A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga

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Atkinson William Walker. A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga

PUBLISHERS' NOTICE

THE FIRST LESSON. THE "I."

RULES AND EXERCISES DESIGNED TO AID THE CANDIDATE IN HIS INITIATION

MANTRAMS (AFFIRMATIONS) FOR THE FIRST LESSON

THE SECOND LESSON. THE EGO'S MENTAL TOOLS

MENTAL DRILL

MANTRAMS (AFFIRMATIONS) FOR THE SECOND LESSON

THE THIRD LESSON. THE EXPANSION OF THE SELF

MENTAL DRILL

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION) FOR THE THIRD LESSON

THE FOURTH LESSON. MENTAL CONTROL

MENTAL DRILL AND EXERCISES

EXERCISE I

EXERCISE II

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION)

THE FIFTH LESSON. THE CULTIVATION OF ATTENTION

MENTAL DRILL IN ATTENTION

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION)

MANTRAM (OR AFFIRMATION)

THE SIXTH LESSON. CULTIVATION OF PERCEPTION

GENERAL RULES OF PERCEPTION

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION)

THE SEVENTH LESSON. THE UNFOLDMENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION.)

THE EIGHTH LESSON. THE HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS OF MIND

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION)

THE NINTH LESSON. THE MENTAL PLANES

MANTRAM (AFFIRMATION)

THE TENTH LESSON. SUB-CONSCIOUSING

MANTRAM (OR AFFIRMATION)

THE ELEVENTH LESSON. SUBCONSCIOUS CHARACTER BUILDING

MANTRAM (OR AFFIRMATION)

THE TWELFTH LESSON. SUB-CONSCIOUS INFLUENCES

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The lessons which compose this volume, originally appeared in the shape of monthly lessons, the first of which was issued in October, 1905, and the twelfth in September, 1906. These lessons met with a hearty and generous response from the public, and the present volume is issued in response to the demand for the lessons in a permanent and durable form. There have been no changes made in the text.

The publishers take the liberty to call the attention of the reader to the great amount of information condensed within the space given to each lesson. Students have told us that they have found it necessary to read and study each lesson carefully, in order to absorb the varied information contained within its pages. They have also stated that they have found it advisable to re-read the lessons several times, allowing an interval between each reading and that at each re-reading they would discover information that had escaped them during the course of the previous study. This has been repeated to us so often that we feel justified in mentioning it, that other readers might avail themselves of the same course and plan of study.

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The majority of people in the present stage of the race development have but a faint conception of the reality of the "I." They accept the statement of its existence, and are conscious of themselves as an eating, sleeping, living creature—something like a higher form of animal. But they have not awakened to an "awareness" or realization of the "I," which must come to all who become real centres of Influence and Power. Some men have stumbled into this consciousness, or a degree of it, without understanding the matter. They have "felt" the truth of it, and they have stepped out from the ranks of the commonplace people of the world, and have become powers for good or bad. This is unfortunate to some extent, as this "awareness" without the knowledge that should accompany it may bring pain to the individual and others.

The Candidate must meditate upon the "I," and recognize it—feel it—to be a Centre. This is his first task. Impress upon your mind the word "I," in this sense and understanding, and let it sink deep down into your consciousness, so that it will become a part of you. And when you say "I," you must accompany the word with the picture of your Ego as a Centre of Consciousness, and Thought, and Power, and Influence. See yourself thus, surrounded by your world. Wherever you go, there goes the Centre of your world. YOU are the Centre, and all outside of you revolves around that Centre. This is the first great lesson on the road to Initiation. Learn it!

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