10 Best Meditation Books in India 2021(Sadhguru, Swami Vivekananda and More)

A mystic who has become one of the biggest thought leaders and visionaries in this modern world, Jaggi Vasudev, more popularly known as Sadhguru, in this New York Times Bestseller, talks about living in an expansive state of joy. This book presents his wisdom that he claims he earned not by reading but by experiencing.

He often refers to yoga and meditation as technologies or methods and not some philosophy. Hence, the name Inner Engineering is appropriate. This book talks about consciousness and how it can lead to a life of complete bliss.

It is a highly acclaimed piece of literature, which presents a revolutionary way of approaching life and seeking the right thing.

Swami Vivekananda is unparalleled in what he was able to do in the 19th century for revolutionizing the Hindu culture and its youth. He is most famously known for his 1893 address in the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, where he started his speech with "brothers and sisters of America" and received thunderous applause.

He is also known for championing the concept of Vedanta. The word Vedanta is a combination of "Veda" meaning "knowledge", and "anta" meaning the "the end of". It focuses on reaching beyond the reach of intellect. This ideology is also referred to as the philosophical foundation of the Hindu culture.

This book focuses on various forms of yoga originated in India. Yoga, as this book defines, is a means of uniting the individual spirit with the universal spirit. It is a good read if you are curious about knowing the basic principles of the four main categories of yoga. It will also guide you through some meditation practices along with the philosophies behind them.

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind was first published in 1963 and has since been a classic book to help people understand their potential. Joseph Murphy talks about understanding and monitoring your subconscious mind, eventually opening a door of endless possibilities.

It has sold millions of copies since its inception and has consistently been one of the first self-help books people read in their lives. Unlike some other mystical books, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind gives quite practical methods through which one can write his own destiny.

Overall, it talks about aligning your subconscious mind with the conscious mind. This book is excellent for new readers as it is simple, and people find it easy to grasp and follow.

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor who wrote Meditations to reflect upon his own life and encourage himself for various pursuits. He did not intend to publish it. However, centuries later, Meditations is deemed timeless and acclaimed by many thinkers and statesmen worldwide.

This book is a rendition of Stoicism in the words of Marcus. He covered topics such as human rationality, virtue, leadership, god, among many related things. The book's title is perfect as he found out that a meditative state of mind can achieve anything in this world.

This book has explanatory notes to understand his work better. So, if you are in doubt or despair and want to travel to conviction and exaltation, Meditations is the book for you.

There must have been countless occasions in which you were stuck between your mind and heart. Well, if you ask this book, the heart has all the answers and the heart is always right. Today, there is so much philosophical knowledge around us, and rather than comforting, it confuses us. 

So, this book offers a light conversation between a student and his teacher, known as guru-shishya traditionally, where the student asks questions that many of you might have yourself. It offers a unique method of meditation that can give you an immediate experience of blissfulness. The Heartfulness Way also talks about how you can look beyond the mundane and not let life overtake you.

The practices in this book find their roots in the ancient Indian practice of Raja Yoga. This method has been used by people for centuries to realize the divine presence within them. Moreover, this book provides practical ways to achieve this state and calls it "better than knowledge."

This book is unique in that it talks about the reasons for the long life and happiness of people living in a small Japanese village called Okinawa. Ikigai, the Japanese concept that roughly translates to "the happiness of always being busy", offers answers to many fundamental questions that we often have.

It mentions a lot of different therapies, such as logotherapy and Morita therapy, and compares them for the reader to understand. In this book, the lifestyles of people who live over a hundred years are discussed. The basic lifestyle of such people includes, but is not restricted to, exercising, eating right, and forming bonds.

In the fast-paced modern world, people struggle with these things constantly. Reading this book can give you insights into leading a life full of meaning and purpose, enabling you to focus on things that matter.

Aghora II: Kundalini is the second book in the Aghora trilogy by highly acclaimed Robert E. Svoboda. Kundalini is defined as the transformative power of the enlightened being. This book talks about Kundalini not through theory, but through a story, as the author believes that it cannot be explained, but can only be experienced. 

The best thing about this book is that it examines tantras, mantras, and yantras, and shows how regular, mundane things like food, music, sounds around us, birds or any other thing can be used for the benefit of the spirit. 

This book is not intended for first-time readers because many readers claim that it is extreme as it includes some occult meditative practices. However, this trilogy is commonly read by people who meditate and are familiar with the concept of kundalini.

How can we prepare a list of books on meditation and not mention Osho! Osho, in his time, was a controversial spiritual guru, but whose methods attracted millions of people around the world. He used ancient practices and made them relevant to the modern man. 

This book emphasizes awareness of the inside and the outside. According to this book, meditation can be done anywhere while doing anything. One can meditate while at work, in a park, or even performing household chores. Meditation is not an exercise; it is instead a state of being.

Osho understood that people in the modern world find it challenging to sit for long hours and meditate. Therefore, many methods mentioned in this book, including Osho Kundalini Meditation and Osho Dynamic Meditation, begin with strenuous physical activities. It is believed that after taking the physical and mental energies to peak, it becomes easy to become silent.

Another book that can help you become calmer by meditative practices in the modern age! The writer stresses on taking out at least 10 minutes from our lives every day to meditate. This book has some elementary techniques that everyone will find easy to practice. Its primary focus is on making the mind quiet and feeling less stressed. 

This book resonates well with the urban population as there is a lot of stress in the modern man's life. The techniques discussed in this book have been proven effective for thousands of people. It has helped them become more productive, relieve stress and anxiety, think with more clarity, get better sleep, lose weight, and make better decisions.

This book by Om Swami makes our list because it is rated highly by its readers. The author once ran a multimillion-dollar software company but currently lives on the foothills of the Himalayas. This fact attracts a lot of people towards him as he was able to see what others cannot. In this book, the author talks about being a master of infinite possibilities. 

Using his meditation experiences, he provides a guide to help channelize unwanted thoughts into something significant. It presents many ways of meditations and other yogic practices. The readers of this book claim to have been helped immensely by this book in becoming more proficient in these practices that take them to the final stage of samadhi - the ultimate enlightenment.