The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga Including the Practices and Exercises of Concentration, both Objective and Subjective,

and Active and Passive entation, an Elucidation of a!a, "uru #orshi$, and the #orshi$ of the Terrible, also the !ster! of #ill%&orce
BY SWAMI MUKERJI YOGI OF THE SOUTH INDIA ORDER

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ANNOUNCEMENT
In stud!ing these *essons $lease re+e+ber , $oints-. '/ 0ot one useless or su$erfluous sentence is 1ritten/ Ever! 1ord is full of +eaning/ The! are highl! condensed/ Thin2 dee$l! over the+/ )/ The! are +eant as a $ractical su$$le+ent to the 3S$iritual Consciousness,3 3Soul%&orce3 and 3Inner &orces/3 Studied side b! side, these lessons 1ill !ield a great deal of benefit/ You are ex$ected to thin2 hard and long/ ,/ *et none ex$ect s$eed! or +iraculous results/ All spiritual training calls for infinite patience and deep reverence unto the Guru. Constant rise and fall accompanies all progress/

FOREWORD.
CONCENTRATION AND THOUGHT-CONTROL.

Student4 Your life is !our o1n/ You have onl! !ourself to than2 for 1hat !ou are, have been and 1ill be/ Ta2e !our $resent into !our o1n hand/ Consciousl! sha$e out of it !our future/ Direct !our forces along lines of stud! and endeavour that have the strongest attraction for !ou/ Such attraction is the indication of need/ It is the hand $ointing out !our *ife%$ur$ose/ #hat !our heart desires earnestl! and cla+ours for incessantl! is attracted to !ou out of the invisible supply, i.e., the +eans, the environ+ents, the right sort of $ersons, boo2s and thought%forces are dra1n to !ou and then !ou are ex$ected to 1or2 out !our desire/ This is in $erfect accord 1ith the great Law of Attraction/ So+e call it "od- since it ans1ers all sincere $ra!ers/ Pra!er, re+e+ber, is the sincere desire of the heart/ I ta2e it that !ou hunger for Truth and S$iritual "ro1th.else !ou and I 1ould not be here/ The instructions given !ou hereunder are +eant to give !ou a strong bod! and a strong 1ill/ The! 1ill also tend to !our Soul%5nfold+ent/ Tal2 not of the+/ 6ee$ !our +outh closed/ 7e serious, earnest and thoughtful/ Then 1or2 at the+ confidentl! and 1ith $erseverance/ Do not be daunted b! a$$arent failures/ &ailure is the ste$$ing%stone to Success/ 8e fails 1ho gives u$ a thing in final des$air/ "o on, I sa!/ You 1ill i+$rove fro+ the ver! first da!, and in a short ti+e !ou 1ill be another +an/ All the leaders of hu+anit!, $ast or $resent, have studied and investigated 1ith tireless 9eal along the s$ecial lines and, in S$iritual culture, !ou +ust do the sa+e/ 7ut !ou +ust have health, a strong 1ill and a stead! brain, and I 1ill enable !ou to have these $ositivel!/ 6ee$ these instructions strictl! $rivatel!/ aster the+ b! constant +editation u$on sa+e/

LESSON I.
CONCENTRATION.

Concentration signifies the state of being at a centre :con and centrum;/ A$$lied to thought, it is the act of bringing the +ind to a single $oint/ Each hu+an being +ust $ractise concentration

subjectively and objectively/ In other 1ords, each hu+an being ai+s 1ith +ore or less $recision at concentration on a $oint within and a $oint without his o1n 1orld/ Concentration <1ithout< is illustrated 1hen !ou devote all !our attention u$on 0ature, such as learning a trade, a $rofession, a science, an art or so+e for+ of business/ This is Evolution, outgoing or $ositive +ental energ!/ I shall call this Objective Concentration/ Concentration <1ithin< i+$lies the 1ithdra1ing of attention fro+ the external 1orld and the $lacing of +ind on <"od,< <S$irit,< <8eaven,< <=eligion,< <Peace,< <0irvana,< <Eternit!,< etc/ This is nvolution, i.e., inco+ing or negative energ!/ #hen Objective Concentration alone is $ractised, !ou develo$ into a hard%headed, $ractical +an of the 1orld or a successful +an of business/ You are 2een and shre1d/ The 1orld is a ver! +atter%of% fact thing to !ou/ You cannot thin2 of an!thing else be!ond +one!%+a2ing and $leasures and 1orldl! affairs/ You are a <1orldling of the 1orld,< ver! clever, rich, and a +aster along !our o1n lines/ 7ut s$irituall! !ou are an i+becile, 1orse than a bab!/ This is the Objective !ind.the <dee$est i++ersed in +atter, literall! +ade of the dust/< <It is the brain of 1orldl! 1isdo+, co++on sense, $rudence, +ethodical arrange+ent, order, disci$line, classification, the s2ill and 2no1ledge of the ex$ert in an! branch or de$art+ent of art or science/< This side of the +ind is 1ell develo$ed in Scientists, athe+aticians and 7usiness+en, etc/ #here it is not guided b! the Subjective ind, it can onl! see diversit! and difference and is the slave of a!a.the sla!er of the =eal/ "ubjective Concentration is see2ing the 6ingdo+ of 8eaven within !ou/ <"od is S$irit and the! that 1orshi$ 8i+ +ust 1orshi$ in S$irit and Truth/< *AP*ACE, the great astrono+er, asserted that he had s1e$t the heavens 1ith his telesco$e and found neither "od nor 8eaven/ Yes, $oor *AP*ACE4 8e loo2ed for "od objectivel! instead of subjectivel!/ The 6ingdo+ of "od co+es not 1ith 3observation3 but it is 31ithin3 !ou/ The be%all and the end%all of religion is the $ractice of Subjective Concentration/ The $erfor+ance of objective 1or2 b! the hu+an organis+ necessitates ex$enditure of energ! and at last death, because all Objective Concentration +eans 3going fro+3 the Absolute centre."od.and hence it ex$ends S$iritual Energ!/ Subjective Concentration +eans 3co+ing to3 the centre and hence it husbands and recu$erates this energ!/ 0o1 nature is +otion to and fro+, and S$irit.the centre of *ife/ This t1o% fold +otion constitutes 1hat is 2no1n as $olarit!.Evolution and Involution.negative and $ositive/ At the negative $ole life beco+es involved, i.e., 31ra$$ed u$3 in for+/ At the $ositive $ole life 3evolves3 or beco+es ex$ressed in nature/ In Subjective Concentration !ou return for fresh su$$lies to the inexhaustible storehouse of force.the Absolute #ill/ >esus healed the sic2, exhibited control over external nature b! raising the dead, because his chaste soul could receive nothing negativel! fro+ "od and could give it out $ositivel! to the objective 1orld/ All $o1er co+es fro+ "od/ I 1ould i+$ress u$on !ou the all%i+$ortant necessit! of $lacing !ourself in a +agneticall! $assive attitude to1ards the 5niversal #ill and then of ta2ing u$ a cal+, $ositive attitude to1ards the $heno+enal 1orld.1hich is a $rojection of the lo1er nature and hence +ust be handled +asterfull!, fearlessl! and confidentl!/ 7e $ositive to the external 1orld/ 7e negative and rece$tive to the *ord3s #ill%force/ =e+e+ber this/ This brings +e to the su$re+est and +ost solid truth contained in the Science of $ra!er/ The $ra!ing +ind, b! its +ere attitude of faith and earnest ex$ectation, o$ens itself out to the tre+endous inflo1 of Divine Energ!/ It dra1s close to the centre of all%$o1er, 1isdo+ and love, and drin2s dee$ of the living 1aters of life so that even the ver! face or flesh begins to shine under the influence of this self%$olari9ation.if I +a! be $er+itted to use this 1ord.through $ra!er/ 8ere is the causa nu#us bet1een a $ra!er and its sure re$l!/ Do !ou re+e+ber 1hat *ord =oseber! said of the great Puritan !stic Oliver Cro+1ell? If not, $lease let +e @uote- <The secret of his extraordinar! success.he 1as a $ractical +!stic.the +ost for+idable and terrible of all co+binations/ The +an 1ho co+bines ins$iration, a$$arentl! derived.in +! judg+ent, reall! derived.fro+ close co++union 1ith the Su$ernatural and the Celestial, a +an 1ho has that ins$iration and adds to it the energ! of a +ight! +an of action, such a +an as that lives in co++union on a "inai of his o1nA and 1hen he $leases to co+e do1n to this 1orld belo1, see+s ar+ed 1ith no less than the terrors and decrees of the Al+ight! 8i+self/< 0o1

both for+s of concentration +ust be $ractised so as to hold the t1o $oles in the even balance of har+onious gro1th/ You 1ill $erfor+ the dail! 1or2 to 1hich !ou are naturall! ada$ted in the co++on 1eal :Objective Concentration; and after the dail! tas2 is finished, retire to the boso+ of the 5niversal S$irit b! the regular $ractice of Subjective Concentration/ 0o1 1ill !ou realise the ideal of $eace in the ver! +idst of the toil and s1eat of the da!/ The foregoing diagra+, if closel! and thoughtfull! studied, 1ill sho1 the stages the +ind has to 3gro1 into3 in objective and subjective concentration/ In order to ac@uire 2no1ledge of the la1s of external nature the +irror !ou re@uire is accurate observation and !ou +ust focus !our attention and $ush objective concentration to its final stage of $erfect 2no1ledge or illu+ination in order to +aster an! s$ecial branch of science/ In Objective Concentration, $ratyahara and %harana are the $re$arator! stages/ Ta2e a scientist, for instance/ 8e 2no1s that 1hen the +ind is engaged 1ith several things, +ind force is scattered/ 8e cannot be a $olitician, a +usician, etc/, and at the sa+e ti+e an ex$ert scientist/ 8e graduall! abstracts his attention fro+ all other subjects and $auses it on one subject or one set of subjects/ $ratyahara is the continued effort of the +ind to so abstract itself/ %harana is reached 1hen this effort is finall! successful and the +ind beco+es steadfast and one% $ointed/ %hyana is an extension of this steadfastness/ #hen %hyana is reached, the student is be!ond the range of boo2s/ 8is +ind is occu$ied 1ith original researches and ex$eri+ents and his 2no1ledge beco+es +ore and +ore definite/ "oing on and on al1a!s on the one line co+$lete 2no1ledge of that subject is attained/ This is the objective vie1 of "amadhi/ All these stages 1hen co+$leted +a2e one "amayana/ The subjective vie1 of "amadhi no boo2s or 1ritings can teach !ou/ As !ou go dee$er and dee$er into Yoga, !ou 1ill understand these things in the light of !our Soul%Bision/ It 1ill co+e to !ou if !ou follo1 +! subse@uent instructions/ Des$air not/ WHAT IS MAYA? 0o1, first of all, 1hat is a!a :ignorance of the real;? Ta2e the dial%$late of a 1atch/ You 2no1 @uite 1ell that the hands of the 1atch are governed b! the +echanis+ behind/ 7oth are necessar!/ Ignorance exists in thin2ing that the hands of the 1atch +ove b! the+selves/ This visible universe is the dial%$late of the Invisible/ a!a :ignorance; blinds !ou to this fact, i.e., +ere objective 2no1ledge blinds !ou to the subjective side of life and !ou see nothing be!ond a +aterial universe/ 7ut !ou, 1ho reali9e both, objective as 1ell as subjective, need not be afraid of such a danger/ &or a danger it is to develo$ the objective +ind die neglect of the subjective/ In order to round !ourself out, $ractise both/ &ut first, last and always, let the subjective guide, govern and illumine the objective/ Also re+e+ber this- If !our +ind is at all attached to the objective 1orld, tr! !our ver! best to disattach it and fix it on the subjective side of life, else 1ill !ou bring untold suffering on !ourself/ The half%1ordl! and half%s$iritual +an 1ho 1ants to lead a s$iritual sensual life eventuall! brings about a conflict bet1een the la1s and forces of the t1o $lanes of being/ 8e is over1hel+ed 1ith $ain and at last 1ith cries of suffering, disease and loss, he is +ade to o$en his e!es/ 5nderstand the 1orld for 1hat it is but do not lo1er !our soul to the $oint of being attached to its s+all thoughts, things and 1a!s/ HOW TO CONCENTRATE OBJECTIVELY. :a; In all underta2ings 1hether of s+all or great i+$ortance shut off all thoughts and ideas exce$t such as have an! i++ediate and direct bearing u$on the thing in hand/ Pa! attention/ 7end all the energies of !our +ind and 1ill u$on it till it is co+$leted to !our satisfaction/ Divert !our attention fro+ one thing to another onl! 1hen !ou sanction b! a resolve and understand 1h! !ou do so/ Your dail! 1or2 1hich !ou +ust choose according to the s$ecial bent of !our +ind, 1ill $resent !ou

o$$ortunities/ :b; Control i+$ulse/ Su$$ose an idea enters !our +ind/ Co+$ose !ourself @uietl! before carr!ing out its $ur$ort/ Consider it/ Turn it over in !our +ind/ Conte+$late it/ #eave !our +ental energies around it, as it 1ere, till at last the idea 1ith !our final decision stands out clear%cut and 1ell% defined/ Then $roceed to act it out $h!sicall! 1ith !our +ental concentration cutting a 1a! for !ou straight on to the execution of !our designing/ This is forethought/ :c; In $erfect concentration ti+e vanishes/ In 1or2ing out a design on 1hich !ou have set !our heart dis$ense altogether 1ith the ele+ent of ti+e and 1or2 at it concentratedl! for da!s, +onths and !ears 1ith confident ex$ectation of success/ :d; Ta2e a $icture, re$resenting a landsca$e, the interior of a building, an asse+bl! of $ersons, a s@uare, a triangle or a +ore co+$licated geo+etrical figure/ *oo2 at it 1ell/ Then la! it aside/ Close !our e!es/ =e$roduce the $icture +entall! in detail/ Then re$ose !our +ind on the sa+e i+age to the exclusion of all other thoughts/ This is a +ore fixed and +editative +ethod and 1ill shar$en the +ind 1onderfull!/ It 1ill also develo$ the $o1er of conscious ental I+ager!/ The 2e! to Objective Concentration is Conscious Attention, re+e+ber/ ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MENTATION. These ter+s i+$l! t1o different distinct functions of the hu+an +ind/ The active function $erfor+s the volitional, voluntar! thin2ing/ It is the conscious focusing of the +ind on so+e +ental $roble+/ 7anishing fro+ the +ind all thoughts and ideas not in har+on! 1ith !our s$ecial subject of stud! i+$lies Active entation/ This function is used b! the active, 1ide%a1a2e +an in his bus! and energetic +o+ents/ It is the 2e! to the develo$+ent of #ill%Po1er and a vigorous intellect/ You are conscious of effort 1hen !ou are exercising this function/ The +ind beco+es exhausted after a great deal of such effort and cries out for rest, because conscious attention i+$lies close concentration of thought and can be exercised onl! b! the conscious use of #ill%Po1er/ You ought to be able to concentrate u$on one subject of thought, stud! and observation 1ith undivided attention and then ta2e !our +ind off that subject and $ut it on so+ething else, at !our 1ill/ Train !our +ind to 3give3 $erfect attention to an! subject !ou li2e and also to 3shut off3 or inhibit all attention on that subject/ The +ind is a restless thing darting fro+ one thing to another, and, li2e a s$oilt child, tiring of continued attention/ 7ut !ou +ust, b! #ill%Exercise, get control over this tendenc!/ 3Exercise develo$s $o1er/ Practice +a2es $erfect/3 This !ou +ust bear in +ind and, b! $atience and $erseverance, train !our +ind to 3$a! attention3 1here it ought to do so and not to $a! attention 1here it ought not to/ At first !our +ind 1ill rebel li2e an unbro2en horse at the i+$osition of such restraint/ 7ut reall! all greatness results fro+ +ind%control/ 'emember active mentation is conscious, deliberate concentration. $assive mentation represents automatic, involuntary thin(ing. This includes the subconscious or 3habit3 +ind/ #hen a certain thought%groove has been for+ed in !our +ind, energ! flo1s into it involuntaril!, i.e., b! itself and 1ithout an! conscious effort on !our $art/ This is $assive +entation/ It is auto+atic +ental activit!/ Ta2e an exa+$le/ So+e school%bo!s find athe+atics, Science and "eogra$h! eas! to +aster fro+ the ver! start/ The! feel @uite in s!+$ath! 1ith the teacher of athe+atics/ 7ut 8istor! and *anguage are their abo+ination/ There are others 1ho si+$l! cannot 3ta2e an interest3 in an! athe+atics but 1ho shine brilliantl! in *anguage, =ecitation, Co+$osition, 8istor!/ As a +atter of fact neither of these students is su$erior to the other, but each is great in his o1n line/ In one set, !ou have an exa+$le of auto+atic +entation in athe+atics, Science and "eogra$h!A in the other in *iterature and Art/ 7ut su$$ose the first set tried to +aster *iterature and Art and the second gra$$led 1ith athe+atics and Science, each 1ould then be $ractising actual concentration/ In each set the active function 1ould be exercised and 1ill%$o1er 1ould develo$ on both sides/ Do !ou see? Occultists sa! that all $o1er results fro+ the continual exercise of active +entation and all 1ea2%+indedness is the direct outco+e of this 1ool%gathering, castle%building, inattentive habit 1hich is an extension of $assive +entation into useless channels of thought%force/ Conscious attention concentrates and even

s$eciali9es +ental energ! as the sun%glass concentrates and intensifies the heat of the ra!s of the sun/ &ocus !our full attention u$on the thing to be done, ta2e a 2een interest in its acco+$lish+ent to the exclusion of all else, and !ou 1ill obtain 1onderful results/ The +an of develo$ed, concentrative $o1er holds in his hand the 2e! to success, 1ith the results that all his actions, voluntar! or involuntar!, are $ointed to the acco+$lish+ent of his object/ =e+e+ber therefore in conclusion:'; Concentration is $erfect attention consciousl! directed to a given $oint of achieve+ent either objectivel! or subjectivel!/ :); Concentration is consecration/ <#hat ever !ou do, do it 1ith all !our +ight/ Do one thing at a ti+e and do it 1ell/< 7! concentration is +eant the directing of all !our energies along a s$ecial line of achieve+ent/ &or instance, if !ou 1ould be a $erfect Yogi, !ou +ust concentrate, concentrate, +orning, noon and night, at all ti+es, along that line of endeavour/ You +ust stud! all the vast literature on Yoga, Ps!cholog!, eta$h!sics, entalis+, etc/, and for+ !our o1n s!nthesis on sa+e/ You +ust thin2 hard and 1or2 hard for Yoga/ <"enius is the $o1er to bear infinite $ain/< 0othing ought to be too great a sacrifice, including !our o1n life, for the right understanding and achieve+ent of Yoga/ All half%heartedness, all insincerit!, 1ea2ens !our nature, and 1ea2ness has no $lace either in heaven or in hell/ &or the half%hearted +an is a traitor unto the Divine 1ithin hi+ and +ust $a! dearl! for his treacher!/ SUBJECTIVE CONCENTRATIONHOW PRACTISED. This is a vast subject/ If !ou $ractise earnestl! +! instructions on Thought%Control, #ill%Culture, and ta2e the editation Exercise I a+ going to give !ou, !ou 1ill reali9e greater strength than average hu+anit!/ 7ut !ou +ust stud! and thin2 hard for !ourself before an! considerable benefit can be derived fro+ even these/ =e+e+ber $lease, !ou alone can teach !ourself through intuition/ Intuition is tuition fro+ 1ithin/ &ollo1 strictl! the general rules I give !ou and !ou cannot but unfold !our Inner Soul Bision 1hich includes intuition in its fullest sense/ )a* +hat is ,hought-.orce/ <Thoughts are things/< Thought is a d!na+ic energ!/ >ust as the food that !ou eat feeds !our bod!, exactl! si+ilarl! !our thoughts and feelings nourish !our soul/ atter is nothing but a concentration of Thought%&orce or ind%Substance/ The entire universe is seen objectivel!/ This is on the cos+ic scale/ On the individual scale.<As a +an thin2eth in his heart, so he is/< This is a literal truth/ Your bod! is nothing but a Thought%&or+/ Control !our +odes of thin2ing and sha$e the+ to loft! ideals/ So 1ill !ou infallibl!, $ositivel! and i++ediatel! control !our destin!/ Control !our thoughts and !ou can control the thoughts of all other +en/ The tone of !our thoughts +ust al1a!s be loft!/ You +ust change !our Thought%8abits and shift !our $lane of consciousness fro+ the lo1er to the higher life/ I a+ going to give !ou hints on sa+e/ Pa! attention $lease/ )b* ,hought-.orms. Ever! one of us, as he thin2s, feels and 1ills, sends forth Thought%&or+s and Thought%#aves of greater or lesser intensit!/ This force once set into +otion $ersists, for a greater or lesser $eriod of ti+e, in Ether/ Thought%&orce is the concentration of a high for+ of vibrator! energ! in the A2asa :universal ether; and the ether, as !ou 2no1, $er+eates all s$ace, inter$enetrates and $ervades all for+s of +atter, fro+ ato+ to the sun and the stars/ >ust as the light%1aves of a star exist and +ove on centuries after the star has ceased to be, just as the heat%vibrations re+ain in a roo+ even after the $roducing cause has been re+oved, si+ilarl! +entative energ! and its corres$onding Thought% &or+s $ersist in the ether even after the originating i+$ulse has been 1ithdra1n/ )c* ,hought-Atmosphere.

