The Science of Meditation

by Torkom Saraydarian, Haroutiun T. Saraydarian

The Science of Meditation Based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Torkom Saraydarian The Science of Meditation presents a precise and practical exposition of seed-thought meditation drawn from the timeless teachings of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This work explains meditation as a structured science governed by law, rhythm, disciplined thinking, conscious alignment. It serves as both foundational instruction and advanced guide for serious students of meditation. This book reveals the science of thinking as the basis for inner mastery and spiritual unfoldment. Readers are guided through the process of seed-thought meditation, learning how focused thought becomes a bridge between the individual mind and greater cosmic intelligence. Meditation is presented as an act of fusion with the greater Cosmos, later expressed through creative living, ethical responsibility, conscious service. Written as a timeless primer, this volume supports mental clarity, emotional stability, purposeful living. It remains an essential resource for students seeking a constructive approach to meditation grounded in wisdom tradition, spiritual psychology, practical application. As noted by Torkom Saraydarian in the first edition, The Science of Meditation teaches the science of thinking and the technique through which human consciousness may align with universal purpose and express that alignment through creative living. For additional teachings, study resources, publishing information, readers are invited to visit www.tsgfoundation.org, the home of the TSG Foundation and the continuing work of Torkom Saraydarian.

Genres: Spirituality

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Torkom Saraydarian (1917-1997), since childhood he was trained in the Teachings of the Ageless Wisdom under the guidance of his loving father. He continued his search and training and found how the Ancient Wisdom Teachings shed light on man’s quest to understand life. He dedicated his entire life to search for the Light of Wisdom and expressed his findings and understanding in speech, writing, music, and leadership. His legacy is the expression of his inner growth.

Read more: "About Torkom" on TSG Website: www.tsgfoundation.org

Reviews

[Torkom Saraydarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was published in 1971 when young people were enchanted with gurus from the Orient and hippies were the vogue in Southern California. Many young people were disenchanted with the Viet Nam war, with politicians in general, and did not find in traditional religious organizations the inspiration, vision and support they were searching for. Saraydarian wrote this book to bring a clear and sane presentation of the Ageless Wisdom to those who were true seekers of the Higher Path. His was one of the very few voices who understood the wisdom and beauty of the Eastern traditions and who could explain such wisdom in clear terms and blend both Eastern and Western spiritual worldviews. He clarifies many terms used in eastern religions, thus helping the uninformed to achieve a greater sane understanding of the Ageless Wisdom. He counseled many of these young people and helped them stop alcohol and substance abuse and live cleaner and saner lives. Many healthcare professionals, including myself, were counseling these young people and benefited from the author’s insights and clarity. Our being familiar with the vocabulary and insights of the Ageless Wisdom enabled us to form a greater rapport with the disenchanted younger generation.

This is a book about expansion of consciousness, of training the mind to reach beyond itself into the realm of higher inspiration. It is both a basic and advanced textbook about meditation free of distortions. It reviews the various yogas and explains the advantages and disadvantages of each. His descriptions are clear, deep and unique in showing the relevance to stages of psychospiritual growth.

I first met the author in 1965 and my wife and I became regular students in his classes. My wife and I used this text together with the author’s Science of Becoming Oneself for classes in the Los Angeles area in the 1970’s. It remains a foundational text for meditation and I continue to marvel at its clarity and comprehensiveness. The Science of Becoming Onself can be regarded as the companion laboratory manual for The Science of Meditation.

I appreciated very much the chapter about the Wesak ceremony that takes place every year in a Himalayan valley about 300 miles west of Lhasa. I was very curious about this event and tried to obtain confirmation of this ceremony. I knew an elderly psychic lady in Westwood, California who lived very close to the UCLA campus to assist me. She was a natural psychic and astral body traveler. She was the widow of a Dutch diplomat and knew Hitler before WWII. (She and her husband escaped Germany before the war started.) I asked her to try going there in her astral body and tell me what happened there.

After the Wesak period I visited her and asked her what her experience was. She said she recognized a friend of mine in the crowd of lamas and others. However, she said that when she approached the outskirts of Wesak Valley she met two men sitting around a fire. They rose and came to her and told her she was not allowed to enter. She returned home. When I saw Saraydarian at the next meeting at his home I asked him why she was not admitted. He said that guards were posted around Wesak Valley to intercept astral travelers. The energies were too intense for these travelers and they would be damaged. This episode served to confirm that Saraydarian knew what he was writing about.

To obtain the best results from this book and related books by the author, I highly recommend taking classes by correspondence prepared by the author’s students. You can contact www.TSGfoundation.org for additional information.

Robert Constas, M.D. is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist with the Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Arizona, USA. He has extensive experience with parapsychological phenomena, and the application of the Ageless Wisdom in the field of child and adolescent treatment and child rearing. He was raised in the Ageless Wisdom tradition and worked with Torkom Saraydarian beginning in the 1960's.

[Somipriyo Mukherjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book which gives correct information about the practice of meditation. A must have book for people studying ageless wisdom, Theosophy, Esotericism, occultism, Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga. It also gives guidelines regarding the dangers of meditation which is much needed in this day and age today. Torkom Saraydarian was a prolific writer who wrote mostly on spirituality and ageless wisdom. His books can be lifechanging and transformative if applied in one's daily life. Highly recommend all his works.

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book fell off a shelf into my hands at the Bodhi Tree in LA in 1981. Things like that happened, especially in the 80s in LA. But I have referred to it ever since as a basic guide to meditation. It's a bit archaic but still has a purity about it that I enjoy. It gives a good step by step into a very demanding meditation regime.

[edypekalongan · Rating 4 out of 5]

bagus.. ringkas. hanya untuk meditator pemula akan bingung