Silent Music: The Science of Meditation

New York: Harper & Row, [1974]. 1st U.S. ed. 190 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; index; 22 cm Near fine in near fine jacket; now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780060641931, 0060641932

"William Johnston was once described as "another Thomas Merton." Like the Trappist monk, he has devoted much of his life to the practice and study of meditation. An Irish Jesuit with a degree in mystical theology, Father Johnston has taught for the past twnty years at Sophia University in Tokyo. Most recently he participated in research on the psychophysiology of Zen at Tokyo University. [...] The present volume adds a third partner, modern science, to his ongoing East-West study of mysticism." --Back cover.

Contents: 1. The Meditation movement. 2. The New science. 3. Brainwave and biofeedback. 4. The Science of mysticism. 5. Initiation. 6. The Road to ecstasy. 7. Return to the market-place. 8. A Perilous journey. 9. Meditation, therapy and passive energy. 10. The Healing of the mind. 11. The deeper healing. 12. Cosmic healing. 13. Meditation and intimacy. 14. Mystical friendship. 15. Friendship. the cosmic dimension. 16. Convergence.