In this 1a! $laces, houses, cities and te+$les have $eculiar Thought%At+os$heres of their o1n, i+$arted b! those living there, exerting an influence u$on ever! one living or going there/ These are $ositive, ani+ating, $urif!ing and exalting Thought%At+os$heres, and there are negative, 1ea2ening and unhol!, +orbid Thought%At+os$heres/ The higher and loftier !our tone of general Thought%Activit!, the finer and +ore $o1erful the vibrational nature of the energ! e+anating fro+ !ou/ The @ualit! of the thought deter+ines the rate of vibration/ &or instance, $hotogra$hs have been ta2en through highl!%sensiti9ed $lates, indicating the nature of the energ! generated/ Tongues of fla+e, brilliant and flashing 1ith golden%!ello1, 1ere $hotogra$hed fro+ $ra!er and devotion/ =otar! for+s s$reading out in ever 1idening circles of intense $o1er a$$eared fro+ loft! enthusias+ in a noble cause/ Dar2, +ur2!, cloud! for+s resulted fro+ fear, +orbidness and 1orr!, and so on/ )d* ,he 0uman Aura. Si+ilarl! each hu+an organis+ has an 3Aura3 of Thought%&orce around it, having its o1n $eculiar rate of vibration, its $eculiar for+s of colour, etc/ This 3Aura3 is an extension of our $h!sical, +ental and s$iritual energies/ )e* ,he Adductive $ower of ,hought. 0o1 as !ou thin2, the @ualit! of !our thoughts and feelings sets u$ a +agnetic centre 1ithin !our Aura, vortices are created, attracting to !ourself si+ilar for+s of thought and +entative energ! and co+bining 1ith other si+ilar for+s of energ!, reacting u$on !ou and !our circu+stances and also 1ielding an influence u$on all such as +a! co+e 1ithin its area, radius or field of &orce/ Thus !ou see thoughts of the 3I can and I 1ill3, 3I do and I dare3 t!$e dra1 si+ilar ones to !ou, ever increasing !our o1n stoc2 and at the sa+e ti+e sti+ulating and energising all others vibrating in the sa+e 2e! throughout the 1orld/ 8ence !ou see 1e o1e it to ourselves as 1ell as to hu+anit! in general to generate onl! $ositive, loving and loft! thoughts/ >ust brace u$ and send forth fearless, 3I can and I 1ill3 thoughts into the 1orld3s great reservoir of thought forces, and !ou 1ill be sur$rised at !our $o1er to attract influence, and energise others/ )f* ,hought-Control. There are four s$ecial classes of thoughts that are $oisoning the lives of al+ost all hu+anit!/ The! are-.:'; &ear%thoughts, :); 8ate%thoughts, :,; Sensual%thoughts, :C; Selfish%thoughts/ All 1orr!, doubt, ti+idt!, lac2 of self%res$ect, jealous!, s$ite, +alice, env!, slander, dirt!, vicious, 1ill% 1ea2ening, health%destro!ing, $overt!%breeding, soul%2illing influences radiate fro+ one or all of these four/ You +ust cut at their roots and utterl! destro! the+/ In !our efforts follo1 assiduousl! the follo1ing four rules/ The! alone can give !ou absolute thought%control/ The! are infallible:'; You can brea2 u$ old thought%habits and build u$ ne1 ones b! sheer force of #ill/ :); You can easil! beco+e great b! associating 1ith so+e strong%1illed, hol!, 1isdo+%stee$ed soul/ This is absolutel! necessar! and +eans the finding of !our "uru/ :,; 7! auto%suggestion, i.e., b! i+$ressing u$on !our $assive +ind the $articular change !ou 1ould have it 1or2 out/ :C; 7! thought%absor$tion, i.e., b! constant +editation on that one line of thin2ing/ 0o1 let +e give !ou a fe1 valuable hints on the above four in detail:'; D :,;/ Character &uilding/ You can acco+$lish this result b! tensing the 1ill and b! strengthening the active function of !our +ind and thus enabling it to <ste$ in< and si+$l! 3co++and3 the $assive function to dro$ the old thought%habit and ta2e u$ the ne1 one/ This is a +agnificent feat and in it onl! the strongest succeed/ You can obtain good results b! co+bining this 1ith auto%suggestion/ Silentl! concentrate u$on !our $assive +ind and i+$ress u$on it !our order/ Sa! to it earnestl!, confidentl!, and

+asterfull!- 3You, +! +ind, I 1ant !ou to be fearless, $ure, loving and unselfish43 Picture to !ourself in i+agination as if !ou 1ere alread! these, and again co++and and i+$ress !our 1ill u$on !our +ind/ Do so silentl! and constantl! and never neglect a chance of ex$ressing these @ualities in action because, at first !our +ind 1ill rebel, but if 3!ou3 2ee$ u$ !our efforts deter+inatel! and fir+l! and avail !ourself of all o$$ortunities to 3act out3 !our 1ill, !our +ind 1ill end u$ b! acce$ting !our suggestion and +anifesting sa+e naturall! as a habit/ So+e of !ou 1ill actuall! go out of !our 1a! to 3act out3 a thought 1hen !ou realise that the easiest and surest 1a! to chec2 and utterl! 3destro!3 a thought%habit is to refuse deliberatel! to let it +anifest in action and to 3create3 a ne1 one all !ou have got to do is to e@uall! deliberatel! 3ex$ress3 it in action and thus clinch it into $er+anent strength/ Also !ou +ust ai+ at 3thoroughness3 and guard against all co+$ro+ise 1ith !our lo1er nature/ Chastit! +ust be $erfect chastit! and nothing short of that, and so on in all develo$+ent/ :C; ,hought-Absorption. i/ "o a1a! b! !ourself to so+e $lace 1here !ou 1ill not be disturbed/ Of course, not al1a!s and ver! rarel! can !ou obtain this condition/ 0ever +ind/ Do !our best 1here !ou are and the great la1 1ill at least find for !ou all necessar! conditions/ Shut out all distracting conditions and i+$ressions fro+ the outer 1orld/ After a little effort !ou 1ill be able to do so an!1here, at an! ti+e, and under an! condition/ All +ental disturbance is 1ithin !ou/ ii/ 0o1 relax, go $assive, and dra1 off all tension fro+ !our nerves/ >ust !ou relax !our +ind and !our bod! 1ill follo1 suit/ A fe1 dee$ slo1 breaths 1ill hel$ the beginner/ iii/ Concentrate u$on !our +ind in1ard steadil!, cal+l! and 1ith undivided attention/ iv/ &ix !our thought fir+l! u$on !our $assive +ind and +entall! sa!, 3You, +! +ind, are @uite pure/3 Thin2 of this 1ord :1ith all the ideas associated there1ith; as sin2ing dee$l! into !our +ind and +a2ing a dee$ i+$ress u$on it as a die u$on a 1ax/ *et the out1ard for+ of the 1ords 3$ure,3 3fearless,3 etc/, sin2 into !our +ind/ v/ &or+ a +ental $icture of !ourself as if !ou alread! $ossessed all 3$urit!3 and 3courage3 and act the+ out in i+agination/ a2e of it a $leasant 3da! drea+/3 vi/ Intensif! !our relaxed condition of +ind/ "ro1 as 3li+$3 as a rag/ Then +entall! o$en !ourself out to the inrush of all the Thought%&orces existing in the ether and connected 1ith $ositive thoughts/ The effort of this i+agination to see this tre+endous force $ouring into !our brain and bod! 1ill actuall! $ut !ou en rapport 1ith sa+e/ vii/ 0o1 change fro+ negative to a $ositive condition and sa! vigourousl! I a+ 3pure3 and 3strong3 Sa! it distinctl! several ti+es/ Actuall! s$ea2 the+ out/ viii/ Then go out and live your thoughts out/ This last is the +ost i+$ortant condition/ ix/ Practise this dail! at the sa+e hour and if $ossible at the sa+e $lace, +orning and evening/ In fact hold the thought in !our +ind as often as $ossible till it beco+es second 0ature/ x/ 5se !our $o1er for good or !ou shall 1ee$ eternall!/ To +isuse occult $o1ers for +ean, selfish, or lo1 ends and to $rostitute it into enslaving others 1ea2er than !ourselves +entall! and $h!sicall! is the greatest 3sin3 +an can co++it against +an/ :); Guru +orship/ You gro1 b! absor$tion and assi+ilation/ In order to @uic2en !our $rogress !ou need abstract as 1ell as concrete ideals/ The secret of all ra$id and startling s$iritual develo$+ent is +an%1orshi$/ 7! +an%1orshi$ I +ean devotion to, reverence, and intense and all%absorbing $assion for the $erfect individual +an of reali9ation.a aha$urusha/ Christ, 7uddha and Bive2ananda 1ere all such%t!$e +en/ You +ust constantl! and thoughtfull! +editate u$on the lives and 1ritings of saints and heroes/ The for+ative influence and valuable $o1ers of stud! and +editation u$on loft! ideas and ideals are incalculable/ an gro1s b! the dee$ening of consciousness and the ac@uire+ent of

1isdo+/ All stud!, subjective and objective, is a ,apashya or Austerit! directed to the ac@uire+ent of 1isdo+/ It is the 1orshi$ of Saras1ati.the "oddess of #isdo+/ This 1orshi$ is definable as $erfect e+otional solitude, close stud!, absolute chastit! and celibac!, and at last the +erging of the $ersonal into the i+$ersonal/ This austere life is the secret of all greatness/ You 2no1 ho1 Archi+edes 1hen threatened 1ith death b! the vandalistic invaders of his countr! raised his head and said 3Please do not disturb +! circles3 and nothing +ore/ This +an 1as $ractising Yoga unconsciousl!/ You +ust be able to lose all consciousness of this relative $ersonalit!, the sure victi+ of death and i+$er+anence/ You +ust give u$ the $ersonal ego that in the 1ords of #alt #hit+an 3is contained 1ithin !our hat and boots3 and then alone 1ill !ou realise an infinite individualit!/ Trul! in losing hi+self +an finds 8i+self/ 3Ye +ust be born ane13/ 8erein, a$art fro+ its for+ative and +oulding influence lies the greatest value of stud!/ Stud! and direct aural influence of a $erfected soul are the t1o objective +eans of instilling $o1erful suggestions into the subjective self or the inner soul/ All 2no1ledge is 1ithin the dee$s of the eternal subjective/ 7ut the gate is loc2ed/ Your "uru gives !ou the +aster%2e! 1ith 1hich to unloc2 the door and enter the gate of 1isdo+ and $o1er/ Once !ou are there all $ain and death shall be con@uered/ You can then hel$ !ourself/ an can onl! 1orshi$ such a "od as is greater than hi+self in degree and not in 2ind/ Such a "od he can <gro1 into/< It is the i+$ersonal "od of the 8indu Philoso$h! that gives !ou the abstract ideas and the living "uru :"od; in hu+an for+ that gives !ou the concrete ideal/ The one is necessar! for the soaring intellectA the other for the rousing and en2indling of tre+endous and indo+itable +otive%$o1er/ See2 both and 1hen !ou find the+ 1orshi$ and serve the+ 1ith all !our heart and soul/ 3 ! 1orshi$ for +! +aster is the 1orshi$ of a dog/ I do not see2 to understand his nature/ It ever startles 1ith its ne1ness and $rofound de$th3/ So s$o2e Bive2ananda of =a+ 6rishna/ 0eed I tell !ou of the tre+endous and 1orld%con@uering $o1er that a1o2e in Bive2ananda through +ere "uru 1orshi$? In India the "uru as2s for nothing short of absolute 1orshi$, obedience, and sub+ission to his 1ill although none values and a$$reciates individual freedo+ +ore than the +aster/ So long as !ou are at the feet of !our +aster be as sub+issive as a la+b/ So 1ill !ou o$en !ourself to his great batteries of inner $o1er/ Serve hi+/ Please hi+/ Obe! hi+/ 7e his slave/ 0o +atter 1hat contradictions !ou +a! see/ A great and $rofound nature is full of contrar! 1a!s and his character is a $aradox i+$ossible for !ou to read through reason and observation/ You can onl! understand hi+ b! having $erfect faith in hi+, loving and serving hi+ li2e a faithful dog/ So 1ill !ou ta$ on to his inner forces/ And 1hen he sends !ou a1a! into the broad 1orld to live out the great ideal he has set before !ou, !ou shall be astonished at !our courage and $o1er/ You shall ta2e fearless $ossession of this 1orld and ever! +inute !ou shall realise ho1 onl! he can co++and 1ho has learnt to obe!/ 7! co++anding I do not +ean do+inating an! one and forcing !our vie1s on others/ This is the sign of fools/ 7ut !ou 1ill find !our influence radiating and circling out naturall! and irresistibl!, 1inning souls to the higher life, and !ou !ourself shall thus stand as a to1er of strength, a redee+er of the race, an ins$iration and a living benediction unto hu+anit!/ Peace be 1ith !ou4 a! !ou realise strength of soul4

LESSON II.
PERSONAL MAGNETISM, WILL-CULTURE, SELF-CONTROL.

Personal agnetis+ is the individual ex$ression of a subtle irresistible and d!na+ic .orce in +an, 1hich enables hi+ to exert an unusual influence u$on others/ You all have co+e into contact 1ith +en of this t!$e/ The! are endo1ed 1ith +arvelous, al+ost +iraculous $o1ers of influencing, $ersuading, attracting, fascinating, ruling and bending to their o1n #ill%&orce +en of 1idel! var!ing +ental $eculiarities and te+$era+ents/ en actuall! go out of their 1a! to $lease the+/ The! attract others 1ithout an! visible effort and others feel dra1n to the+ in s$ite of the+selves/ Barious are the exa+$les of such $o1er as afforded b! histor!/ 0o1 1hat is this $o1er due to? 8o1 to develo$ it 1ithin !ourself? Is it $ossible for ever!one to

ac@uire it? 8as it or can it be $ut to an! higher and nobler use than +erel! to enslave others3 +inds in order to +a2e the+ subservient to !our selfish $ur$oses on the relative $lane of existence? If so, 1hat is that higher use? I 2no1 of a Christian gentle+an, r/ 6/ b! na+e, 1ho had been s+itten 1ith the !oung governess of a agistrate in 7enares/ This gro1n%u$ +an sought out a !oung College student 1ho 1as a born leader of +en and 1ho 1as adored, ad+ired and universall! res$ected b! all students, teachers and $rofessors/ <I 1ish !ou 1ould teach +e es+eris+ so that I +a! fascinate that girl<.this 1as the a$$lication of r/ 6/ #ell, the u$shot of it all 1as that r/ 6/ got a severe and stern rebu2e fro+ the !oung +es+erist, 1ho in all truth 1as a born Yogi and cared not for the $ett! 1a!s and s+all thoughts and attain+ents of +en of this 1orld/ I find that nearl! all +odern #estern 1riters on and teachers of this subject are +uch, in fact solel!, ta2en u$ 1ith the idea of sensationalis+ through Occultis+, so +uch so that 1hen a reall! thoughtful +an investigates their 1ritings he feels utterl! disgusted, re$elled and horrified at the ver! na+e of Occultis+/ < t is sin to manifest power,< said Bive2ananda/ The +an 1ho studies Yoga and Occultis+ si+$l! 1ith a vie1 to develo$, dis$la! and de+onstrate Ps!chic and Su$er%nor+al Po1ers and "iddhies al1a!s ends in Lust and is caught u$ in a $s!chic +achiner! of la1 and destructive thought forces that effectuall! grind hi+ to $ieces/ 8is s$iritual $rogress is thro1n bac2 over ages and he is +ade to retrace his ste$s slo1l! and $ainfull!/ I cannot too strongl! conde+n the +odern tendenc! to <i+$ress< others, to <stri2e terror< into others, to <$s!chologi9e< others to1ards the acco+$lish+ent of our $ersonal +otives/ If !ou are one such, do, for heaven3s sa2e, o$en !our e!es to !our gross ignorance and lo1 $ro$ensities or be not sur$rised if one da! !ou find !ourself face to face 1ith so+e $o1erful scoundrel 1ho 1ould not scru$le to crush !ou in all $ossible 1a!s/ <8ar+ 1atch, har+ catch/< I a+ going to give !ou in $ractical for+ 1hat constitute the real cause at the bac2 of a < agnetic< $ersonalit!.that 1hich 1hen develo$ed +a2es a god% li2e +an of an! hu+an 1ea2ling/ This $o1er is b! no +eans the es$ecial and $eculiar $ossession of so+e divinel! gifted individuals/ Everyone can cultivate it/ It is in !ou and needs vigorous stirring u$ as a condition of its a1a2ening/ There are so+e +en 1ho are born greatA others are +ade so b! certain unforeseen circu+stancesA a third class beco+es great through conscious and intelligent effort/ 0o1, 1hat are the causes behind Personal Influence? :'; So+e sa! that the right control of the Sex%&orce or Celibac! is the cause/ :); Others sa! that vegetarianis+ leads to it/ :,; Still others assert that it is $h!sical energ! and nerve force/ :C; A fourth class has it that there e+anates a current of +agnetis+ fro+ the hu+an bod! and influences ever!one co+ing 1ithin its < agnetic field</ Ta2ing the last vie1 $oint first, I should sa!, 1ith certain other leading +ental Scientists, that the hu+an d!na+ic force is different fro+ <+agnetis+< as the latter bears direct reference to the loadstone/ Again, +! o1n $ersonal observations as 1ell as those of others $rove conclusivel! that although <+agnetic< $ersonalities have re+ar2abl! 1ell%disci$lined and highl! trained $h!sical energies, it is rarel! or never a huge gigantic $h!si@ue 1ith large, unsightl! +uscles that exerts this force/ 0o, it is decidel! so+ething other than +ere $h!sical energ! and brute strength/ A light, active, vigorous $h!si@ue is desirable and an! one can have it/ Again, the $rinci$le value of a non%flesh diet lies in the fact that fruits, nuts, corn and vegetables are $ossessed of rh!th+ic @ualities and go to build u$ a fine, sensitive $h!si@ue ca$able of greater $o1ers of endurance and sustained +ental effort than the 3carcass3 of an! ani+al ever can/ atter does affect +ind in the lo1er stages of organic evolution but the $rocess is largel! reversed as soon as CO0SCIO5S evolution co++ences/ Therefore vegetarianis+, although highl! co++endable, fro+ a strictl! scientific $oint of vie1 for the develo$+ent of an active and energetic, refined organis+, is b! no +eans a rigid and indis$ensable necessit! in this res$ect/ In fact, so+e +ost <+agnetic< individuate +a2e 3grave!ards of their

