{"product_id":"2940015739213","title":"A SERIES OF LESSONS IN RAJA YOGA","description":"LESSON I.   The \"I\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   LESSON II.  The Ego's Mental Tools\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  LESSON III.  The Expansion of the Self\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   LESSON IV.  Mental Control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    LESSON V.   The Cultivation of Attention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   LESSON VI.  Cultivation of Perception\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  LESSON VII.  The Unfoldment of Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LESSON VIII. The Highlands and Lowlands of Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   LESSON IX.  The Mental Planes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    LESSON X.  Sub-Consciousing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   LESSON XI.  Sub-Conscious Character Building\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  LESSON XII.  Sub-Conscious Influences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIRST LESSON.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE \"I.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn India, the Candidates for Initiation into the science of \"Raja Yoga,\"\u003cbr\u003ewhen they apply to the Yogi Masters for instruction, are given a series\u003cbr\u003eof lessons designed to enlighten them regarding the nature of the Real\u003cbr\u003eSelf, and to instruct them in the secret knowledge whereby they may\u003cbr\u003edevelop the consciousness and realization of the real \"I\" within them.\u003cbr\u003eThey are shown how they may cast aside the erroneous or imperfect\u003cbr\u003eknowledge regarding their real identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil the Candidate masters this instruction, or at least until the truth\u003cbr\u003ebecomes fixed in his consciousness, further instruction is denied him,\u003cbr\u003efor it is held that until he has awakened to a conscious realization of\u003cbr\u003ehis Actual Identity, he is not able to understand the source of his\u003cbr\u003epower, and, moreover, is not able to _feel_ within him the power of the\u003cbr\u003eWill, which power underlies the entire teachings of \"Raja Yoga.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Yogi Masters are hot satisfied if the Candidate forms merely a clear\u003cbr\u003eintellectual conception of this Actual Identity, but they insist that he\u003cbr\u003emust _feel_ the truth of the same--must become _aware_ of the Real\u003cbr\u003eSelf--must enter into a consciousness in which the realization becomes a\u003cbr\u003epart of his everyday self--in which the realizing consciousness becomes\u003cbr\u003ethe prevailing idea in his mind, around which his entire thoughts and\u003cbr\u003eactions revolve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo some Candidates, this realization comes like a lightning flash the\u003cbr\u003emoment the attention is directed toward it, while in other cases the\u003cbr\u003eCandidates find it necessary to follow a rigorous course of training\u003cbr\u003ebefore they acquire the realization in consciousness.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163031945456,"sku":"2940015739213","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015739213","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}