PRAYER PREFACE INTRODUCTION 1. MANOPRAPANCHA THE SENSATE OBJECTIVE WORLD Manoprapancha; Intelligence and Creativity; Self- Organisation; Free Will; Freedom. 2. MANAS MIND] What is Mind?; Where is Mind?; Where the Mind and Senses Cannot Reach; The Nature of Mind; Exploring the Human Mind; The Bhagavad Gita and Mind Control; Mind and Action; The Power of the Mind; The Vedantic View of Mind 3. PRAJNYA CONSCIOUSNESS] The Phenomena of Mind and Consciousness; Brain, Its Function in Relation to Mind; Consciousness; Quality Of Consciousness; Order and Harmony; Super-Consciousness; The Sub-Conscious Mind; The Un-conscious Mind; Levels of Consciousness. 4. JNYAAN KNOWLEDGE] Knowledge of the Self; Who am I?; What do I Want?; Integrated Personality; Fear. 5. BRAHM JNYAAN THE SUPREME-KNOWLEDE Knowledge of The Brahman; The Concept of Ishvara; Do We Need God? God Realisation and Self -Realisation; The Supreme Power, God; Prayer. 6. STORM IN A CUP OF TEA Dukhatrayas; Why Life is a Problem?; Food is Elusive; Problems o/Life; Marriage; Love and Marriage; Bliss and Blisters of Love Marriage; Success in Marriage, Role of Sex in Life; The Secret of Happiness in Life; Human Behaviour; Happiness and Success; Job Satisfaction, The Sensible Way of Living; Happiness in Family Life, Why Marital Discord and Divorce?; Parents and Children; Problems of Modern Day Life; Emotion; Depression and Suicide; Cheerful Disposition; Death and Immortality, What after Death? Professionul Excellence, . 7. THE ART OF CREATIVE LIVING The Concept of Maya or Illusion; Avidya or Nescience; The Source of Ignorance; Desire; Manonasha; The Gunas; Spiritual Healing and Touch Therapy; The Power of love; Love and Friendship; Love and Sex; The Ari-Shadvargas; The Concept of Yad bhavam tad bhavati, Methods of Mind Control; Thought Control Technique; Manoniyantrana Tantra Yoga for Mind Contro/}; What is Yoga?; Types of Yoga; Karma Yoga; Bhakti Yoga; Jnyana Yoga; The Absolute and the Relative; Raja Yoga; Asanas; Pranayama; Prana and Mind, Pranayama and Kundalini; Pratyahara and Dharana; Dharana, Japam and Dhyaan (Meditation); Dhyaan, Japam and Samaadhi; Samadhi (Sushupti; 9. MIND CONSOLE TECHNIQUES - MANTRA, YANTRA, AND TANTRA Mantra, its Significance; Om- Its significance The Gayatri Mantra; The Tanfras; Mauna, Its Significance; Transcendental Meditation Neuro-Linguistic Programme (NLP); Need for Spiritual Life; Peace and Happiness; 10. GOAL OF LIFE 11. CONCLUSION Think It Over ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Glossary INDEX

Presenting an alternative perspective, this book proposes that performing arts forge an emotional bond between the performer and the audience, making the act of performance a therapeutic and restorative experience, and not merely recreational. Studying the life-experiences of six artists, and their unique engagement with three art forms — music, drama and dance — the book highlights the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual effects of performing arts both on the performers and the audience. More importantly, it takes the current understanding of the therapeutic role of arts beyond a deficit model of health that focuses on their use in curing illnesses, disabilities and imbalances, towards a more positive growth-centric model that relates them to promoting holistic mental health, well-being and happiness. It thus bridges the gap between the theoretical understanding of creative arts therapy and the practical experience of performing arts in non-therapeutic settings. Further, it assumes increasing relevance with respect to fast-changing lifestyles to which stress and ill-health are often attributed. The book will appeal to artists, educators and researchers of performing arts, applied psychology, counselling and therapy, and cultural studies, as well as interested general readers.

The control of the mind is not a problem peculiar to religious aspirants; people in all walks of life need to control their minds if they are to succeed in their respective vocation. No fundamental work for the uplift of the individual or of the community can ever be done without the mind being controlled. This book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, sets forth the teachings of Vedanta and Yoga on the nature of the mind and ways of controlling it.

On the life of The Mother (La Mère), 1878-1973, disciple of Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950.