A guide to the art and science of mediation. A manual for learning exactly who you are. Superconscious Meditation by Justin O?Brien (also known as Swami Jaidev Bharati) is written with a simple, direct and yet enthralling elegance that discloses the heart of the matter with such aplomb and down-to-earth practicality that the reader wants to get right down and practice the reality: Superconscious Meditation.

Blending existential and occult thought, a highly acclaimed philosopher explains how we can find profound meaning and joy by inducing states of extreme awareness and emotion Throughout history there have been references and examples in literature, art and philosophy of an increased awareness of life while under the influence of extreme emotions. These have become known as Peak Experiences. Soon after Colin Wilson became aware of this phenomenon in the 1960s, he wondered about its history and how its power could be harnessed, and began a forty-year investigation. In Super Consciousness, we see how such luminaries as Yeats, Blake, Sartre, Nietzsche, and Robert Graves were affected by Peak Experiences, and how it has long been noted that we are least insightful when we are at our lowest ebb. By looking in detail through the different areas where this phenomenon has occurred—and by offering anecdotes and examples of how many people in history (as well as himself) were affected—Wilson reveals a pattern of insight with emotions. He ends the book with an instructional section on achieving power consciousness for yourself.

Superconsciousness Through Meditation: During a superconscious state the individual is flooded with an intense radiance, ten thousand times brighter than the brightest sun. Time seems to stand still; there is a feeling of power and a sense of possessing infinite wisdom and understanding at the moment of union. Subjectively there is an intense feeling of ecstasy or bliss which makes the orgasm of sexual union seem as nothing compared to it. To attain this state it is necessary to undertake certain disciplines that lead to non-attachment; the author provides eight progressive Yoga routines for this purpose. Clear and precise instructions are given to aid the earnest seeker. They are designed to eliminate mental, emotional, and physical disturbances from one's life. The final stages outlined in this work consist of Dharana, (concentration) and Dhyana, (sustained concentration) which lead ultimately to the attainment of Samadhi or Cosmic Consciousness.