sto+achs3 as a

ental Scientist $uts it/

*astl!, 7ra+hachar!a or Celibac!, as $ractised b! Sann!asis in India, has a strictl! s$iritual significance although it certainl! has +uch as ever!thing to do 1ith Personal agnetis+/ To the average +an I 1ould sa!- <Strive for CO0TI0E0CE, chastit! and control in this direction/< Do not e+asculate, as that 1ould be a 1aste of force/ The stronger this force, the better/ All Sann!asis learn consciousl! or unconsciousl! to trans+ute this energ! into +ental and s$iritual force and generall! their +inds d1ell on a $lane of +ental and s$iritual effort 1here there cannot be even a breath of sensualit! or grossness/ The! have gone be!ond such things utterl!A the sa+e state+ent a$$lies to all advanced thin2ers, $hiloso$hers and 1or2ers, 1hether +arried or un+arried/ To +e the ver! na+e of $hiloso$h! carries 1ith it an at+os$here of Chastit!, Sole+nit!, and Divinit!/ 7ut although there is so+e +easure of truth in all the above four state+ents, the! all +iss the real thing/ The @uestion resolves itself into this- <+hat ma(es one man superior to another?< The stud! of nature sho1s us that the higher for+ of intelligence controls the lo1er/ All leaders of +an2ind, such as 0a$oleon, Alexander, etc/, 1ere clearl! ahead of the ti+es/ 7ut the! strove for lo1 things and their S5CCESS fro+ our $oint of vie1 is doubtful/ *et us ta2e higher ground/ 7uddha, Christ, Eoroaster, etc/, etc/, of ancient ti+es and Bive2ananda and a fe1 others in +odern ti+es exhibited tre+endous $o1ers of influencing +en/ You stud! their lives and 1ritings and tr! to find out just those things that constituted the basic cause of their heroic fibre/ If I 1ere as2ed to su+ u$ the secrets of their Po1er I 1ould sa!- '/ <,heir ntelligence and ,hought-$ower. )/ A1a2ened +ill-$ower and "elf-Control/< '/ It 1as b! their intelligence that the! could ta2e fearless $ossession of the 1orld, handle +en and 1o+en easil!, read hu+an nature at a glance and <be all things to all +en,< i.e./, $ut their fingers direct on the s$iritual, +ental, and $h!sical necessities of 1idel! var!ing te+$era+ents and hel$ each right 1here he stood in the ladder of evolution/ )/ It 1as b! their develo$ed thought%force that the! dre1 the 1hole 1orld to the+selves/ The $ositive thin2er generates a force that dra1s all such as are negative to hi+/ 0earl! the 1hole 1orld 1as negative to these asters and hence felt attracted to the+/ ,hese were the human touchstones/ ,/ It 1as b! their strong, +anl!, +arvellous #ill%Po1er that the! drove their suggestions into other +inds and gained an i++ediate ascendenc! over 1hatever environ+ents the! 1ere $laced in/ The 1hole +an is su++ed u$ in his #ill/ Ever! other $o1er in +an is subservient to the #ill/ And sa! 1hat !ou 1ill, it is this $o1er +ore than an! other that 1e res$ect in others/ It is the central staff in our character/ Intelligence is the directive energ!/ #ill%Po1er is the $ro$ulsive energ!/ And the latter 1hen 1ielded under the guidance of the for+er +a2es of +an a veritable "od/ C/ It 1as b! their unusual $o1er of "elf-control that the! could stand s@uare u$on their feet and could re+ain unsha2en b! the 1aves of conflicting o$inions and the hostile attac2s that continuall! dashed u$ against the+/ !aster yourself, i/e/, !our $ersonal, relative and lo1er self, and be!ond the shado1 of a doubt, the mastery of others is already yours. 7ut the 1orld 1ill teach !ou bitter lessons and rend !ou to $ieces if !ou tr! consciousl! to control it 1hile !ou are still a slave to !our lo1er self/ 7e great/ Strive for Perfection/ So 1ill !ou be recognised b! others/ And according to the transcendent energ! of the highest la1 of our 7eing it is the consciousness of heights scaled, acco+$lish+ents achieved and conse@uent da1ning of a *oftier Ideal u$on our intellectual hori9on that fills us 1ith Strength and Peace rather than the recognition of our 1orth b! others/ It is a serious +ista2e to care for fa+e, $raise and ad+iration/ You get the+ onl! 1hen !ou do not care for the+ in the least, 1hen !our soul has outgro1n all such clinging to the relative in the light of eternal thought, 1hen !ou have risen to the Absolute and learnt to read the +eaning of the <*A="E= #O=*D< of life/ Do not $ass b! this lightl!/ In it is the 2e! to Peace, Po1er and Poise/ All that is =eal and Per+anent, is on the $lane of the Absolute/ 0o1 1e are dra1ing to the $ractical side of our *esson/ The four $rinci$al $oints, !ou 1ill $lease re+e+ber, are- :'; Intelligence/ :); Thought%&orce/ :,; #ill%Po1er/ :C; Self%Control/ You +ight feel

sur$rised at +! retailing this <ancient histor!< instead of teaching !ou ho1 to a$$roach a +an, +a2e hi+ !our slave and co++and hi+ to fall do1n at !our feet and do !our bidding/ Perha$s !ou ex$ected +e to tell !ou ho1 to sail through the air, $ass through solid 1alls, +ateriali9e and de+ateriali9e at 1ill and li2e A$$olonius of T!ana vanish in the flash of an e!e fro+ the court of Ion!sius and a$$ear else1here at a distance of '(,FFF +iles at the sa+e +o+ent/ 0o, no/ I 1ill ta2e it for granted that !ou are +ade of different stuff and an earnest see(er after the truth/ If !ou strive to build !ourself on the basis of the si+$le $rinci$les as laid do1n in this series of lessons !ou 1ill in ti+e gro1 into the 8igher Self and at last beco+e one 1ith it/ oreover, !our dail! life 1ill be the Occasion for the $ractical a$$lication of these $rinci$les, thus enabling !ou to $ursue !our 1a! through life cal+l!, earnestl!, inde$endentl! and 1ith the @uiet dignit! of a +an <1ho 2no1s 1hat he is about</ I cannot and 1ould not s$ea2 of <get%rich%@uic2< +ethods of self%develo$+ent because the! are the veriest rot i+aginable/ 0o1 then- :'; Intelligence and :); Thought%&orce are the natural results of an organised brain/ Concentration is the 2e! to such develo$+ent/ Concentration has been full! ex$lained in *esson 0o/ '/ 7! the constant exercise of concentration, objectivel! and subjectivel!, in !our dail! life !ou 1ill in a short ti+e beco+e conscious of gro1ing Strength/ The exercises I give !ou in this lesson on Self%Control, #ill%Culture and e+or!%Culture if gone through 1ith $erseverance 1ill further develo$ Concentrative abilit!/ In fact, this entire series of lessons 1ill call for Effort and Concentration/ <=o+e 1as not built in a da!<.nor can !ou achieve real greatness in a fe1 +onths/ 0o/ All I can do is to indicate the line and the nature of the effort re@uired of !ou and if clearl! follo1ed, Progress and "ro1th 1ill co++ence fro+ the first da!/ In connection 1ith this, a little digression 1ould be necessar!/ The Occultist sa!s- 0ature, unaided, fails/ The $ur$osiveness of Deit!, +anifesting in nature an evolution, is $resent in all individual centres but it has the 1a! to full ex$ression o$ened out to itself onl! 1hen the +ore evolved centres of life consciousl! coo$erate 1ith it/ Evolution is started and carried onl! b! the creation of centres 1ithin the "=EAT CO0SCIO5S0ESS and b! $reserving and enlarging or ex$anding these centres/ So long as the race had not reached <SE*&%CO0SCIO5S0ESS< :see Yoga *essons; the sub%conscious forces of nature had entire control over evolutionar! $rocesses, but this stage 1as reached b! the race according to the *A# O& ABE=A"ES in the seventeenth centur! and !ou are no1 ex$ected to ta2e !our $rogress in !our hands and consciousl! direct !our inner forces along such lines as best corres$ond to the stage of !our gro1th/ So inde$endent stud! and stead! thin2ing for+ the secrets of a 2een and broad intelligence/ You 1ill al1a!s find that the +an 1ho is +ore $o1erful than !ourself and +oves !ou at his 1ill has an intelligence and understanding far su$erior to !ours and he can read !our 1hole nature as he 1ould an o$en boo2, although !ou find hi+ @uite be!ond !our de$th/ *earn to regard earnestl! the 1or2ings of different +entalities around !ou/ 7eco+e a student of hu+an nature/ To !ou, each +an ought to be onl! a $artial ex$ression of his +ind/ Exa+ine closel! into the +otives acting behind each $ersonalit!/ *earn to res$ond +ore @uic2l! to the ,houghts and .eelings of a +an than to his outer s$eech and action/ The latter are objective ex$ressions of the subjective self/ The stud! of Phrenolog! and Ph!siogno+! are good things to start 1ith in !our efforts to ac@uire 2no1ledge of hu+an nature/ !ind is One and at the sa+e ti+e, !any/ Subjectivel!, it is O0E/ Objectivel!A +an!/ So b! loo2ing impartially into <!ourself< in the cal+ light of the intellect and through silent intros$ection, !ou 1ill al1a!s find a clue to the 1or2ing bases of other +inds/ Each +an is a $u99le and +ost of all are 1O2 a $u99le unto !ourself/ Solve either and !ou have solved both/ < A0, 60O# T8YSE*&/< THE MYSTERY OF THE WILL-FORCE. #ill%&orce is the $o1er of =e%action/ It can render all the other +ental functions active or passive/ It is the DETE= I0ATIBE facult! and is affected +ost of all b! the >5D" E0T/ On the lo1er $lane of +ind, #ill%Po1er +anifests as Desire and is reci$rocall! influenced b! outside attractions as 1ell as re$ulsions/ On this $lane the #ill is not free/ 7ut 1hen it dra1s the volition for externali9ing itself fro+ +ithin in the light of the 8igher =eason, then indeed is it +ill-$ower. On

the material the human will is a slave3 on the spiritual plane it is the sovereign. t may then be called the 4awa(ened4 will/ It is +! conviction that the eternal crossing of s1ords bet1een the Deter+inists and the *ibertarians can be set at rest onl! b! a right understanding of the spiritual +a2eu$ of +an, other1ise the argu+ents of both sets of thin2ers are e@uall! strong/ Each side has got hold of half the truth, but re@uires the reconciling light of transcendental Ps!cholog! in order to enable us to see the whole truth as it is/ 8o1ever, the $oint I a+ driving at is that !our 1ill is free onl! 1hen it is self-determined i/e/, 1hen it has risen above the i+$ulses of the *o1er Personal Self and acts under the direction of the 8igher I+$ersonal SelfG/ In order to fix this +ost i+$ortant truth in !our +ind, let us give !ou a brief idea of the <I A < consciousness/ Do not $ass this b! as so +uch dr! rot/ 0o one 1ill ever or can ever +anifest genuine #ill%&orce of a distinctl! s$iritual t!$e 1ho does not understand the <I A < consciousness/ So $lease listen attentivel! and thin2 over the follo1ing/ THE "I AM" CONSCIOUSNESS. If !ou just turn in and exa+ine the re$ort of !our consciousness regarding the self%d1elling 1ithin, !ou 1ill beco+e conscious of the <I</ 7ut if !ou $ress !our exa+ination a little closer !ou 1ill find that this <I< +a! be s$lit u$ into t1o distinct as$ects 1hich, 1hile 1or2ing in unison and conjunction, +a! nevertheless be set a$art in thought/ There is an <I< function and there is a <+e< function and these +ental t1ins develo$ distinct $heno+ena/ The first is the < ASC5*I0E< $rinci$leA the second is the <&E I0I0E< $rinci$le/ Other ter+s used in current 1ritings on 0e1 Ps!cholog! are Conscious ind, Active ind, Boluntar! ind, Objective ind and so forth/ These all refer to the <I< $rinci$le/ And the <+e< for+ of +ind corres$onds to the Sub%Conscious ind, Passive ind, Involuntar! ind, Subjective ind and so on/ 0inet!%nine $/ c/ of hu+anit! +ean this <+e< 1hen the! sa! <I</ 0o1 let us exa+ine 1hat this <+e< i+$lies/ It consists largel! of our consciousness, of our bod! and $h!sical sensations as associated 1ith touch, taste, s+ell, sight and hearing/ The consciousness of so+e of us is largel! bound u$ in the $h!sical and carnal side of life/ #e <live there/< There are so+e +en 1ho consider their <clothes< too as being a $art of the+selves/ 7ut as consciousness rises in the scale of evolution, +an begins to <dissociate< his idea of <+e< fro+ the bod! and he begins to regard his bod! as a beloved co+$anion and as <belonging to< hi+/ 8e then identifies hi+self 1ith his +ental states, e+otions, feelings, li2es and disli2es, habits, @ualities and characteristics/ 7ut, b! and b!, he begins to reali9e ho1 even these +oods also are subject to change, born and die and are subject to the Princi$les of =h!th+ and Polarit!/ 8e reali9es faintl! that he can change the+ b! an effort of 1ill and <trans+ute< the+ into +ental states of an exactl! o$$osite nature/ Then he again begins to <dissociate< hi+self fro+ his e+otions and feelings and at last through +ental anal!sis, intros$ection and concentration, he sets the+ a$art into the <not I< collection/ 8e begins then to reali9e that he is so+ething above his bod! and e+otions/ So also 1ith the intellectual functions/ The intellectual +an is ver! a$t to thin2 that although his physical and emotional selves are so+ething different fro+ hi+ and under his control, still his intellect is himself/ This is the stage of <Self%Consciousness</ <I control +! bod! and e+otions/< 7ut as consciousness unfolds intellectual +an finds that he can $racticall! stand aside and see :+entall!, of course; his +ind going through various $rocesses of intellection/ Stud! of Ps!cholog! and *ogic 1ill enable !ou to see ho1 all !our intellectual $rocesses +a! be held at ar+3s length, exa+ined, anal!sed, labelled and discussed @uite 1ith the sa+e ease as the $rofessor tal2s of a solid, li@uid and acrifor+ substances in his laborator!/ So at last he finds that even the 1onderful $o1ers of the Intellect +ust go into the <not I< collection/ This is al+ost as far as the average +an can reali9e/ You can reali9e and sa! <I a+ not the bod!, not the e+otions, not the intellect/< Therefore !ou see, that side of consciousness 1hich is the su+%total of !our $h!sical, e+otional and intellectual functions co+$rises the <+e< or &e+inine or Passive +ental $rinci$le/ That 1hich can se$arate itself in thought fro+ all the above is the <I< or the asculine &unction/ 7ut another ste$ +ust be ta2en/ That 1hich !ou have been taught to regard as the S$iritual Consciousness :see <S$iritual Consciousness<; 1ill also eventuall! go into the <0ot%I< or <+e< collection/ In brief, the s$iritual +ind +a! be said to co+$rise all that is "OOD, 0O7*E and "=EAT in the field of

consciousness/ It is the <Su$er%Conscious< +ind, just no1/ 7ut, +ar2 this, 1hen through further evolution, the <I< has +astered this field of consciousness also and is able to regard it as being the last of the <+e< collections, then it 1ill lose its sense of relativity and separation and the real individualit!, the <I A < consciousness, 1ill have been reali9ed/ #hat do I +ean? This <I A < is not the $etulant self%assertion of the relative ego/ <I< but reall! +eans "OD CO0SCIO5S0ESS as $erfect Existence, $erfect 6no1ledge or $erfect 7liss/ It +eans the reali9ation of an Infinite and Eternal Self or Individualit!/ <8e that has lost the self has gained the SE*&</ 8ere is the ex$lanation- this little self or <I< so long as it is attached to the PE=SO0A*ITY 1hich is the $roduct of the <+e< consciousness is bound do1n to the relative $lane/ It can thin2 onl! through onl! one brain, enjo! through one bod! and such ha$$iness as it gets is transitor!, short%lived and i+$er+anent because this 1orld of relative existence is itself essentiall! changeable/ It is $er+anent onl! in its i+$er+anence/ So long as the <I< thin2s and 1hile onl! for the benefits of its $ersonal self, both thin2ing and 1illing are li+ited and not free/ 7ut 1hen it has succeeded in joining itself to the S$iritual +ind and 1or2s for, as$ires after the *arger Self.the <I A <.it has to renounce or <disattach< itself fro+ the $ersonal self and 1or2 under the guidance of the i+$ersonal 8igher Self/ <I refuse to be contained 1ithin +! hat and boots,< said #alt #hit+an/ #hen the Bedantist sa!s <Aha+ 7rah+as+i<.<I a+ the absolute<.he does not +ean this lo1er <I</ 0o, no/ 8e is not built that 1a!/ &or hi+ the +oorings of self%consciousness are out/ 8e has lost all sense of his $articular relative <I< and has one-d hi+self 1ith the absolute <I A <.the i+$ersonal, intangible, i++ortal, o+ni$otent Self of and over all/ This <I a+< is S$irit or At+an/ There can be but one Individualit! .that of the Absolute/ It beco+es objectivel! ex$ressed in +an as Cos+ic Consciousness/ Subjectivel! it is "od/ 0o1 then !ou have an idea of the <I a+< Consciousness/ 8old fast to it/ It is !our real, *arger Self/ In the understanding and the exercise of the #ill%Po1er the <I< or the Positive ental Princi$le is the chief factor/ To use the one !ou +ust understand the other/ #ill is a Soul%Po1er/ This <I<.as I have ex$lained it above.is negative to the <I A < or "od.both +eaning the sa+e thing/ It is $ositive in relation to the 8igher Self/ This <I< is the future $ro+ise of the <I A </ It is true it shall lose itself in finding its Self, but so does the child 1hen it gro1s into full +anhood/ Christ 1as one 1ith his &ather%in%8eaven :i/e/, on the s$iritual $lane; and therefore he could still the 1aves and raise the dead/ Yet just !ou exa+ine the nature of *ord Christ3s #ill% &orce/ Thin2 of his constant retire+ent into the Silence in order to obtain ins$iration for his 1or2 in the objective universe/ Again, note his utter indifference to and absolute control over his $ersonal self/ Did he care 1hether his bod! 1ould live or die? Did he live for the enjo!+ents of the flesh? Did he <$la! to the galler!< and act and s$ea2 for an! 1orldl! gain or lo1 considerations? 0o4 8e had forgotten the interests of the flesh in his earnest enthusias+ in the cause of the Eternal S$irit/ 8e 1as not +oved b! an! da++ed sense of $rudence and caution/ 8e dre1 the < otives< that energised his #ill%Po1er in the life of Action fro+ +ithin/ 0othing fro+ outside, nothing fro+ the 1orld of lo1er attractions could in the least s1erve his inner deter+ination or unbalance his brain/ Do !ou or can !ou $re$are !ourself to follo1 in his ste$s? Then +! first $oint and the +ost infallible +ethod of a1a2ening !our #ill%Po1er is this:a; Teach Th! #ill to <=esist and =enounce/< Strengthen !our #ill%Po1er b! =enunciation/ 7! =esistance is not +eant outer resistance or aggressiveness/ I find that all the +odern teachers of 8!$notis+ advise their students to develo$ #ill%Po1er b! exercising it u$on others/ This is $lacing the cart before the horse/ #e 8indus 2no1 better/ 0oA b! =esistance to and =e$ression of !our lo1er Desire%0ature is +eant letting the +ore difficult choice exercise its co+$elling and restraining $o1er over the easier one/ Sa!s Sister 0ivedita- <The Indian ideal is that +an 1hose lo1er +ind is so $erfectl! under control that he can at an! +o+ent $lunge into the thought%ocean and re+ain there at 1ill 1ithout the least $ossibilit! of a sudden brea2 and unex$ected return to the life of the senses/< Yes, !our interests should be 1ithin and not 1ithout/ 1ou must rise above all personal impulse/ Even in this 1orld !ou find that +en of distinction, fa+e and honour have achieved recognition b! $ractising a little self-denial, 1hich is a <+ilder< for+ of absolute =enunciation as $ractised b! true San!asis/ The +an 1ho can 1or2 at his ai+ 1ith $erseverance and denies hi+self the +ess of $ottage of $resent indulgence in vie1 of so+e future gain develo$s

