Concentration and meditation

Swami Paramananda’s book is a practical guide to the disciplines of concentration and meditation within a devotional and philosophical Eastern framework. It is historically important as part of the early modern transmission of Hindu-inspired spiritual practice to Western readers, and it offers straightforward instruction on training attention and cultivating inner stillness.

Swami Paramananda (c. 1884–1940) was an Indian monk and Vedanta teacher who wrote extensively for Western audiences on Hindu spirituality, meditation, and the spiritual life. His publications helped popularize Vedantic and mystical ideas in the English-speaking world.