This collection includes two books by a contemporary spiritual teacher in the Advaita Vedanta and Yoga traditions, a sadhu, a realized master jnani in the Advaita Vedanta lineage, philosopher, theologian, writer and pilgrim-traveler Swami Vishnudevananda Giri.

Meditation is not only a way of understanding yourself and the world, but also work that requires dedication and concentration. The thoughts of a meditator sometimes encounter various obstacles. The most common ones are blurriness and agitation. This book will teach the meditator how to master the technique of controlling aspiration and agitation.

There are simultaneously creatures on Earth at different stages of evolution. Knowledge of this, understanding of the differences and interconnections of these levels, the relationships between them and the patterns of transition from one quality of life to another, higher one, is necessary for a person to understand his place on the ladder of evolution and the high goals that he has to achieve.