#ill%Po1er/ So in training !our #ill to 3resist3, !ou +ust, as a first ste$, sternl! refuse to indulge i+$ulses, desires and tendencies not in consonance 1ith the dictates of !our 8igher Self/ You +ust actuall! go out of !our 1a! and <den!< !ourself the little or great <co+forts< to 1hich !ou are or have been accusto+ed/ The strongest%1illed +an is he 1ho has the greatest control over his inclinations, and 1ho can 3force3 hi+self to do such things as he is naturall! +ost inclined to do/ This is a characteristic 1hich cannot be develo$ed in a da!/ There are so+e children and even gro1n%u$ +en and 1o+en 1ho +ista2e their 3obstinac!3 for #ill%Po1er/ The! 1ant a thing and 1hen the! do not get it the! tear their hair, gnash their teeth, sta+$ their feet and fl! into a terrible $assion/ Since $eo$le thin2 that these uncontrolled creatures are strong%1illed 1hile all that !ou could sa! about the+ is that they are utter slaves to their desires/ You +ust $ractise self%denial in fift! different 1a!s and force !ourself to do certain things, 3little and big,3 ever! da! $urel! for develo$ing this $o1er of =esistance/ 0o short%cut to this/ So+e children develo$ it unconsciousl! b! 3forcing3 the+selves to stud! 1hen the! +ight $la!, and b! a$$l!ing the+selves to such studies as are dr! and uninteresting to the+ the! thus $ractise voluntar! Concentration/ Practise self%denial in ever! $ossible 1a!/ Cut off such luxuries as !ou thin2 <!ou +ust have/< <Ta2e a cold bath 1hen !ou 1ould $refer a 1ar+ one/ Arise $ro+$tl! in the +orning/ a2e !ourself call u$on $eo$le !ou have avoided/ Stand u$ in a street car 1hen !ou 1ould $refer sittingA 1al2 1hen it is convenient to ride/ a2e engage+ents 1ith !ourself and 2ee$ the+/ Pro+ise !ourself that 1hen !ou see so+ething to be done !ou 1ill s$ring at once to it ho1ever strong +a! be the inclination to $ut it off a1hile< and bac2 of it all let there be the auto%suggestion- < am doing all these hard things in order to build up my +ill-$ower and each time 5 5 succeed in forcing 5my mind5 to do a thing or not to do it ma(e the ne#t victory easier and my +ill-$ower stronger/< Of course the above is onl! a hint as to !our line of $ractise/ :b; You +ust not give !ourself such hard tas2s of Self%Develo$+ent as +ight be too heav! and be!ond the $resent strength of !our #ill/ In den!ing !ourself !ou develo$ self%control/ In forcing !ourself to do certain things !ou develo$ $o1ers of Self%Ex$ression/ In one the #ill +oves along negative lines/ In the other along $ositive lines/ 7oth are necessar!/ The +an 1ho cannot control and co++and hi+self can never develo$ and ex$ress 8i+self/ 7ut be sure to begin 1ith eas! things and then as !ou gain in confidence !ou +a! atte+$t +ore difficult feats/ :c; The faculties of Courage and Confidence are essentiall! i+$ortant/ 0othing 1ea2ens the 1ill so +uch as &ear and lac2 of Self%Confidence/ Self%Confidence is not blustering self%conceit/ That 1ithin !ou 1hich sa!s <I CA0< 1hen cal+l! and doggedl! bac2ed b! !our <I #ill< 1hen deliberatel! translated into action develo$s #ill%&orce and co++ands startling results/ :d; Al1a!s hold these 1ords before !our $assive ind'/ Earnestness/ )/ Deter+ination/ ,/ Courage/ C/ Confidence/ H/ Stic2%to%it%ive%ness/ I/ Patience/ J/ I can and I 1ill/ :e; The tendenc! of the asculine function of !our +ind to <I< is to1ards giving, ex$ressing or $rojecting energ!A that of the &e+inine is to1ards generating and creating +ental $rogen! such as thoughts, +ental energ!, ne1 habits, etc/ It is 1h! the &e+inine Princi$le has been called the <+ental 1o+b< b! ancient $hiloso$hers/ It co+$rises also the facult! of I+agination/ The asculine function does the 1or2 of the 3#ill3 in its varied $hases/ The &e+inine function receives i+$ressions and generates +ental offs$ring in the for+ of ne1 thoughts, ideas, conce$ts, thought% habits and so forth/ Its $o1ers of creative energ! are stri2ingl! +arvellous and have been $roved and attested to in Ps!chological ex$eri+ents conducted b! the best 2no1n +ental scientists of the da!/ &ut 4positive4 mental energy must be projected by the 5 5 into the $assive !ind through concentration, suggestion and willing before the latter can be started to wor( along any line of creative effort. This suggestion +a! be given b! !ou to !our sub%conscious +ind or it +a! co+e as an outer i+$ression/ 5nless !ou control !our Passive ind, it is sure to be controlled b! others/ Then !ou are a slave/ 0o1 in cultivating the above seven @ualities, !ou should ta2e u$ one 1ord at a ti+e and let the outer for+ sin2 into !our +ind/ Place !ourself in a relaxed and $assive condition/

Close !our e!es and $icture the form of the 1ord to !ourself, for instance, D%E%T%E%=% %I%0%A%T%I% O%0/ E+$lo! the I+agination and visuali9e +entall!/ This done, i.e., 1hen the 1ord%$icture is 1ell $hotogra$hed u$on !our +ind and fastened in $lace, !our next ste$ 1ill be to $icture !ourself the Ideas, @ualities, $h!sical and +ental characteristics, etc/, associated 1ith the 1ord/ Your third ste$ is to cal+l!, concentratedl! and confidentl! co++and !our Passive ind to generate that @ualit!/ =e+e+ber, !our +ind 1ill at first rebel, but a ver! little $ersistence 1ill lead to co+$lete success/ =e$eat the auto%suggestions dail! at the sa+e ti+e/ See that it +anifests in Action/ Act it out as often as $ossible/ Of course !our efforts 1ill be i+$erfect to begin 1ith, but, never +ind, go ahead, 2ee$ing fir+ hold on !our <I can and I 1ill< in s$ite of all things and success is @uite certain/ Once !ou have develo$ed these seven @ualities, !ou can do an!thing/ :f; Do not let !our friends or an!one.no +atter 1ho4.deflect !ou fro+ !our resolutions/ <*et not th! right hand 2no1 1hat th! left hand does/< Tal2 never/ *et results sho1/ The *ord has hidden hi+self best and 8is 1or2 is 1onderful be!ond co+$are4 Your ver! friends and relatives 1ill s$it u$on !ou for lac2ing an! of these @ualities/ Do not ever i+$ose !our 1ill u$on others, but never let others to i+$ose u$on !ou against the sanction of !our o1n judg+ent/ In fact, none can unless !ou are a 1ea2ling and fic2le%+inded/ :g; &re@uent the co+$an! of chaste, strong%1illed +en and !ou cannot but gro1 strong/ :h; =ead *iterature on this subject and obtain all $ossible aid through 6no1ledge/ :i; If !our facult! of i+agination and idealis+ are undevelo$ed, cultivate the+, because it is these t1o that +a2e a god of a +an/ Philoso$hers, scholars, $oets and +usicians have the+ 1ell% develo$ed/ 7ut 1here i+agination is uncontrolled b! higher reason and 1here idealis+ is not bac2ed b! a strong 1ill, there !ou have the idle 3drea+er of drea+s3 and such a state of +ind is re$rehensible and $itiable indeed4 :j; #ill%Po1er gro1s b! faith in one3s abilit! b! exerciseA b! devotion to the 50CO0DITIO0ED SPI=IT/ :(; In !our efforts to develo$ #ill%Po1er, be not afraid that !our health 1ill brea2 do1n/ In fact, Perfect 8ealth is the result of a $erfect #ill/ Den! the $o1er of disease and 1ea2ness over !ourself/ < can never be ill. !y body is my slave. t shall always manifest perfect health/< Convince !our $assive +ind.1hich has charge of !our bod!.of this b! re$eated co++ands, de+ands and assertions/ Al1a!s thin2 of !our bod! as being as strong as ada+ant/ 0ever tal2 of either health or disease or 1ea2ness/ You +ust be above caring for these/ The! are !our 0atural rights/ Onl! 1hen !ou lo1er !ourself the! have $o1er to trouble !ou/ "o be!ond the lo1er self/ Your business is to care for the 8igher%Self.that in 1hich <You< live, +ove, and have !our being/ Also teach and train !our #ill to +ove along negative lines of self%re$ression as 1ell as along $ositive lines of Self% Ex$ression/ 7alance both/ The for+er $recedes the latter/ 0o1 I 1ill $ass on to the subject of SE*&%CO0T=O*, 1ith the distinct understanding that Self%Control and #ill%Po1er are inextricabl! bound u$ in each other/ You "et the real <$ractical 1or2< in the endeavour for Self% Control/ SELF-CONTROL. =ightl! has it been re+ar2ed that is eas! to tal2 of and 1rite u$on this subject but +ost difficult to $ossess it/ Perfect Self%Control +eans infinite $o1er/ Onl! the 7uddas and the Christs of this #orld +anifested Perfect Self%Control/ <An!thing short of the absolute control of thought, 1ord and deed is onl! so1ing 1ild oats,< said Bive2ananda/ It is 1ith no little diffidence that I a$$roach this subject as 1hoever handles this subject is rightl! cul$able as being a <Do%as%I%sa!%and%not%as%I%do< class of 1riters/ Still !ou can +a2e a$$reciable $rogress in this direction b! +astering these instructions, going through the exercises and last but +ost i+$ortant b! <carr!ing the $rinci$les in !our +ind< and a$$l!ing the+ as far as !ou can in !our dail! life/ 0othing is +ore conducive to ra$id gro1th and develo$+ent as the +a2ing of the <little and big< affairs in !our 1or2%a%da! life,

the occasion for the $ractical ex$ression and conscious translation of !our ideals/ #e all are guilt! of a serious +ista2e in setting a$art our higher ideals for regular 3$ractice3 hours and leading a life of lo1 and @uite different ideals in our ordinar! life/ The natural $rocess, as !ou can see, is to *IBE O5T !our highest ideals ever! +inute of !our life/ 0othing is +ore i+$ortant than the dail! occu$ation of a +an and if he fails to bring his ideals right into these little things, then Success 1ill ever elude hi+/ A +ental scientist has su++ed u$ the entire secret of Character%7uilding in this valuable advice on Objective Concentration- the si+$le tas2 of +ental concentration on 1hatever tas2, business or $rofession a +an is engaged in is the beginning of the +aster! 1hich is the $erfection of Objective Concentration/ #hatever !ou are doing be +aster of !our 1or2/ If !ou are a cobbler +end shoes in a $erfect +annerA if a barber 2ee$ !our ra9ors and scissors in a state that 1ill excite the ad+iration of !our custo+ersA if a tailor +a2e the coat fit li2e a gloveA if a cler2 2ee$ !our accounts in a$$le%$ie orderA if a builder scorn !our jerr!%brotherA if a singer enchant the listener 1ith a concord of s1eet soundsA if an actor enter into the s$irit of the character and +a2e the $la!%goer feel that <All the 1orld3s a stage And all the +en and 1o+en +erel! $la!ers, The! have their exits and their entrance And one +an in his ti+e $la!s +an! $arts/< If a leader in an! de$art+ent of thought or action, re+e+ber that if to !ou +uch is given, fro+ !ou also +uch is re@uired, for the res$onsibilit! of the lives and ha$$iness of !our fello1s rests heav! on !our shoulders, 1hether !ou 2no1 it or not and thousands +a! secretl! curse !our inca$acit! and bungling/ It is infinitel! better to be a good cobbler than a bad ruler/ I believe the above advice if follo1ed conscientiousl! b! !ou 1ould go to +a2e !ou reall! fit for initiation into the +ore advanced stages of +aster!/ Ta2e it to heart b! all +eans/ 7e convinced, the +an 1ho loo2s for @uic2 results and a ro!al road to the +aster! of ental Science brea2s do1n in fre@uent des$air at a$$arent failures and neglects his dail! 1or2 1ill never go far/ In fact, his ver! i+$atience 1ill lead to failure/ 0o individual life is full! rounded out unless so+e useful 1or2 for+s $art of it/ The Yogi 1ho has renounced the 1orld has alread! done his 1or2 and is ahead of the ti+es/ The real her+it and the saint are the Pillars of Strength on 1hich this 1orld stands/ I cannot re$eat this too often/ The +ere fact of their breathing the sa+e at+os$here as !ou is a benediction and an inesti+able boon unto the race/ PRELIMINARY STEPS. <The first re@uisite,< sa!s r/ At2inson, <of concentering is the abilit! to shut out outside thoughts, sights and soundsA to con@uer inattentionA to obtain $erfect control over the bod! and +ind/ The bod! +ust be brought under the control of the +indA the +ind under the direct control of the #ill/ The #ill is strong enough, but the +ind needs strengthening b! being brought under the direct influence of the 1ill/ The +ind, strengthened b! the i+$ulse of the 1ill, beco+es a +uch +ore $o1erful $rojector of thought vibrations than other1ise and the vibrations have +uch greater force and effect/< The first four exercises are +eant to train the +ind to readil! obe! the co++ands of the +ind/ Ta2e the+ in the $rivac! of !our o1n roo+ and never tal2 of the+ to others/ Also do not let their a$$arent si+$licit! lead !ou to neglect the+/ If !ou are one of those e+$t!%brained +en 1ho go about tal2ing of their exercises ho$ing in this 1a! to 1in $raise, !ou 1ill never succeed/ 7e serious, earnest and sincere in !our 1or2/ "ive u$, once for ever, all fic2le%+indedness and learn to accu+ulate Po1er in silence and through 1or2/ Pra!er gives !ou strength to <1or2<.the ans1er co+es fro+ !our *arger Self.1hich is the S$irit of "od <brooding< over all and $ouring strength into all/ 7ut do not fl! in the face of DEITY b! ex$ecting it to <do the 1or2< for !ou 1hile !ou go about loafing after offering !our $ra!er/ 0onsense/ That +an $ra!s 1ho 1or2s constantl!, silentl!, $atientl!, unceasingl! and intelligentl!/

Exercise '/ Sit stillA relax !our bod! all over and then nec2, chest, and head held in a straight lineA legs crossed one under the other and 1eight of the bod! resting easil! u$on the ribsA right hand on right leg, left hand on left leg/ There should not be a single +ove+ent of the +uscles in an! $art of the bod!/ ind, !ou +ust avoid all rigidness and tension of the bod!/ There should not be the least strain on +uscles/ You should be able to <relax< co+$letel!/ Start 1ith H +inutes/ Continue till !ou can acco+$lish the H +inutes sitting 1ithout an! conscious effort, increase to 'H +inutes 1hich is about all !ou need/ The ai+ is to give !ou absolute do+inion over all involuntar! +uscular +ove+ents/ It is also an ideal <rest%cure< after fatiguing $h!sical and +ental exercise or exertion/ The $rinci$al thing is <STI**0ESS< and !ou can, if !ou li2e, $ractise it even sitting on a chair or an!1here elseA the idea is one of <relaxation< and $h!sical and +ental @uietude/ *et not the a$$arent si+$licit! of this exercise deceive !ou/ It is not so ver! eas! after all/ You 1ill find that b! concentrating the +ind u$on a $articular train of thoughts or ideas or b! joining the +ind to the *arger Self, !ou can easil! lose all idea of the bod! and thus +aintain this stillness for a considerable length of ti+e/ "enius, ins$iration and intuition are +ore or less the scientific and $s!chological results of self% forgetfulness/ <#hen he sits do1n to +editate,< it 1as said of Bive2ananda, <in 'F +inutes he beco+es @uite unconscious of the bod! although it +a! be blac2 1ith +os@uitoes/< Do !ou understand no1? Absolute $h!sical self%forgetfulness is essential to dee$ concentration/ Dr/ &ahnestoc2 called it the <STAT5BO*IC< condition or that state in 1hich the #ill%Po1er is reall! active and the 3outer%self3 is totall! in abe!ance and forgotten/ Exercise )/ Cultivate a self%$oised attitude and de+eanour in !our ever!da! life/ Avoid a tense, strained, nervous, fidget! +anner and an over%anxious a$$earance/ 7e eas!, self%$ossessed and dignified in !our bearing/ 7e courteous, thoughtful and @uiet/ ental exercise and #ill%Culture 1ill enable !ou to ac@uire the $ro$er carriage and de+eanour/ Sto$ s1inging !our feet and +oving !our hands or roc2ing !our self bac21ards in !our chair 1hile tal2ing or sitting/ Sto$ biting !our nails, che1ing !our +oustaches, rolling !our tongue in !our +outh or an! other unnecessar! +ove+ent such as +a! have beco+e <second nature< 1ith !ou 1hile stud!ing, reading or 1riting/ 0ever t1itch or jer2 !our bod!/ 0ever 1in2 !our e!es or loo2 blan2/ Train !ourself to stand sudden and loud noises 1ith e@uani+it! and co+$osure/ Such things betra! lac2 of control/ Do not let an!thing outside :or even 1ithin !ou; disturb !our co+$osure/ #hen engaged in conversation let !our s$eech be cal+ and +easured and !our voice 1ell%controlled and even/ A certain degree of reserve should al1a!s be observed/ In short, 2ee$ !ourself 1ell under control on all occasions/ You can ac@uire this $oise b! al1a!s carr!ing the thoughts of <&ir+ness,< <Self%Control<, and <Self%=es$ect< in !our +ind and letting these ex$ress the+selves in !our out1ard bearing/ Avoid bluster, self%assertion, gossi$, levit! or light tal2, too +uch laughter, excite+ent and so forth/ Too +uch laughter 1ea2ens the 1ill/ 7e a @uiet, earnest%thin2ing being/ 7e serious/ =egard <solitude< as the greatest +ediu+ of self% develo$+ent/ Exercise ,/ &ill a 1ine glass full of 1ater and ta2ing the glass bet1een the fingers, extend ar+ directl! in front of !ou/ &ix !our e!es u$on the glass and endeavour to hold !our ar+ so stead! that no @uiver 1ill be noticeable/ Co++ence 1ith one +inute exercise and increase until the H +inutes li+it is reached/ Alternate right and left ar+s/ Increase to 'H +inutes/ Exercise C/ Sit erect in !our chair, 1ith !our head u$, chin out and shoulders bac2/ =aise !our right ar+ until it is level 1ith !our shoulders, $ointing to the right/ Turn !our head and fix !our ga9e on !our hand and hold the ar+ $erfectl! stead! for one +inute/ =e$eat 1ith left ar+/ Increase the ti+e graduall! to H +inutes/ The $al+s of the hands should be turned do1n1ards/ The follo1ing exercises are +eant to aid !ou in getting under control, such +ental faculties 1ill

$roduce voluntar! +ove+ents/ Exercise H/ Sit in front of a table, $lacing !our hands u$on the table, the fists clinched and l!ing 1ith the bac2 of the hand u$on the table, the thu+b being doubled over the fingers/ &ix !our ga9e u$on the fist for a1hile and then slo1l! extend the thu+b, 2ee$ing !our 1hole attention fixed u$on the act, just as if it 1as of the greatest i+$ortance/ Then slo1l! extend !our first finger, then !our second and so on, until the! are all o$en and extended/ Then reverse the $rocess, closing first the little finger and continuing the closing until the fist is again in its original $osition, 1ith the thu+b closed over the fingers/ =e$eat 1ith left hand/ Continue this exercise H ti+es at a sitting, then increase to 'F ti+es/ Don3t forget to 2ee$ !our attention closel! fixed u$on the finger +ove+ents/ That is the +ain $oint/ Exercise I/ Place the fingers of one hand bet1een the fingers of the other, leaving the thu+bs free/ Then slo1l! t1irl the thu+bs one over the other, 1ith a circular +otion/ 7e sure to 2ee$ the attention fir+l! fixed u$on the end of the thu+bs/ 6.&. Exercises 0os/ ,, C, H and I have been culled :1ith slight +odifications b! +e; fro+ the 1or2s of Yogi =a+achara2a/ Exercise J/ &ort!%eight hours after the full +oon in each +onth, go b! !ourself into a dar2ened cha+ber and @uietl! concentrate !our +ind u$on one thing/ Do this as long as $ossible 1ithout allo1ing other thoughts to enter !our +ind/ At first !ou 1ill find that !our thoughts 1ill fl! fro+ one thing to another and it 1ill be hard for !ou to acco+$lish this, but b! continued $ractice !ou 1ill be able to thin2 of one thing for a long ti+e/ This should be continued for H nights in succession and one hour each night/ Exercise K/ "o out into the o$en air each evening 1hen the s2! is clear and see ho1 +an! stars !ou can count 1ithout allo1ing an! other thoughts to enter !our +ind/ The +ore stars !ou can count 1ithout thin2ing of an!thing the greater the degree of develo$+ent $roduced/ Luite an interesting exercise/ Exercise (/ Ta2e ') ordinar! $ebbles/ Place the+ in !our left hand/ Then 1ith !our right hand $ic2 u$ one $ebble, hold it at ar+3s length and concentrate !our +ind thereu$on 1ithout allo1ing other thoughts for full IF seconds/ So 1ith all the $ebbles/ Then start $ic2ing u$ 1ith left hand/ Do this for one hour dail!/ Exercise 'F/ Concentrate !our +ind deter+inedl! u$on so+e one at a distance 1ithout allo1ing other thoughts/ #ill that he do get strong, health! and s$iritual/ "et u$ a +ental $icture of !our subject as if sitting before !ou/ Then give earnest, $ositive, forceful suggestions to his sub%conscious +ind/ #ill that he get into s!+$ath! 1ith !ou, 1rite !ou on the subject and earnestl! co%o$erate 1ith !ou in his s$iritual regeneration/ Do it cal+l! and earnestl!/ Exercise ''/ "et so+e +oistened sand s$read over the surface about a !ard s@uare/ a2e it $erfectl! s+ooth/ Then 1ith !our index finger dra1 an! characters or $ictures in the sand/ &or instance, a s@uare, a triangle or an! other figure/ &asten !our ga9e u$on this figure/ Concentrate !our +ind cal+l! thereu$on and 1ill that the thought%for+ so created b! !our concentration be trans+itted to so+eone :1ho+ !ou 2no1 to be sensitive to !our 1ill;/ Do this for 'H +inutes dail! at the sa+e ti+e till !our subject gets the i+$ression/ As2 hi+ to sit relaxed at the sa+e ti+e in the silence in a rece$tive +ental attitude/ &ace the direction, 0orth, South, East or #est in 1hich !ou send !our

