, please do yourself a favour by getting it, transformation happen for sure. Thank you very much for reading such a long review!!!

Good Product

A must read for the people on the path of spirituality.

The richest book on the science of meditation

What a wonderful book on thoughts and Meditation! Thoughts are the integral and the biggest part of what, who, and how we are. And yet, we seldom think about our thoughts that why we have thoughts in the first place? What we can do with our thoughts, about our thoughts and what's the purpose of having them? Thoughts make us and/or break us. To know the power of thoughts and futility of thoughts both are equally important. This book helps understand ourselves better. I've never read something like this before, so new and refreshing knowledge! Meditation is the word which has become the talk of the world these days. And we can see many so called experts throw this word easily around to make their point. I'm into meditation for last 18 years, and did many yoga and meditation course. However, I learned for the first time, through this book, that Meditation is much more than five minute feel good exercise. In fact, the true meditation is not an enjoyable experience and requires lot of sustained effort, dedication and discipline to tread this path if we want to expeirnce the world of meditation which can be the most beautiful and rewarding experience in itself. This is the ultimate guide, and the must guide for those who wants to explore the true path of Meditation to experience our existence which is a way more than what we currently understand and accept. There is so much fluff in the market about meditation, that is truly intimidating and misleading. Rather wasting, many precious years doing the wrong practice of meditation consistently, it is much more wise to invest 4 hours to read this book and acquire the true knowledge before going further on the path of meditation. Om Swami, is a gift to this world, who doesn't preach but demonstrates the knowledge through self-experiments that prbably very few will dare to replicate in their lives. He's been there in deep woods of Himalaya and indulged in intense meditation for months. Walk the talk is more powerful than walk the walk, and that's exactly Om Swami does in this book by giving step-by-step guideline on how to proceed on the path of true Meditation. I wish, all Modern Meditation Gurus and speakers, read this book, endorse it and help spread the right knowledge in the world about Meditation. This ultimate guide on Meditation is must for your library.

Good condition. Good read. Highly recommend.

Se qualcuno volesse capirne qualcosa in più sulla meditazione direi che questo libro è quello che fa al caso vostro

"Complete"....that's reviewing this book in one word. If you are a serious student of meditation and just not a casual reader, then you would know that it's a rather misunderstood and frequently mis-explained concept. More often than not, its taught furthering certain ideologies or beliefs. This book allows you to look at meditation objectively and also see what goes under the bonnet. I think to some one who is not a practitioner, the benefits will come more if they resolve to dive deeper. But then meditation shouldn't be a casual subject anyway. I had the honour of meeting the author once and upon meeting, I said that I wanted to see him as I considered him a "Professor of Meditation".......this book vindicates this title! Vikram Avasthi Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham