India has a rich tradition of meditative practices designed to study the phenomenon of consciousness. From the distant past to the present, India has evolved a

This book is one of the first wide-ranging academic surveys of the major types and categories of Hindu contemplative praxis. It explores diverse spiritual and r

This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the state of the field of the philosophy of meditation and engages primarily in the philosophica

to the picture of Buddhism and ecology and the book concludes with a

A comprehensive outline of the major schools of Indian philosophy providing an overview of what comprises Indian philosophy.