thought/ I+agine a $s!chic 1ire connecting !ou 1ith !our subject and ai+ straight/ =e+e+ber, the #ill%Po1er is re$resented in s!+bolog! b! a straight line because it goes straight to its +ar2/ Exercise ')/ Ever! night before retiring, concentrate u$on !our $assive +ind- <+hen get up in morning, my +ill-power and ,hought-.orce will have increased. e#pect you to bring about a thorough change in my +ill-.orce. t will gain in vigour, resolution, firmness and confidence. t must grow strong, strong, strong/< Project these $ositive suggestions into !our subjective self earnestl!, confidentl! and concentratedl!/ You 1ill $rogress @uic2l! b! lea$s and bounds/ Ever! +orning shall find !ou stronger and full of vi+, sa$ and energ!/ Persevere, $ersevere/ In follo1ing u$ such ideals to a successful conclusion !ou +ust have an :i; over$o1ering desireA :ii; a strong belief in !our abilit! to acco+$lish an!thingA :iii; an invincible deter+ination not a bac2boneless 3I 1ill tr! to3A :iv; earnest ex$ectation/ This is an i+$ortant and an infallible +ethod in #ill%develo$+ent/ Exercise ',/ "o b! !ourself into a roo+ 1here !ou 1ill not be disturbed/ At the beginning 3relax3 all over/ Then count fro+ one to ten 1ithout allo1ing an! other thoughts/ As soon as !ou acco+$lish this, !our +ind is in a rece$tive state/ Concentrate as before and order !our sub%conscious self to evolve a strong, infallible +e+or!/ &or+ !our o1n auto%suggestions/ Exercise 'C/ Pic2 out half a do9en unfa+iliar faces/ Bividl! i+$ress the+ u$on !our subjective +ind/ Then recall the+ at least once each da! for full one !ear, each da! i+$ressing at least one +ore ne1 face/ Should !ou find !ou are forgetting an! of !our older faces, do not add ne1 ones but fir+l! fix the other old faces in !our +ind through concentration/ This is a ver! interesting exercise/ e+or! belongs to the sub%conscious +ind, re+e+ber/ Exercise 'H/ Concentrate the +ind on a $aragra$h in so+e hol! boo2 and co++it to +e+or!/ *earn b! heart one $aragra$h dail! ta2ing care not to forget the old ones/ In ti+e, !ou 1ill i+$rove 1onderfull!/ Exercise 'I/ Peo$le 1ith 1ea2 +e+ories al1a!s lac2 concentrative abilit!/ Concentration is the 2e! to all +ind% $o1er/ You 1ill find the above exercises @uite 3tedious3 and +onotonous/ 7ut !ou can train !our 3attention3 onl! b! giving it trivial and 3dr!3 exercises/ The strong 1ill can co$e 1ith the +ost 3+onotonous3 and uninteresting tas2s 1ithout ex$eriencing fatigue/ You +ust set !ourself such tas2s as +ight see+ li2e 31or23 to !our attention/ =e+e+ber, the effort re@uired to concentrate attention voluntaril! on uninteresting, dr! and +onotonous 1or2s strengthens and develo$s #ill%Po1er and gives !ou 3+ental +uscle/3 You 1ill thereb! ac@uire fir+ control over +ind and bod! and be 3 aster3 over !our lo1er i+$ulses/ Po1er over self 1ill ex$ress out1ardl! as $o1er over others/ If !ou can control !ourself, !ou 1ill find no difficult! in i+$ressing !our 1ill on others/ 7ut, +ar2 !ou, this sacred $o1er should be used onl! to elevate, sti+ulate and strengthen others/ Tr! !our #ill u$on !our $ersonalit! in all $ossible 1a!s and be satisfied 1ith nothing short of $erfect control/ The absolute +aster! of 3self3 ought to be !our ai+/ I have given !ou the real secrets/ You +ust exercise !our o1n ingenuit! and intelligence in utilising the+ to1ards !our Self%develo$+ent/ I leave !ou to finish the fight for !ourself/ "et u$ and start in to 1or2 at !our tas2 fro+ to%da! and not to%+orro1/ 7ac2 of all efforts, al1a!s have this $ositive incentive and auto%suggestion"THIS IS TO DEVELOP MY WILL-POWER AND NO TEMPORARY PAIN CAN EQUAL THE POWER AND HAPPINESS ARISING OUT OF SELF-CONTROL."

"et fir+ control over !our e+otions/ 5se this natural force but be not used b! it/ Control over s$eech 1ill lead to E+otion%control/ Al1a!s tal2 to the $oint/ Cultivate silence/ =e$ress volubilit!/ 7e brief in s$eech and 1riting/ 6ee$ a cool head/ 7e level%headed and concentrative/

GLEANINGS FROM PROFESSOR JAMES ON THE LAW OF HABIT. An ac@uired habit, fro+ the $h!siological $oint of vie1, is nothing but a ne1 $ath1a! of discharge for+ed in the brain, b! 1hich certain inco+ing currents ever often tend to esca$e/ The great thing is to +a2e our nervous s!ste+ our all! instead of our ene+!/."uard against 1a!s that are li2el! to be disadvantageous to us, as 1e should guard against the $lague/ The +ore of the details of our dail! life 1e can hand over to the effortless custod! of auto+atis+, the +ore our higher $o1ers of +ind 1ill be set free for their o1n $ro$er 1or2/ There is no +ore +iserable hu+an being than one in 1ho+ nothing is habitual but indecision and for 1ho+ :ever! act; the ti+e of rising and going to bed, the beginning of ever! bit of 1or2, are subjects for ex$ress volitional deliberation/ axi+ I/ In the ac@uisition of a ne1 thought or the leaving off of an old one 1e +ust ta2e care to launch ourselves 1ith as strong and decided initiative as $ossible/ axi+ II/ 0ever suffer an exce$tion to occur until the ne1 habit is securel! rooted in !our life/ Each la$se is li2e letting fall a ball of string 1hich one is carefull! 1inding u$A a single sli$ +eans +ore than a great +an! turns 1ill 1ind again/ Continuit! of training is the great +eans of +a2ing the nervous s!ste+ act infallibl! right/ It is necessar! above all things never to lose a battle/ Ever! gain on the 1rong side undoes the effect of +an! con@uests on the right/ The essential $recaution is to so regulate the o$$osing $o1ers that the one +a! have a series of uninterru$ted success, until re$etition has fortified it to such a degree as to enable it to co$e 1ith the o$$osition under an! circu+stances/ The need of securing success at the outset is i+$erative/ To be habituall! successful is the thing/ 7e careful not to give the 1ill such a tas2 as to insure its defeat at the outset, but $rovided one can stand it, a shar$ $eriod of suffering, and then a free ti+e is the best to ai+ at, 1hether in giving u$ the o$iu+ habit or in si+$l! changing one3s hours of rising or of 1or2/ It is sur$rising ho1 soon a desire 1ill die of inanition if it be never fed/ #ithout unbro2en advance there is no such thing as accu+ulation of the ethical forces $ossible, and to +a2e this $ossible and to exercise and habituate us in it is the sovereign blessing of regular 1or2/ axi+ III/ Sei9e the ver! first $ossible o$$ortunit! to act on ever! resolution !ou +a2e and on ever! e+otional $ro+$ting !ou +a! ex$erience in the direction of habits !ou as$ire to gain/ It is not the +o+ent of their for+ing but in the +o+ent of their $roducing +otor effects, that resolves and as$irations co++unicate the ne1 3set3 to the brain/ The actual $resence of the $ractical o$$ortunit! alone furnishes the fulcru+ u$on 1hich the lever can rest, b! +eans of 1hich the +oral 1ill +a! +ulti$l! its strength and raise itself aloft/ 8e 1ho had no solid ground to $ress against 1ill never get be!ond the stage of e+$t! gesture +a2ing/ #hen a resolve or a fine glo1 of feeling is allo1ed to eva$orate 1ithout bearing $ractical fruit, it is a 1aste and a chance lostA it 1or2s so as $ositivel! to hinder future resolutions and e+otions fro+ ta2ing the nor+al $ath of discharge/ If 1e let our e+otions eva$orate, the! get in a 1a! of eva$orating/ WORSHIP OF THE TERRIBLE. The attitude of the soul 1hich is not to be baffled b! the lo1er nature or the <Personal Self< should be to see2 Death and not life, to hurl oneself u$on the s1ord3s $oint and beco+e one 1ith the terrible/ Those 1ho are co++issioned b! the *ord to bear aloft the torch of s$irit are fated to see ever! jo! of the senses turn to ashes and crushing blo1s u$on their e!es to the unsubstantiall! of the

relative life of

a!a/

The lion 1hen stric2en to the heart gives out his loudest roar, #hen s+itten on the head the cobra lifts its hood And the +ajest! of the Soul co+es out onl! 1hen a +an is 1ounded to his de$ths/ The #estern ideal is to be doing- the Eastern to be suffering/ The $erfect life 1ould be a har+on! bet1een :selfless or non%attached; doing and suffering/ #orshi$ the terrible/ #orshi$ Death, for its o1n sa2eA des$air for its o1n sa2eA $ain for its o1n sa2e/ Yet this is not the co1ard3s or the suicide3s or the 1ea2ling3s +orbid love of Death, but it is the cr! of the $hiloso$her 1ho has sounded ever!thing to its de$ths and 2no1s intensel! the vanit! of the desire for ha$$iness on the relative $lane of li+itations/ =e+e+ber the triu+$hant cr! of St/ &rancis of Assisi- <#E*CO E, SISTE= DEAT84< <7e 1itness<.of all that goes on but be not entangled/ =eserve to !ourself the $o1er to re+ain unattached at all ti+es/ Acce$t nothing ho1ever $leasant, if it conceals a fetter into th! Soul/ At a 1ord stand read! to sever an! connection that gives a hint of soul%bondage/ 6ee$ th! +ind clear/ 6ee$ th! 1ill $ure/ Attain the I+$ersonal Stand$oint, O !ou +an4 there alone canst thou @uench th! thirst for ha$$iness never on the $lane of $ersonal/ #ho and 1hat dies and is reborn?. Your lo1er self, !our $ersonalit!/ <So+eti+es na2ed, so+eti+es +ad, 0o1 as a scholar, again as a fool 8ere a rebel, there a saint, Thus the! a$$ear on the earth .the Perfect Ones/ Para+ha+sas<.Bive2a Chuda+ani/ If !ou acce$t the re$ort of the senses as final, !ou 1ill sa! <soul for nature<.but if !ou can gain the s$iritual $oint of vie1, !ou 1ill sa! <no%nature for soul/< Evolution, devolution and involution are all in nature and 1ill go on c!clicall! and eternall!/ All this is +erel! due to the 1ish of the soul to +anifest itself/ 7ut such ex$ression can co+e onl! 1hen the soul lives on its $lane/ Sa! < one! is +! slave, not I/< Sa! <0ature is +! slave, not I</ "ive u$ life, give u$ bod!, give u$ all desire for enjo!+ent on the relative $lane/ So shall !ou transcend all li+itation/ Your real nature is Infinite and Absolute/ Onl! 1hen !ou lo1er !our nature b! li+iting it to the <$articular self,< do !ou beco+e bound and unha$$!/ On the relative $lane, !ou are a slave to the $air of o$$osites.life and death, $leasure and $ain, and so on/ 8ere is li+itation/ 8ere !ou are a slave to co+$etition, and <Survival of the &ittest< is the la1/ 7e not blinded b! the flashing light of the glare of +odern civili9ation/ Ever! +orsel !ou eat is ground out of !our brother3s blood/ Slave to a breath of air, slave to food, slave to life, slave to Death, slave to a 1ord of $raise, slave to a 1ord of bla+e .<Slave.Slave.Slave<.that is !our condition/ The Soul cannot stoo$ to an! co+$ro+ise/ It refuses to con@uer nature b! obedience/ It 1ill con@uer nature b! renouncing the bod! and b! 2no1ing itself/ &ind th!self bodiless/ Po1er felt 1ithin is soulA 1ithout, nature/ <#e +ust crush *a1 :nature; and beco+e outla1s/< <Deliver thou th!self, b! th!self Ah, do not let th!self sin2 &or thou art th!self th! greatest friend And th!self :the relative 3I3; th! greatest ene+!/< This, student, is not the ravings of a lunatic/ It is the secret of SAT%C8IT%A0A0DA.eternal existence, 2no1ledge and bliss/ Attain+ent of $erfection +eans absolute &reedo+/ Do !ou or 1ould !ou 2no1 the +eaning of *ife? It is the search after "at-chit-ananda/ 7ut +an is tr!ing to realise this Perfect Existence in the transitor! things of the earth%$lane/ Onl! 1hen he 2no1s that not attach+ent to the things of the <1orld, the flesh and the devil< but renunciation of sa+e and the bringing of the I+$ersonal Ideal into his ever!da! life 1ould lead hi+ to it, then a!a 1ill have fulfilled its $ur$ose.1hich is to sho1 +an his divinit!/ <6ill out the desire for life/ 6ill out A+bition/ 6ill out desire for co+fortA !et 1or2 as those 1ho love life/ =es$ect life as those 1ho are

a+bitious/ 7e ha$$! as those are 1ho live for ha$$iness/< So sa!s abel Collins in the Light on the $ath/ Yes, !ou +ust 1or2 constantl!, train !our intellect, develo$ !our $ersonalit! but do not do all this for !our o1n $ersonal self but for the 8igher Self, The 7=A8 A0, Eternal.to +anifest through/ As soon as !ou lose this vie1%$oint !our $ersonal strivings end in Pain and Disa$$oint+ent/ #or2 as hard as the a+bitious +an and the lover of $leasures but re+e+ber !our actions are ins$ired b! different +otives/ 8ere S$irit is the director/ <To the 1or2 thou hast the right, O Partha, but not to the fruits thereof<.Gita/ All clinging to results leads to degeneration/ The soul should cling to nothing/ All 1or2 and all effort +ust be dedicated unto the 8igher Self/ #hen !ou care for the results !ou are onl! 1orshi$$ing the lo1er self/ 8ence the value of selfless labour, thus the +a!a%fascinated +ind is $urified and de%h!$notised and 1e attain to the e+ergence of the $ersonal into the I+$ersonal/ Either sa! <I a+ thou, O *ord4< and thus out at the root of the lo1er <I< and destro! it for ever or sa! <I a+ nothing, O Eternal One4 thou art ever!thing< and thereb! lose the lo1er into the 8igher/ The first is for the "nani.the second for the 7ha2ti Yogi/ 7oth +ean the sa+e thing/ *ove ever!one but do not de$end u$on the love of an! one/ "ive ever!thing/ Ta2e nothing/ Serve ever! one/ Do not care for service and gratitude in return/ You are the 8eir to the Infinite/ All Po1er is behind !ou/ 7ut so long as !ou are a beggar, a beggar shall !ou re+ain/ =enounce the lo1er self, *ive for the 8igher/ #hat !ou call 5niversal *ove is the ex$ression on the lo1er $lane of the subjective rece$tion of A7SO*5TE 50ITY on the 7uddhic $lane and in SA AD8I :&inal Illu+ination;/

LESSONS III AND IV.

THE YOGI SELF-DEVELOPER

INTRODUCTION. In lessons ' and ) 1e have initiated !ou into the +!steries of #ill and ind%&orce, the governing $rinci$les of the 5niverse and the la1s of their develo$+ent/ #e have also taught !ou ho1 to ac@uire absolute control over 7od! and ind/ In these lessons 1e have striven to $oint out to !ou the right < ental Attitude< to1ards !our dail! life, so that 1hile +ainl! engaged in the tas2 of Self% Culture !ou +ight also lend a hand in the great 1or2 of strengthening the race/ oreover our convictions, beliefs, and ideals are no +ean, are insignificant factors in the deter+ination of our health and environ+ental conditions/ The! react on our circu+stances as 1ell as on the #8O*E A0/ #e have also given !ou i+$ortant $oints of instruction in Soul 5nfold+ent, editation, 7ra+hachar!a, 7reathing, &asting, 8ealth%Culture, 7od! building and sho1n !ou, as distinctl! as 1e could, the exact $rocess of develo$ing a single virtue in !our self thereb! !ou +a! +aster the $rocess and +ethod of develo$ing other virtues, the lines of action and thought being 1ell nigh si+ilar in all, and foculising at certain co++on $oints of $ri+ar! i+$ortance/ #e have given the bare bod! of truth in connection 1ith the develo$+ent, evolution and unfold+ent of the bod! and the soul, stri$$ing of the +eta$h!sical tra$$ings and the theoretical dra$eries in 1hich the! are clothed/ #e have had to literall! rend asunder the heav! 1heel that had the divine face of truth/ 8ence our lessons are brief and to the $oint/ #e have had to contend against and overco+e another serious difficult!/ Ex$ressed in the +atter of fact English language, these 1ondrous truths of +!sticis+ cannot but lose the air of $rofound sole+nit! and sanctit! that $ervades the subject of Yoga in Sans2rit literature/ The 1ise and thoughtful student and 1e certainl! do not 1rite for light% headed and non%serious $eo$le, 1ill not let their a$$arent si+$licit! deceive hi+ or thro1 hi+ off his guard/ =ather let hi+ realise that these lessons can be $ressed into service in all directions and in all s$heres of life/ *et hi+ just $ut the+ into $ractice and he 1ill at once see their $ractical bearing on his dail! life/ These lessons do not go into the <#8AT< but $oint out the <8O#< of ever! thing/ #e leave ever! student to suit his individual case as to the intellectual side of the ETE=0A* P=O7*E / In conclusion 1e have to sa! that this Course does not $retend to deal 1ith the

advanced stages of Yoga, +uch less exhaust the+/ 7ut the! 1ill, $ositivel! and decidedl! $re$are hi+ for those higher things b! lifting the PA** O& DA=60ESS fro+ his +ind/

LESSONS III AND IV.

Luite a nu+ber of !ou there +ust be to 1ho+ the <&earless< +ind is not onl! an enviable $ossession but so+ething to 1hich !ou are and have been an utter stranger/ You +a! not sa! it to others.confession +a! hurt !our $ride.but secretl! a1a! dee$ in !our heart, there resides strongl! and fiercel! the desire to be a &earless Individual/ And it is a 1orth! desire/ To be able to 1i$e off all fearfulness, anxiet! and 1orr! fro+ !our +ental tablets is no eas! tas2, but 1hen once acco+$lished, it gives !ou a gli+$se of 8eavenl! >o! and Su$erhu+an Strength/ And, 1ou can be .earless, I tell !ou.each one of !ou.!ou can be 1hat !ou 1ill to be/ I have seen it/ I have done it/ I a+ going to give !ou sound and $ositive instructions in this $a$er so that !ou +a! forge ahead to1ards !our goal/ These instructions are based u$on good $s!chological grounds, have been tested and $roved b! +illions and $roved a blessing to 1hoever too2 the+ u$ in all earnestness and gave the+ a trial/ If !ou 1ant to be &earless, hesitate not to follo1 the+ to the ver! letter/ I shall not 1aste s$ace telling !ou about the dire results of fear, co1ardice, 1orr!, anxiet! and the vile brood of negative thoughts branching of &EA=/ Ph!sicall!, +entall! and s$irituall! +an is 1hat he thin2s in his heart/ As !ou thin2, so !ou are/ ind governs ever!thing, creates or destro!s ever!thing, on the $h!sical as 1ell as other $lanes/ Your thoughts affect !our health, !our circu+stances, !our environ+entsA those 1ho co+e into dail! contact 1ith !ou, those 1ho are se$arated fro+ !ou b! s$ace, those 1ho are 1hat !ou call <dead< but 1ho are reall! alive in s$irit% life and bound to !ou +ore or less b! +!stic chords of s!+$ath! in thought and soul%life, affecting !ou and being affected b! !ou ever! +inute/ The range of influence exerted b! a +an3s dail! thoughts is si+$l! tre+endous/ Trees and ani+als, +inerals and other objects of +aterial life absorb it/ The 1alls of !our roo+, the clothes !ou 1ear, the letters !ou 1rite are all being i+$ressed b! the aura of !our thought%force/ If !ou go to a clairvo!ant or a $s!cho+eterist and $ut into his hands a letter, a loc2 of hair, a cloth%$iece, or an!thing else $ertaining to one of !our friends, he or she 1ill $s!chicall! trace out the $ersonal a$$earance, te+$era+ent, $ast and $resent histor!, and ever!thing else in connection 1ith that $erson/ arvellous, 3I+$ossible3 !ou cr! in sur$rise/ 7ut it is done/ =ealise through stud! and investigation the i+$ortance of !our thought%life and avoid vitiating it b! fear%thoughts, hate%thoughts, sensual and sensuous thoughts and vanit! thoughts/ 7ecause, +ar2 !ou, these four giant%1eeds $oison the roots of the Tree of *ife/ All hu+anit! suffers $ain in diverse 1a!s, on account of these four bad thoughts and their +illions of off%s$rings/ 0o1 !ou 1ill sa! this is all ver! 1ell butHOW?

That is just 1hat I +ean to teach !ou all along/ I don3t 1ant to feed !ou on +ere e+$t! theories, but I can and I 1ill give !ou that 2no1ledge 1hich 1hen assi+ilated shall build u$ strong flesh, bone, +uscle, tissue, $ith and +arro1 1hich 1ill give !ou su$erb health, strength of +ind and s$irit.all of 1hich are necessar! adjuncts to S$iritual "ro1th and 8a$$iness/ *et +e give !ou in detail +ethods and exercises/ The ideal fearless +an has +an! @ualities/ I sa! the Ideal 8ero.no i+itation $atch 1or2 vulgarian/ These @ualities are in rough detail- :'; Devotion to "od/ :); 6no1ledge/ :,; Concentration/ :C; #ill Po1er/ :H; Energ! and As$iration/ :I; 8ealth/ :J; Self% Estee+/ :K; Self%Control/ :(; *ove for 8u+anit!/ :'F; Chastit!/ There +a! be other @ualities but !ou 1ill do 1ell to build u$ the above and others 1ill co+e to !ou b! the+selves/ *et +e dro$ a fe1 hel$ful suggestions on the above/ &ollo1 each sentence closel!/
. DEVOTION TO THE ABSOLUTE WILL.

I have al1a!s said, 1ritten, observed and felt that the +ost courageous individuals are devoted to

"od/ Such +en are rare/ You all understand the +eaning of <&earlessness< in its fullest sense/ It +eans absolute inde$endence.in t1o 1ords, he is the &EA=*ESS +an 1ho <fears%nothing,< and <faces%ever!thing/< That ever!thing includes ever!one/ That nothing excludes no one/ Bie1ed fro+ this stand$oint is not the fearless +an rarel! to be +et 1ith? You +a! co+e across degrees of fearlessness/ 0o1 the +an 1ho $ossesses this @ualit! in the <highest degree< has faith in this "od/ Ever!one has his conce$tion of "od/ Ever!one sees the absolute fro+ his individual $lane of vision/ That conce$tion 1hich !ou have of "od 1ill do for !ou/ I sa!, it 1ill do for !ou and !ou alone/ Don3t force it u$on others/ 6ee$ it for !ourself/ If !ou 1ant to i+$rove this conce$tion of "od $ra! in the Silence thus- <O, T8O5, I 50DE=STA0D 0OT T8Y 0AT5=E/ I 60O# 0OT .YET I YEA=0 TO 60O#/ DO T8O5 =EBEA* T8YSE*& 50TO Y SO5*/ DO T8O5 OPE0 Y SPI=IT5A* EYES A0D *EAD E O0/< Student, don3t treat this lightl!/ *isten not to that conceited or blinded brother of !ours 1ho sa!s he does not care for "od.1ho sa!s he can go on 1ithout the aid of "od/ *isten not/ *isten not/ The strongest and greatest $ra! often/ Onl! the! do not tal2 of this to others/ The! never +a2e a sho1 of their devotion/ 7ut the! have all $ra!ed and do all $ra!/ The! believe in $ersonal effort.the! also believe in Divine leading and guidance/ *earn to be <lead b! the S$irit/< Ever!thing shall co+e to !ou in this 1a!/ You 1ill also notice that the &earless an is not a +ere "od%fearing +an/ 8e is a "od%loving Individual/ 8e loves "od for "od3s sa2e largel!/ That +an 1ho is fearful in s$ite of his devotion to "od is a sha+ devotee/ 7ut the grace of the *O=D3S na+e is such that it shall $urif! the +ost i+$ure of heart/ It shall build u$ even a sha+ devotee into a real devotee 1ho in ti+e shall transcend all li+itation/ Therefore have faith in "od/ <7e regular< in !our devotions/ Also re+e+ber that each trial is a $ain acco+$an!ing s$iritual regeneration.each $ain a $rocess of strengthening the herald of a +ere glorious da1n of 1isdo+/ 8ence give u$ a gru+bling/ The great "od 1hose Infinite $o1er regulates the +otions of $lanets and !et ta2es note of the s$arro13s fall has !our soul3s best interest at heart/ All !ou do, all !ou sa!, all !ou feel, all !ou ho$e, all !our ex$eriences.all, all is 8is 1ill/ an3s #ill is "od3s #ill/ "od3s #ill is an3s #ill/ And 1ho can define "od? "od alone has the $o1er to define 8i+self/ 8e has defined 8i+self as the 5niverse.7ra+handa/ 0othing is i+$ossible for the devotee of "od/ *et hi+ but be 1illing to 1or2 and "od shall give hi+ ever!thing/ =egular devotion to "od 1ill surel! develo$ extre+e &earlessness/ <"od is *ove/< :);/ 60O#*ED"E )Gnayanam*/ &ear is due to ignorance/ #hen in the dar2 of night !ou +istoo2 the ro$e for a sna2e, !ou shrie2ed out in terror/ Cause? I"0O=A0CE/ 7ut 1hen !ou sa1 the ro$e as a ro$e, !ou laughed out in a+use+ent/ Cause? 60O#*ED"E/ All !our fear is due to !our ignorance of !our real nature/ All the fear at the last is fear of death/ You have to realise through 2no1ledge of the Bedanta that !ou are birthless, deathless/ You have to unfold b! +editation a consciousness of !our =eal Self/ I give !ou hereunder a +editation exercise that 1ill hel$ !ou in this direction/
MEDITATION E!ERCISE NO. .

=etire into the SI*E0CE/ Shut off all thoughts and $ur$oses relating to the external 1orld/ Tr! to realise that !ou, the =eal Ego are not the bod! but that it is a +ere gar+ent !ou have $ut on for functioning on the $h!sical $lane and 1hich !ou shall $ut off so+e da!/ Tr! to realise that !ou are i++ortal and that although a thousand bodies +ight co+e and go, !ou, the Ego, shall be as alive as ever/ These are !our shado1s.!our $ersonalities/ #hat dies and is born is a +irage.a +ere $hantas+.1hich !ou +aterialise for certain $ur$oses/ All these $ur$oses centralise in one POTE0TIA*ISED P5=POSE.the con@uest of +atter/ =ealise that !ou the Ego, have !our d1elling in Su$ernal =egions.on the s$iritual $lane.1ith !our &ather%in%8eaven.but that !ou have co+e do1n into +atter that !ou +a! find the fullest $ossible objective ex$ression/ =ealise that !ou, the Ego, are a differentiated centre of consciousness in the "reat Consciousness.T8E A7SO*5TE.E"O.S5 of the entire 5niverse 1ith all its gross and subtle +anifestations.that !ou are endo1ed 1ith all the $o1ers and attributes of the Absolute Self/ =ealise that !ou are not the e+otional and $assional +anifestations.surging u$ in !our $ersonalit!/ These are subject to the

la1 of &lux and =h!th+ and +ust be brought under the control of =eason and #ill.the balancing, e@uating $rinci$le of +ind/ =ealise that !ou are not the +ind nor the intellect, but that !ou exercise this function in order to anal!se the external +anifestations of nature and stud! sa+e/ =ealise that !ou are $ure Consciousness, 7liss and Existence in !our essential nature.on 1ith the all%life/ =ealise that the for+ side of +anifestation is but a concentration, a $reci$itation 1ithin !ou/ Your subjective nature is one 1ith the subjective self of others.an inlet for the influx and efflux of the "=EAT S57%CO0SCIO5S/ =ealise thus !our 5nit! 1ith All%*ife%+anifesting objectivel! as 5niversal 7rotherhood of all living beings and the $erfect recognition of the All%&ather% other, the "reat Cos+ic Po1er and Intelligence 2no1n as "od 1hose intelligence all%blissfulness and existence are ever $ouring into each 5nit of Individualised Divine Energ! and evolving through nature/ And, student, 1hen !ou +editate dail! that !ou are neither the bod! nor the e+otions nor the +ind, !ou shall then unfold the consciousness of the <I a+ I< that 1hich rules the $ersonalit! that 1hich has been called Soul%Consciousness/ You shall then be Chaitan!a%S$irituall! a1a2e/ You shall then 2no1 no &ear/ &ear shall dro$ a1a! li2e a 1orn%out sheath/ All fear%thoughts are due to undevelo$ed race%consciousness 1hich reacts u$on individual consciousness and is sta+$ed +ore or less u$on ever! ato+ of +atter/ You 3fear3 because !ou thin2 !ou are the bod!/ #hen !ou realise that !ou can co++and as +an! bodies for !our use as !ou li2eA 1hen !ou realise in !our heart of hearts that !ou are a S$iritual 7eing ex$ressing and energising through +aterial $ersonalitiesA 1hen !ou realise that !ou cannot die, fear shall be afraid of !ou and dro$ tor+enting and teasing !ou/ &ear resides in the +atter%fed +ind.that +ind 1hich has been gro1n and +atured b! the rece$tion and re%action u$on external sensations and sti+uli.1hat has been called the objective +ind/ This +ind identifies itself 1ith the for+, the bod!/ It has an incorrigible deter+ination to1ards the for+% side, the concrete%side of existence/ It sees nothing but the bod! and is dar2ened b! the forces of !aya/ It sees nothing but se$aration/ Yes, it is the +atter%fed +ind/ Peo$le 1ith a develo$+ent of this side of consciousness are invariabl! selfishA have generall! s+all, conical e!es, understand nothing, but the 1elfare of the bod!/ The! are subject to the fear and the delight in +a2ing others fear the+/ This +ind needs illu+ination fro+ the soul, the Subjective an, the <I a+ I< side of consciousness/ It is not that !ou are a bod! and have a soul.this is the dirt! conviction of the +atter%fed +ind.but !ou are a soul and have a bod!/ The da1n of Soul%Consciousness +a2es a +an a &orce for good/ 8e hi+self is &earless/ 8is is the voice of strength that does not crush and do+inate but that $uts 1ar+th, life, energ!, ho$e and indo+itable courage into cold and des$airing hearts/ So+e are born 1ith this Soul%Consciousness/ Do not thin2 that I a+ feeding 1ith the theories of eccentricit!/ Often 1hen a bo! $la!ing 1ith others the thought 1ould stri2e +e hard, <Are !ou the sa+e that is running and ju+$ing and shouting/< I 1ould sto$, loo2ing blan2l! ahead/ A feeling of confusion 1ould co+e over +e and I 1ould forget ever!thing/ I could recall the feeling distinctl! and vividl!/ 0o1 I understand/ These 1ere flashes of Soul%Consciousness unfolded in a $ast life and struggling for <recognition< in this life/ Such +en face DEAT8 for the+selves cal+l!/ The! 2no1 the! can3t die/ Such +en are inca$able of sustained hatred/ The! too have their $h!siogno+ical signs and distinctions/ The! re$resent an advanced order of intellect/ And, lastl!, 1hen the full bla9e of realisation co+es, !our one object in life shall be to besto1 !our sense of freedo+ on others/ You shall not be able to +oc2 and s+ile cal+l! at the $ain, the ignorance to i+$erfections of !our brother%+an/ You shall realise 1hat it is to 3feel3 for hu+anit!, !ea, even for ani+als/ You shall gli+$se, in so+e +easures, the great feeling of $ain that rent the hearts of the 7uddas, the Christs, the =a+a2rishnas, the Bive2anandas of this 1orld/ The! suffered, the! felt for hu+anit!/ And 1hen undevelo$ed hu+anit! forced the+ to the CrossA the! bore it in the sa+e s$irit in 1hich the gentle nurse bears the blo1s and abuses of the disease%rac2ed $atient/ <&ather forgive the+, for the! 2no1 not 1hat the! do/< Beril! to 2no1 all is to forgive all/ This Soul%Consciousness is as +uch !ours as that of an!one/ It co+es through +editation on the Infinite, and the &or+less Absolute.the Over%soul of the universe.the 7rah+an of the Bedanta.the Self of the $hiloso$hers.the At+an of the Yogis.the $ersonal.i+$ersonal "od of the devotee.and, last, but not least, the hu+anit! of the hu+anitarian/

CONCENTRATION. The +ind can thin2 of one thing onl!/ &ear is an acute for+ of negative concentration.1orr! its chronic for+/ If !ou learn ho1 to $lace !our +ind u$on a $articular subject and inhibit or <shut off< all other thoughts, the fascination of fear and 1orr! shall have no $o1er over !ou/ ost of the things !ou fear never ha$$en.others can be routed b! a bold front/ Even if so+ething ugl! does befall !ou, !ou have the $o1er 1ithin to enable !ou to 3bear u$3 heroicall!/ &ear is a +ere negative thought%habit/ It is a negative tendenc! in the +ind/ You can best eradicate this 1eed fro+ !our +ind b! cultivating the $ositive attitude of Courage/ There are $articular sets of brain%cells being created or destro!ed b! $articular t!$es of thoughts/ The best 1a! to destro! negative brain%cells is to develo$ $ositive brain%cells/ If !ou 1ant to 7ill off .ear-thoughts, do not fight the+/ That 1ould be li2e tr!ing to realise ho1 dar2 a $lace is and then starting to $itch it out b! the handful/ You 2no1 !ou cannot do it/ >ust o$en the blinds and let in sunshine and the $lace 1ill be flooded 1ith light/ The +ind h!$notised b! negative thoughts has been co+$ared b! a +ental scientist to a dirt! 1ash%bo1l full of dirt! 1ater/ Ta2e the 1ash%bo1l near a ta$ and turn the ta$ on/ The stead! $our of clean 1ater 1ill soon 1ash off all the dirt! 1ater and fill the 1ash%bo1l 1ith clear 1ater/ So the onl! 1a! to root out and destro! evil thoughts is to turn a stead! strea+ of $ositive thoughts to overco+e all fear thoughts, !ou should thin2 courage%thoughts/ Don3t cra1l on !our bell!A don3t call u$on 8eaven to 1itness that des$icable creature !ou are/ 0o.a thousand ti+es.no/ Act Courage/ Thin2 Courage/ Sa! Courage/ That3s the 1a!/ Turn !our face to1ards the rising sun/ Ta2e <Courage< for !our 1atch1ord/ Affir+ it as far as !ou can/ &asten it dee$ and strong in !our +ind/ Al1a!s tell !ourself that !ou are full of courage, +orning, noon and nightA never tell !ourself that !ou are 1ea2/ 0o1, in order to inhibit fear%thoughts and exhibit Courage%thoughts, !ou +ust $ossess CO0CE0T=ATIO0/ You should be able to ta2e !our +ind off a certain subject and $ut it on so+ething else at !our 1ill/ Do !ou 2no1 1hat Concentration +eans? *et +e give !ou in +! o1n 1ords so+ething I re+e+ber reading about 0a$oleon/ #hen banished to St/ 8elena and suffering fro+ disease, one da! his doctor ex$ressed his curiosit! as to the secret of his success and astonishing $o1er/ 0a$oleon re$lied <Doctor, there are dra1ers in +! brain/ #hen I 1ant to thin2 of $olitics I $ull out the dra1er of $olitics, 1hen I 1ant to thin2 of >ose$hine, I $ull out the dra1er of *a1, and so onA and 1hen I shut all these dra1ers, I can go to slee$/< The doctor s+iled incredulit! blandl!/ <Doctor, I can sho1 !ou this +inute/ Doctor, I shut all dra1ers<.even 1hile sa!ing this, 0a$oleon fell 1ith a thud on his $illo1/ 8e 1as fast aslee$/ The +an of science and +edicine exa+ined hi+ in all 1a!s, but 0a$oleon had fallen actuall! fast aslee$/ This is Concentration and ind%Control/ I don3t ad+ire +en of 0a$oleon3s selfish t!$es/ Their $lace is in dar2 hell/ The! use their $o1er for $re!ing u$on others/ 7ut that his $o1ers of +ind 1ere great, I don3t den!/ 0a$oleon in his $ast life had been a great Yogi, but the re+nants of self and cu+ulative force of bad 6ar+a $reci$itated the blood! results !ou all 2no1 in connection 1ith 0a$oleon3s career/ 0o doubt, this +an 1as onl! a +eans used b! "od to bring about certain changes and revolutions/ To develo$ Concentration, $a! attention to the dail! 1or2 of !our life/ Don3t neglect s+all things/ Put interest and attention into 1hatever !ou thin2, sa!, or do/ 7e a 1ide%a1a2e +an/ Don3t go about !our 1or2 half%aslee$/ #a2e u$ and dis$la! a fe1 signs of life/ 7e $rogressive/ Thin2 +uch and to the $ur$ose/
WILL-POWER.

You all understand this/ It is that as$ect of !our +a2e%u$ that enables !ou to +a2e !our +ind and bod! obe! !ou/ The true $rinci$le of #ill is closel! interloc2ed 1ith the <I a+ I< as I have alread! ex$lained it/ =esolve at the start to do one thing once in )C hours that !ou 1ould do if !ou 1ere not afraid/ &ace fear and it is !our slave/ Your #ill%$o1er enables !ou to $rove things $racticall! to !ourself and to the 1orldA to +a2e actions +atch%thoughts/ "ive !our #ill +uch exercise in the

right direction/ #ithout #ill a +an is no better than a log of 1ood/ 6ee$ !our #ill strong b! auto% suggestion and exercise/ Tr! the $o1ers of !our #ill on !our $ersonalit! till !ou can do an!thing and be an!thing/ Sa! <I can and I 1ill< in a thousand different 1a!s and $rove it too/ The re@uisite @ualities that for+ valuable adjuncts to #ill%$o1er are- '/ Deter+ination/ )/ Stic2%to%it%ive%ness/ ,/ Perseverance/ C/ Invincible and indo+itable courage/ H/ 0on%attach+ent/ I/ &aith in !ourself/ J/ &aith in "od/ K/ I can and I 1ill/ =e$eat this affir+ation often till it beco+es a constant +ental trait/
AFFIRMATIONS.

'/ I a+ fearless/ I a+ full of courage/ There is nothing to fear/ I sa! courage, I thin2, I act courage/ )/ Courage is +! distinct and leading trait/ Ever!one 2no1s +e as a +an of Indo+itable courage/ The criticis+s and o$inions of others cannot affect +e the least/ ,/ I a+ $art of the Divine Self/ I har+ none/ +e/ ! nature 2no1s no har+/ 8ence no har+ co+es to

C/ I a+ e@ual to an!thing/ 0othing can crush +! s$irit/ I can face ever!thing/ I can face ever!bod!/ H/ ! $o1ers of resistance are strong, strong, strong/ I use the+ never for the aggression of others/ The! are for +! self%defence/ I/ I a+ absolutel! fearless +orall! and $h!sicall!/ J/ I stand for absolute truthfulness and justice and +anifest the+ in +!self/ K/ #or2 1ith this affir+ation/ Strongl! i+$lant it in !our +ind/ The use of strong, $ositive Affir+ation in the Silence is valuable in that it gives !ou a fir+ hold of !our thought so that !ou can <carr! the thought< +entall!/ The value of ex$ressing thought in act and s$eech lies in this that it clinches !our thought into a $er+anent habit/ =e+e+ber this $s!chologic axio+- '/ Thoughts ta2e for+ in action/ )/ Action induces thought and corres$onding habits/ Therefore act out the $art $h!sicall!/ If !ou 1ant a courageous +ind.<act out< the $art $h!sicall!, in !our dail! life, on suitable occasions, in all earnestness as !ou 1ould in a theatre or dra+a/ In a ver! short ti+e it shall beco+e a confir+ed habit/ &orce !ourself to it/ Ta2e an interest in 1hat !ou do and sa!/ 8ave confident ex$ectations of S5CCESS/ 0ever be daunted and co1ed do1n b! initial difficulties and failures/ 0ever sa! die/ If !ou go do1n.don3t re+ain l!ing and +oaning/ 0ever, I sa!, never/ "et u$/ Sha2e !ourself u$ free and sa!, li2e the ro!al lion <Co+e one, co+e all, this roc2 shall fl! sooner fro+ its base than I/< 8ave a 1ill of !our o1n and be a force for good/ Exercise !our #ill% $o1er/ 7e so+ething/ Do so+ething/
LOVE FOR HUMANITY, ENERGY, ASPIRATION, SELF-ESTEEM.

I cannot too strongl! e+$hasise the difference bet1een Self%Estee+ and Self%Conceit/ I 1ish to drive and thoroughl! $ound this difference into !our brain/ Self%Estee+ is decidedl! a +anl! trait/ It is based u$on a conviction of the 6ingshi$ of "od and the Sonshi$ of an/ an is a dignified being 1ith divine attributes/ 8e should not disgrace his a2er b! cra1ling on the ground/ This is Self%Estee+/ Self%Estee+ does not lo1er itself/ It never lo1ers others/ You shall never see a leader of +an2ind 1ithout tre+endous faith in hi+self/ 7ut e@uall! trul! !ou shall never see a true +an or 1o+an ta2ing delight in having others cra1l to dust before the+/ The! feel $ained and shoc2ed at such a sight/ There is infinite hu+iliation to the+ hi this sorr! s$ectacle/ 7ut Self%Conceit is that original obli@uit! that leads a +an to +a2e a hog of hi+self/ It is the old, dirt!, un+anl! <I%a+% greater%than%!ou< feeling/ Such +en are hogs, hogs, hogs/ The! are not the true sons of their +others/ The! are bastards and i+beciles/ If !ou co+e across this t!$e and get a chance to deal 1ith hi+ on !our $rivate strength o$en his e!es to his hoggishness/ If he has an! +anl! stuff in hi+self, he shall refor+/ If not, let hi+ si99le in his fat/ 0ature and its rigorous *a1s 1ill rub the lesson ho+e so+e da!/ 7ut don3t !ou stand their nonsense for 1ant of +oral bac2bone/ And the <I a+< in !ou shall revolt against an! such +eanness and s+allness in !ourself/ Encourage it not/ =evere

"od/ =evere !ourself/ =evere others/ 0ext, as to energ! and as$iration.these t1o characteristics trans+ute !our +ind fro+ a negative into a $ositive t!$e/ The! give !ou an aura of thought%force such as never 2no1s fear/ In $oint of fact fear is starved off to death/ 7e $rogressive/ Ta2e an interest in the affairs of this 1orld and be a force for good/ =aise !ourself first/ Then give others a lift/ 8ave an Increasing Pur$ose in !our life/ #or2 to1ards its acco+$lish+ent/ The +an 1ho renounces the 1orld does not beco+e a burden unto others/ 8e hel$s others to shoulder their res$onsibilities/ 0ature aids at building u$ strong individuals/ It has no use for barnacles and is al1a!s scra$ing the+ off/ 0ature does not tolerate leeches, va+$ires and $arasites/ As$ire to do so+ething great in life <for the good of +an!, for the ha$$iness of +an!/< *ive to so+e $ur$ose/ #hen !ou have a $ositive life%$ur$ose, !our tone of +ind shall be do+inant and $ositive and !our thoughts shall +atch/ All%strength shall co+e to !ou/ 7ad health, fear, 1orr! and the 1hole arra! of disintegrating forces are set into active +otion b! a $ur$oseless life/ The Pur$oseful an has no ti+e to bother about the+/ 5nderstand clearl!, s$iritualit! is not la9iness, 1hatever else it +a! be/
AFFIRMATIONS.

'/ I have $erfect Self%Confidence/ I a+ a Divine 7eing/ I lo1er not +!self.I lo1er not others/ )/ ! *ife%Pur$ose is Constructive.not Destructive/ ,/ I 1ill be great s$irituall! and +entall!/ I 1ill +a2e others great/ I a+ an irresistible force for good/ C/ I live to so+e great $ur$ose/ I a+ an Individual/ I recognise the &atherhood of "od and the 7rotherhood of +an/
HEALTH, CHASTITY AND SELF-CONTROL.

Chastit! and Self%Control bring to !ou a clean health! $h!si@ue/ Strong health +eans strong brain/ And strong brain +eans abounding vitalit!, +agnetis+ and a+bition/ =e+e+ber our ai+ is the develo$+ent of courage/ The Chaste brain has tre+endous energ!/ You should observe 7ra+hachar!a.the conservation of vital energ! in the bod!/ You should ac@uire control over !our $assions and a$$etites/ The energ! generated in !our bod! should not be dra1n off at the lo1er end of !our being, but should be trans+uted into creative activit! +entall! and s$irituall!/ "et a clean bod!, first/ You can get it b! fasting, breathing and exercise/
FASTING AND SELF-CONTROL.

If !ou feel heav! in bod! and brain, if !ou feel +entall! sluggish it is a sure indication that !our s!ste+ is <clogged< 1ith 1aste +atter, due to $artial or total inactivit! of the $h!sical channels of eli+ination/ You have been indulging in high living and glutton! or !ou have been indulging in $h!sical gratifications and have thus exhausted the vital fibres of !our bod!/ Perha$s !ou have drun2 ver! little 1ater 1hich is nature3s de+and for cleaning the vessels of the bod!/ Perha$s !ou have exercised little and thus the su$$l! of ox!gen re@uired for burning off carbon and energising the blood has been rather li+ited/ ental de$ression, 31ea2 nerves,3 +elanchol!, des$air, fear, lac2 of concentration and lots of other +ental 1ea2ness are due to a clogging of the s!ste+ 1ith accu+ulated refuse/ In brief, the follo1ing are a fe1 of the benefits derivable fro+ scientific fasting-.:'; It gives nature a chance to <Clean 5$/< The da! of fasting is a da! of $h!sical <house cleaning/< :); *i2e the galvanic batter! the bod! <recu$erates< its energies/ Strength is invariabl! rested to one3s $o1ers of digestion after a careful fast/ 0o case of d!s$e$sia, consti$ation, etc/, there is, but can benefit or be totall! and radicall! cured b! fasting/ &asting 1ill increase $o1ers of assi+ilation, @uic2en hunger, $urif! and strengthen the nerves and raise !our health in all 1a!s/ :,; 7! gaining control over a$$etite !ou gain control over !our lo1er nature/ It is a s$lendid drill for !our #ill/ You shall gain in s$iritual strength/ You shall gro1 $ositive to !our flesh and its cravings/ >esus Christ fasted for CF da!s in order to $re$are hi+self to face his great trial and te+$tation/ Our

Yogis are all great fasters/

HOW TO FAST.

Don3t underta2e too +uch/ If !ou have never observed a fast begin 1ith a )C hour fast/ Drin2 at least H, if $ossible, K tu+blers of $ure 1ater at fre@uent intervals slo1l!/ 6ee$ !ourself gentl! active and occu$ied the 1hole da!, +entall! and $h!sicall!/ You +a! feel a feeling of faintness, all% goneness and an irresistible craving for food/ These are +ischievous $ran2s of a cultivated and $a+$ered and artificial a$$etite/ Drin2 1ater slo1l! but don3t give !our bod! an!thing else/ Al1a!s 2ee$ before !ourself the distinction bet1een the regal <I.a+.I< the soul and the carnal, sensating ani+al 2no1n as the bod!/ The great $oint of achieve+ent during a fast lies in thin2ing high thoughts and forgetting the de+ands of the flesh/ Don3t thin2 of !our fast/ If !ou do thin2 sa! to !ourself <this is to develo$ +! 1ill/< 7reathe $lent! of fresh air/ Exercise gentl! and 1al2/ I have seen educated +en afraid to go out for a 1al2 during a da!3s religious fast <lest the! should feel hungr!/< O sha+e4 You can3t control a little hunger4 You should bathe dail! thoroughl! earl! in the +orning, fast or no fast/ And don3t be afraid/ < an liveth not b! bread alone but b! ver! 1ord that $roceeds fro+ the +outh of "od<.said Christ/ Starvation +a! 2ill off !our bod! but not fasting/ Den! the $o1er of all disease and 1ea2ness over !ourself/ Your +ind is +aster of !our bod!/ Assert this +ental control/ *astl!, during a fast, !our bod! is sensitive to !our suggestions/ &ill !our +ind 1ith incessant affir+ations of courage/ Thin2 courage, sa! courage, act courage/ Ta2e ti+e b! the foreloc2/ &orce !our suggestions u$on bod! and brain right no1/
HOW TO BREAK A FAST.

#hen brea2ing a fast, be sure to control re%action/ Eat ver! lightl! and onl! sensible food/ 0o1 that !ou have a clean bod!, sta! clean You can train !ourself to fast for CF da!s at a stretch/
TRANSMUTING SE!-ENERGY.

8ere is so+e sensible advice fro+ a leading thin2er and teacherTo be a $erfect 7ra+hacharin :a regenerate;/ '/ You +ust have a clean, health! bod!A )/ "ood breathing ca$acit! and so+e control over sa+eA ,/ A strong 1ill such as can +ove bod! and +indA C/ Assiduous cultivation of the intellectual sideA H/ Control over e+otionsA I/ A fearless +indA J/ "reat deter+inationA K/ and abste+ious living and high thin2ing/ The Yogis $ossess great 2no1ledge regarding the use and abuse of the re$roductive $rinci$le in both sexes/ So+e hints of this esoteric 2no1ledge have filtered out and have been used b! #estern 1riters on the subject, and +uch good has been acco+$lished in this 1a!/ In this little boo2 1e cannot do +ore than touch u$on the subject, and o+itting all exce$t a bare +ention of theor!, 1e 1ill give a $ractical breathing exercise 1hereb! the student 1ill be enabled to trans+ute the re% $roductive energ! into vitalit! for the entire s!ste+, instead of dissi$ating and 1asting it in lustful indulgence in or out of the +arriage relations/ The re$roductive energ! is creative energ!, and +a! be ta2en u$ b! the s!ste+ and trans+uted into strength and vitalit!, thus serving the $ur$ose of regeneration instead of generation/ If the !oung +en of the #estern 1orld understood these underl!ing $rinci$les the! 1ould be saved +uch +iser! and unha$$iness in after !ears, and 1ould be stronger +entall!, +orall! and $h!sicall!/ This trans+utation of the re$roductive energ! gives +ore vitalit! to those $ractising it/ The! 1ill be filled 1ith great vital force, 1hich 1ill radiate fro+ the+ and 1ill +anifest in 1hat has been called <$ersonal +agnetis+/< The energ! thus trans+uted +a! be turned into ne1 channels and used to great advantage/ 0ature has condensed one of its +ost $o1erful +anifestations of $rana into $roductive energ!, as its $ur$ose is to create/ The greatest a+ount of vital force is concentrated in

the s+allest area/ The re%$roductive organis+ is the +ost $o1erful storage factor! in ani+al life, and its force can be dra1n u$1ard and used, as 1ell as ex$ended in the ordinar! functions of re$roduction, or 1asted in vicious lust/ The +ajorit! of our students 2no1 so+ething of the theories of regeneration, and 1e can do little +ore than to state the above facts, 1ithout atte+$ting to $rove the+/ The Yogi exercise for trans+uting re%$roductive energ! is si+$le/ It is cou$led 1ith rh!th+ic breathing, and can be easil! $erfor+ed/ It +a! be $ractised at an! ti+e, but is es$eciall! reco++ended 1hen one feels the instinct +ore strongl!, at 1hich ti+e the re%$roductive energ! is +anifesting and +a! be +ost easil! trans+uted for regenerative $ur$ose/ The exercise is as follo1s-. 6ee$ the +ind fixed on the idea of energ!, and a1a! fro+ ordinar! sexual thoughts and i+aginings/ If these thoughts co+e into the +ind do not be discouraged, but regard the+ as +anifestations of a force 1hich !ou intend using for the $ur$ose of strengthening the bod! and +ind/ *ie $assivel! or sit erect, and fix !our +ind on the idea of dra1ing the re%$roductive energ! u$1ard to the Solar Plexus, 1here it 1ill be trans+uted and stored a1a! as a reserve force of vital energ!/ Then breathe rh!th+icall!, for+ing the +ental i+age of dra1ing u$ the re%$roductive energ! 1ith each inhalation/ #ith each inhalation +a2e a co++and of the #ill that the energ! be dra1n u$1ard fro+ the re%$roductive organisation to the Solar Plexus/ If the rh!th+ is fairl! established and the +ental i+age is clear, !ou 1ill be conscious of the u$1ard $assage of the energ!, and 1ill feel its sti+ulating effect/ If !ou desire an increase in +ental force, !ou +a! dra1 it u$ to the brain instead of to the Solar Plexus, b! giving the +ental co++and and holding the +ental i+age of the trans+ission to the brain/ The +an or 1o+an doing +ental creative 1or2, or bodil! creative 1or2 1ill be able to use this creative energ! in their 1or2 b! follo1ing the above exercise, dra1ing u$ the energ! 1ith the inhalation and sending it forth 1ith the exhalation/ In this last for+ of exercise onl! such $ortions as are needed in the 1or2 1ill $ass into the 1or2 being done, the balance re+aining stored u$ in the Solar Plexus/ You 1ill understand, of course, that it is not the re$roductive fluids 1hich are dra1n u$ and used, but the etheric $rana energ! 1hich ani+ates the latter, the soul of the re$roductive organis+, as it 1ere/ It is usual to allo1 the head to bend for1ard easil! and naturall! during the trans+uting exercise/ Practise this 7reathing Exercise sturdil!/ 7e heroic/ *earn to +a2e 'FF Prana!a+s at a sitting, but do not rush things/ Dee$ breathing exercise, #ill%Culture, regular editation and a clean nor+al +ode of living 1hen co+bined 1ith +uch thin2ing 1ill surel! a1a2en !our *atent Po1ers/ 7e not 1orried if $rogress be a bit slo1 at first/ 6ee$ u$ cheerful and 1or2 $atientl!/ Things cannot but co+e !our 1a! if !ou don3t give u$ but $reserve to the last/ 8ave infinite and unbounded faith in !ourself/ And, lastl!, if !ou 1ant to gro1 s$ace in #isdo+ and Po1er, $ersevere in dee$ breathing/ Prana!a+ is the 2e! to all s$iritual success/ <S$iritualit! is fullness of 7reath/< Al+ost all for+s or ental and $h!sical 1ea2ness are due to i+$erfect and shallo1 breathing/ Of all these instructions !ou $ractise nothing but the 7reathing Exercise, !our gain shall be great but in order to get all the results !ou +ust $ractise all the instructions regularl! and +ethodicall!/ Your sex%force is under the direction of !our sub%conscious +ind 1hich is @uite a+enable to !our authoritative suggestions/ "et control through !our sub%consciousness/ All !ou have to do is to let it to do its o1n 1or2 1ithout adverse and negative suggestions and fear%thoughts/ Sa! <0o< vigorousl! to all adverse thoughts and sha2e the+ off fro+ !ou/ All health co+es b! letting nature alone/
BREATHING E!ERCISE.

&ind a @uiet $lace as far as $ossible, 1here the air is $ure and the surroundings soothing and

$leasant/ After a bath or a thorough rubbing of the bod! fro+ to$ to toe, 1ith a 1et to1el, on an e+$t! sto+ach, ta2e this exercise- Send a current of hol! thought to ever!one, on $lanes seen and unseen, north and south, east and 1est, engage in +editation.ta2e an!one of the +editation exercises !ou li2e/ #hen !ou are $erfectl! cal+ and relaxed, seat !ourself cross%legged, assu+ing an! $osture that co+es easiest to !ou, 1ith head, nec2 and chest held in a straight line and the 1eight of the u$$er $arts of the bod! resting on ribs/ 6ee$ the region about the 1aist @uite free/ *oosen the cloth there out and out/ 0o1 inhale air slo1l! and steadil! through right nostril after closing left nostril 1ith !our finger as long as it ta2es to count sixteen +entall!/ Close both nostrils, holding the ins$ired air 1ithin and count sixt!%four/ Then ver! slo1l! exhale the air through the left nostril for as long as it ta2es to count thirt!%t1o/ You +ust begin 1ith a C second inhalation, 'I second retention and K second exhalation/ Instead of dr! counting !ou +ight i+$rove !ourself decidedl! b! re$eating the 1ord <&earless< as +an! ti+es holding +entall! that do+inant idea bac2 of the 1ord/ Practise H $rana!a+as +ornings and evenings for one 1ee2 dail!/ Increase to 'F next 1ee2/ #or2 u$ to )F/ "o slo1l!/ Practise as long as !ou li2e, but not less than I +onths/ 7e serious and earnest/ This is not for non%serious +inds/ This exercise 1ill aug+ent digestive $o1er, stead! heart%action, +a2e the bod! light and the +ind cal+/ It shall hel$ also +iraculousl! in !our Soul% 5nfold+ent/ During this $ractice be $ure in all 1a!s/ Observe 7ra+hachar!a/ Practice +ental concentration and s$iritual +editation/ Don3t tal2 +uch 1ith others/ Don3t encourage an! but hol! societ!/ Don3t slee$ +uch/ Don3t 1or2 ver! hard/ 6ee$ !our e+otions 1ell%in%hand/ 7e al1a!s engaged +entall! and $h!sicall!/ 7e ho$eful and cheerful/ 0ever encourage negative thin2ing/ It shall do 1onders for !ou/
PHYSICAL E!ERCISE.

Exercise 0o/ '/ Stand straight, facing a corner of the roo+ 1ith bare feet about 'C or 'H inches fro+ the corner itself, ar+s straight out, even 1ith shoulders or $erha$s t1o inches belo1, hands resting on the t1o% side 1alls, chest out, abdo+en in/ 0o1 lean for1ard to1ards the corner, 1ithout +oving the feet or bending the 2nees/ Ai+ lightl! to touch the corner 1ith the chest, 1hile holding the head and abdo+en as far bac2 fro+ the corner as $ossible, ar+s and hands sli$$ing for1ard on the 1alls in a straight line 1ith shoulders/ =esu+e first $osition 1ithout +oving the feet or lo1ering the ar+s, and re$eat/ a2e the for1ard +ove+ent slo1l!, at the sa+e ti+e inhaling through nostrils a slo1, full breathA $ut !our 1hole effort into stretching the chest for1ard and u$1ard :careful not to bruise !ourself against 1all; and head and abdo+en bac21ard, thus straightening the bac2 at the shoulders/ 8old the chest to the corner a +o+ent, holding the breath li2e1ise, then slo1l! resu+e original u$right $osition, slo1l! exhaling through slightl! o$en li$s at the sa+e ti+e bending the head for1ard to1ards the chest/ As !ou lean for1ard to1ard the corner, +entall! 2ee$ count of !our exercise one, t1o, three, etc/ As !ou resu+e the u$right $osition, exhaling and bending the head for1ard +entall!, affir+ <I a+ fearless, $ure, strong/< a2e these +ove+ents al1a!s slo1l!, deliberatel!, 1ith the closest attention/ 7egin 1ith H or I +ove+ents and raise to )F at a ti+e/ Exercise 0o/ )/ Stand straight about t1o feet fro+ the 1all/ Place the $al+s on the 1all%level 1ith the shoulders/ #ithout +oving the feet or bending the bod!, lean for1ard slo1l!, inhaling slo1l! as !ou do so, until the chest touches the 1all, head bac2A then $ush !ourself slo1l! to an u$right $osition slo1l! exhaling as !ou do so/ =e$eat 'F ti+es or +ore/ Exercise 0o/ ,/ Clas$ the hands behind/ As !ou slo1l! inhale extend the clas$ed hand slo1l! do1n1ards as far as $ossible, straightening ar+s at elbo1 and lo1ering shoulders as +uch as $ossible, at the sa+e ti+e extending and lifting the chest as far as !ou can/ 8old the breath and the $osition a +o+ent onl!, shoulders do1n, chest out and u$, abdo+en in, then release the hand and slo1l! exhale/ A rather vigorous exercise/ So go slo1l!/

Exercise 0o/ C/ Stand straight, ar+s extended even 1ith the shoulders, head u$A tense +uscles of right ar+ doubling slo1l! at elbo1 and hand onl!, until the clenched fist touches the shouldersA at the sa+e ti+e tensing the nec2 +uscles, chin u$, and turning the head slo1l! to face the clenched fist/ =e$eat 1ith the left ar+/ The ar+s fro+ shoulder to elbo1 +ust be 2e$t in a hori9ontal $osition/ Exercise 0o/ H/ Stand straight, hands at sides/ 7end as far over to the right as $ossible, slo1l!A then to the left as far as $ossible/ =e$eat 'F ti+es/ Exercise 0o/ I/ Stand straight, ar+s at sides/ *ean as far for1ard as !ou can 1ithout bending the 2nees and roll the bod! clear around in a circle to the right, ar+s and bod! as li+$ as $ossible/ =e$eat H ti+es/ Then roll five ti+es to the left/ Exercise 0o/ J/ Stand straight/ Extend ar+s easil! in front/ #ave the+ bac21ards and u$1ards in a sort of reversed s1i++ing +ove+ent, until the! +eet overheadA at the sa+e ti+e bending bac21ard as far as $ossible slo1l! inhale a full breath/ 0o1 bend for1ard, exhaling breath, ta2ing care not to bend the 2nees, until !our fingers touch !our toes, head hanging as lo1 as $ossible, toes and head as li+$ as $ossible, fingers reaching to1ards the floor/ =e$eat u$right $osition/ 6ee$ the 2nees straight throughout/ Ai+ to stretch the entire bod! and hands u$1ard and bac21ard as far as $ossible, 1ith the u$1ard +otion of the ar+s/ If !ou can3t touch the floor 1ithout bending the 2nees, just co+e as near it as !ou can/ Practice 1ill li+ber !ou u$ until !ou can touch it/ Exercise 0o/ K/ *ie full length on the bac2 of the floor, hands clas$ed under head/ Tense the +uscles of the right leg, raising the 2nee slo1l! until it touches or al+ost touches the bod!, at the sa+e ti+e bending the foot do1n1ard as far as $ossible, stretching the toes to1ards the floor/ 0o1 slo1l! lo1er the right leg, still tense, to1ards the floor, straightening the 2nee and turning the toe u$1ard to1ards the bod!/ As the right leg is being lo1ered, raise the left one u$1ard in the sa+e 1a! tensing the +uscles, 2nee to chest, toes stretching u$1ardA as the left leg goes do1n, $oint the toes and foot to1ard the 2nee H ti+es, increasing graduall! to 'F ti+es/ PHYSICAL E!ERCISES.
SERIES ".

Exercise I/ :'; Extend the ar+s straight out in front of !ou, on the level of the shoulder, 1ith $al+s of the hand touching each otherA :); s1ing bac2 the hands until the ar+s stand out straight, side1a!s, fro+ the shoulders or even a little further bac2 if the! 1ill go there easil! 1ithout forcingA return bris2l! to $osition ', and re$eat several ti+es/ The ar+s should be s1ung 1ith a ra$id +ove+ent and 1ith ani+ation and life/ Do not go to slee$ over the 1or2 or rather $la!/ This exercise is +ost useful in develo$ing the chest, +uscles of the shoulders, etc/ In s1inging the hands bac21ard, it is an i+$rove+ent if !ou 1ill rise on !our toe during the bac21ard s1ee$A sin2ing on !our heels as !ou +ove the ar+s for1ard again/ The re$eated +ove+ents should be rh!th+ical, bac21ard and for1ard, li2e the s1inging of a @uic2 $endulu+/ Exercise II/ :'; Extend the ar+s straight in front of !ou, letting the little fingers of each hand touch each other, the $al+s being u$1ardA :); then 2ee$ing the little fingers still touching, bring the hands straight u$

in a curved circular +ove+ent, until the ti$s of the fingers of both hands touch the to$ of the head bac2 of the forehead, the bac2s of the fingers touching, the elbo1s s1inging out as the +ove+ent is +ade until :1hen the fingers touch the head, 1ith thu+bs $ointing the rear; the! $oint out straight side1a!sA :,; let the fingers rest on the to$ of the head a +o+ent, and then 1ith the elbo1s $ressing bac2 :1hich forces the shoulders bac2; force the ar+s bac21ard 1ith an obli@ue +otion until the! reach the sides at full length, as in the standing $osition/ Exercise III/ :'; Extend the ar+s straight out, side1a!s, fro+ the shouldersA :); then, still 2ee$ing the u$$er ar+s extended in sa+e $osition, bend the ar+s at the elbo1 and bring the forear+ u$1ard 1ith a circular +ove+ent, until the ti$s of the extended fingers lightl! touch the to$s of the shouldersA :,; then 1ith fingers in the last $osition, force the elbo1s out to the front until the! touch, or nearl! go :a little $ractice 1ill enable !ou to touch the+ together;A :C; then, 2ee$ing the fingers still lightl! touching the to$s of the shoulders, s1inging the elbo1s as far bac2 as !ou can get the+/ :A little $ractice 1ill enable !ou to get the+ +uch farther bac2 than at the first atte+$t/; :S; S1ing the elbo1s to the front $osition and then bac2 to the rear $osition, several ti+es/ Exercise IB/ :'; Place the hands on the hi$s, thu+bs to the rear, and elbo1s $ressed bac2A :); bend the bod! for1ard, fro+ the hi$s as far as !ou can, 2ee$ing the chest $rotruding and the shoulders $ressed bac2A :,; raise the bod! to the original standing $osition :hands still at the hi$s; and then bend bac21ard/ In these +ove+ents the 2nees should not be bent and the +otions should be +ade slo1l! and gentl!A :C; then :hands still on the hi$s; bend gentl! to the right, 2ee$ing the heels fir+l! on the ground, 2nees unbent and avoid t1isting the bod!A :H; resu+e original $osition, and then bend the bod! gentl! to the left, observing the $recautions given in the last +ove+ent/ This exercise is so+e1hat fatiguing and !ou should be careful not to overdo it at the start/ Proceed graduall!A :I; 1ith hands in sa+e $osition on the hi$s, s1ing the u$$er $art of the bod! around in a circle, fro+ the 1aist%u$, the head describing the largest circle, of course/ Do not +ove the feet or bend the 2nees/ Exercise B/ :'; Standing erect, 1ith hands on hi$s, raise !ourself on the balls of the feet several ti+es, 1ith sort of a s$ringing +otion/ Pause a +o+ent after !ou have raised u$on !our toes, then let the heels sin2 to the floor, then re$eat, as above suggested/ 6ee$ the 2nees unbent and the heels together/ This exercise is s$eciall! beneficial in develo$ing the calf of the leg, and 1ill +a2e it sure the first fe1 ti+es it is tried/ If !ou have an undevelo$ed calf here is the exercises for !ouA :); 1ith hands still on hi$s $lace !our feet about t1o feet a$art, and then cover the bod! into a <s@uatting< $osition, $ausing a +o+ent and then resu+ing original $osition/ =e$eat several ti+es, but not too often at the first, as it 1ill +a2e the thighs feel a little sore at the beginning/ This exercise 1ill give one 1ell develo$ed thighs/ This last +ove+ent +a! be i+$roved u$on b! sin2ing do1n 1ith the 1eight resting u$on the balls of the foot, instead of u$on the heel/ Exercise BI/ :'; Stand erect 1ith hands on hi$sA :); 2ee$ing the 2nee straight, s1ing the right leg out about fifteen inches :2ee$ing the toe turned a little out and the sole flat;.then s1ing bac2 to the rear until the toe $oints straight to the ground, (eeping the (nee stiff all the timeA :,; re$eat the s1inging bac21ard and for1ard several ti+esA :C; then do the sa+e 1ith the left legA :H; 1ith hands still on hi$s, raise the right leg u$, bending the 2nee, until the u$$er%leg :thigh; stands straight out fro+ the bod! :if !ou can raise it still higher, !ou +a! do so;A :I; $lace !our foot again on the ground, and go through the sa+e +otion 1ith the left legA :J; re$eat several ti+es, first one leg and then the other, +oving slo1l! at first and graduall! increasing !our s$eed until !ou are executing a slo1 trot 1ithout +oving fro+ the over s$ot/

Exercise BII/ :'; Stand erect, 1ith the ar+s extended straight in front of !ou, fro+ the shoulders, and of course on a level 1ith the shoulders.the $al+s +ust be do1n, fingers straight out, thu+bs folded under and the thu+b side of hands touching each otherA :); bend the bod! for1ard fro+ the hi$s, stoo$ing for1ard as far as $ossible and at the sa+e ti+e s1ing the ar+s for1ard 1ith a s1ee$ing +ove+ent, sending the+ do1n, bac21ard and u$1ard at the bac2, so that 1hen the bod! has reached the li+it of the bending for1ard +ove+ent the ar+s are extended bac2 and over the bod!.2ee$ the ar+s stiff and do not bend the 2neesA :,; resu+e standing $osition and re$eat several ti+es/ Exercise BIII/ :'; Extend the ar+s straight, side1a!s, fro+ the shoulder and hold the+ there stiff and rigid 1ith hands o$enA :); close the hands forcibl! 1ith a @uic2 +otion, $ressing the fingers 1ell into the $al+A :,; o$en the hands forcibl! and @uic2l!, s$reading out the fingers and thu+bs as 1idel! as $ossible for+ing a fan sha$ed handA :C; close and o$en the hands as above stated, several ti+es, as ra$idl! as $ossible/ Put life into the exercise/ This is a s$lendid exercise for develo$ing the +uscles of the hand and for ac@uiring +anual dexterit!/ Exercise IM/ :'; *ie u$on !our sto+ach, extending !our ar+s above !our head and then bo1ed u$1ard and !our legs stretched out full length and raised bac21ard and u$1ard/ The correct $osition +a! be carried in the +ind b! i+agining a 1atch.cr!stal or a saucer resting on the table on its +iddle, 1ith both ends turning u$1ardA :); lo1er and raise the ar+s and legs, several ti+esA :,; then turn over on !our bac2 and lie extended at full length, 1ith ar+s extended straight out u$1ards over the head, 1ith bac2 of fingers touching the groundA :C; then raise u$ both legs fro+ the 1aist until the! stand straight u$ in the air, li2e the +ast of a shi$, !our u$$er%bod! and ar+s re+aining in the last $osition na+ed/ *o1er the legs and raise the+ several ti+esA :H; resu+e $osition ,, l!ing flat u$on the bac2 at full 1ith ar+s extended straight out u$1ard, over the head, 1ith bac2s of fingers touching the groundA :I; then graduall! raise bod! to sitting $osition, 1ith ar+s $rojecting straight in front of the shoulders/ Then go bac2 graduall! to the l!ing do1n $osition, and re$eat the raising and lo1ering several ti+esA :J; then turn over on the face and sto+ach again and assu+e the follo1ing $osition-.6ee$ing the bod! rigid fro+ head to foot, raise !our bod! until its 1eight rests u$on !our $al+s :the ar+s being stretched out straight in front of !ou; at one end, and u$on !our toes at the other end/ Then graduall! bend ar+s at the elbo1, allo1ing !our chest to sin2 to the floorA then raise u$ !our chest and u$$er%bod! b! straightening out !our ar+s, the entire 1eight falling u$on the ar+s, 1ith the toes as a $ivot.this last is a difficult +otion, and should not be overdone at first/ Exercise M/ This exercise is for those troubled 1ith a too large abdo+en, 1hich trouble is caused b! too +uch fat gathering there/ The abdo+en +a! be +ateriall! reduced b! a reasonable indulgence in this exercise.but al1a!s re+e+ber <+oderation in all things< and do not overdo +atters, or be in too +uch of a hurr!/ 8ere is the exercise- :'; exhale the breath :breathe out all the air in the lungs, 1ithout straining !ourself too +uch; and then dra1 the abdo+en in and u$ as far as !ou can, then hold for a +o+ent and let it resu+e its natural $osition/ =e$eat a nu+ber of ti+es and then ta2e a breath or t1o and rest a +o+ent/ =e$eat several ti+es, +oving it in and out/ It is sur$rising ho1 +uch control one +a! gain over these stubborn +uscles 1ith a little $ractice/ This exercise 1ill not onl! reduce the fatt! la!ers over the abdo+en, but 1ill also greatl! strengthen the sto+ach +uscles/ :); "ive the abdo+en a good but not rough 2neading and rubbing/ Exercise MI/ The exercise is as follo1s-.&ollo1 it carefull!/ :'; stand erect, 1ith heels together, toes slightl! $ointed out1ardA :); raise the ar+s u$ b! the sides :1ith a circular +ove+ent; until the hands +eet

over the head, thu+bs touching each otherA :,; 2ee$ing the 2nees stiffA the bod! rigidA the elbows unbentA :and shoulders bent 1ell bac2 as the +ove+ent is +ade;A bring do1n the hands, slo1l!, 1ith a side1a! circular +otion, until the! reach the sides of the legs the little finger and the inner% edge :the <cho$$ing%edge<; of the hand alone touching the legs, and $al+s of the hands facing straight to the front/ The shoulder gets the right $osition b! touching the little finger of each hand to the sea+ of the trousers/ :C; =e$eat several ti+es, slowly re+e+ber/ #ith the hands in the last $osition, having been $laced there b! the +otion stated, it is ver! difficult for the shoulders to 1ar$ for1ard/ The chest is $rojected a littleA the head is erectA nec2 is straight, the bac2 straight and hollo1ed a little :the natural $osition;A and the 2nees are straight/ In short, !ou have a fine, erect carriage.now (eep it/ SEVEN MINOR BREATHING E!ERCISES. Exercise I/ :'; Stand erect 1ith hands at sides/ :); Inhale co+$lete breath/ :,; =aise the ar+s slo1l!, 2ee$ing the+ rigid until the hands touch over head/ :C; =etain the breath a fe1 +inutes 1ith hands over head/ :H; *o1er hands slo1l! to sides exhaling slo1l! at the sa+e ti+e/ :I; Practise cleansing breath/ Exercise II/ :'; Stand erect 1ith ar+s straight in front of !ou/ :); Inhale co+$lete breath and retain/ :,; S1ing ar+s bac2 as far as the! 1ill goA then bac2 to first $ositionA then re$eat several ti+es, retaining the breath all the 1hile/ :C; Exhale vigorousl! through +outh/ :H; Practise cleansing breath/ Exercise III/ :'; Stand erect 1ith ar+s straight in front of !ou/ :); Inhale co+$lete breath/ :,; S1ing ar+s around in a circle, bac21ard, a fe1 ti+es/ Then reverse a fe1 ti+es retaining the breath all the 1hile/ You +a! var! this b! rotating the+ alternatel! li2e the sails of a 1ind%+ill/ :C; Exhale the breath vigorousl! through the +outh/ :H; Practise cleansing breath/ Exercise IB/ :'; *ie on the floor 1ith !our face do1n1ard, and $al+s of hands flat u$on the floor b! !our sides/ :); Inhale co+$lete breath and retain/ :,; Stiffen the bod! and raise !ourself u$ b! the strength of !our ar+s until !ou rest on !our hands and toes/ :C; Then lo1er !ourself to original $osition/ =e$eat several ti+es/ :H; Exhale vigorousl! through the +outh/ :I; Practise cleansing breath/ Exercise B/ :'; Stand erect 1ith !our $al+s against the 1all/ :); Inhale co+$lete breath and retain/ :,; *o1er the chest to the 1all, resting !our 1eight on !our hands/ :C; Then raise !ourself bac2 1ith the ar+ +uscles alone, 2ee$ing the bod! stiff/ :H; Exhale vigorousl! through the +outh/ :I; Practise cleansing breath/ Exercise BI/ :'; Stand erect 1ith ar+s <a2i+bo< that is 1ith hands resting around the 1aist and elbo1s standing out/ :); Inhale co+$lete breath and retain/ :,; 6ee$ legs and hi$s stiff and bend 1ell for1ard, as if bo1ing, at the sa+e ti+e exhaling slo1l!/ :C; =eturn to first $osition and then ta2e another co+$lete breath/ :H; Then bend bac21ard exhaling slo1l!/ :I; =eturn to first $osition and ta2e a co+$lete breath/ :J; Then bend side1a!s exhaling slo1l! :var! b! bending to right and then to left;/ :K; Practise cleansing breath/ Exercise BII/ :'; Stand erect or sit erect 1ith straight s$inal colu+n/ :); Inhale a co+$lete breath but instead of inhaling on a continuous stead! strea+, ta2e a series of short, @uic2 <sniffs< as if !ou 1ere s+elling

aro+atic salts and a++onia and did not 1ish to get too strong a <1hiff/< Do not exhale an! of these little breaths, but add one to the other until the entire lung s$ace is filled/ :,; =etain for a fe1 seconds/ :C; Exhale through the nostrils in a long restful breath/ :H; Practise cleansing breath/ WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAINING. Do not atte+$t to ta2e all the above exercises at one and the sa+e ti+e/ Ta2e the+ several ti+es in the da!/ 0ever exercise i++ediatel! after a +eal or before it/ Do not tr! to force develo$+ent as !ou 1ill be a$t to suffer fro+ re%action/ Slo1 and stead! 1ins the race/ "entle and $ersistent exercises are advisable/ That 1ill lead to $er+anent develo$+ent/ EFFECT OF MIND AND BODY. It has been $roved conclusivel! even on the $h!sical $lane that a <a an thin2eth in his heart so is he/< The great thing to avoid is &ear and #orr! thoughts/ These and all other undesirable thoughts are due to bad health $artiall! but it is even a greater truth that $h!sical degeneration is due to bad thin2ing/ &ear affects the heart/ During e$ide+ics such as $lague, cholera, etc/, !ou generall! first $roject the deadl! ger+s of &ear%Thoughts u$on !ourself and thus b! 1ea2ening !our +ind !ou 1ea2en !our bod! and ex$ose !ourself to disease influence/ Again, if !ou have so+e hereditar! disease and if !ou acce$t adverse suggestions fro+ ignorant $eo$le and 2ee$ telling !ourself that such and such a disease has ta2en shelter in !ou and !our bod! as its <fixed abode< !ou si+$l! hasten !our o1n end/ The bod! and +ind are interrelated/ Thoughts +ateriali9e the+selves in !our bod!/ You should get as far a1a! fro+ the idea of disease and old age and 1ea2nesses as $ossible and hold the health%thoughts steadil! before !our +ind/ The onl! 1a! in 1hich to be @uite i++une fro+ Disease is to Den! the Po1er of Disease on !ourself/ Sa! <I cannot be ill,< <I 1ill not ad+it disease/< 8ealth and strength are in the un!ielding 1ill/ De%h!$notise !ourself of that su$erstition that "od sends disease/ Your bod! is !ours to control and 2ee$ health!/ "od 1ill give !ou.:8e has alread! given !ou rather;.the Po1er to control !our bod!/ =e+e+ber al1a!sA !ou alone can save !ourself/ All Po1er and #isdo+ are $otentiall! resident in !ou/ 8ave confidence and set that thing in +otion, exercise it constantl! and $ersistentl! and it shall gro1 and unfold/ "od is in !ou and !ou are in "od/ #hen !ou $ra! !ou are si+$l!, although often unconsciousl!, hel$ing that *atent Po1er to uncoil itself/ =e+e+ber again- "od 1ill grant !ou the o$$ortunit!, the +eans, the 1isdo+, the abilit! to acco+$lish a thing, but You Shall 8ave to do the 1or2 !ourself/ 8ence, !ou see, the illu+ined +ind is @uite necessar! for $erfect health/ "et rid of all 1ea2 thoughts/ 8ave a strong +ind/ =e+e+ber lastl!MIND ACTS UPON BODY IN ALL WAYS. a2e !our +ind $ositive to !our bod!/ I have told !ou ho1 to do so/ Ph!sical exercise $lus ental Exercise 1ill $ut !ou on the road to Po1er and Poise/ And side b! side 1ith this follo1 health%la1s/ 7ut bear in +ind that if !ou assert !our $o1er on !our +ind and bod! confidentiall!, the! cannot but obe! !our co++ands/ The bod! has an intelligence of its o1n/ This intelligence 2no1s its 1or2 $erfectl!/ It is 1hat !ou call Instinct/ It digests !our +ealsA assi+ilates and eli+inatesA re$airs 1astesA 1or2s the heart and controls the circulationA heals 1ounds and $resides over all other natural and involuntar! $rocesses in the bod!/ This Instinctive +ind 2no1s its 1or2 $erfectl!/ 7ut, +ar2 !ou, this intelligence in the cells and nerve%centres of !our bod! is negative to the Central Intelligence in the brain.the controlling centre.the <I A+< and is affected b! suggestions, beliefs and thoughts in !our brain/ All !ou have got to do is to avoid $rojecting negative thoughts fro+ !our +ind and let it alone/ 7ut su$$ose !ou have b! violation of the *a1s of 0ature disturbed the action of the Instinctive ind, disease results/ Disease is si+$l! the effect of nature to thro1 off unnatural conditions and re%assert natural conditions/ In such a case all !ou have got to do is to re% establish natural states/ You can do so b! si+$l! increasing the general vitalit! of the bod! and b! changing !our ental Attitude/ &or instance, if !ou so+eho1 or other have acce$ted the <belief<

that !our sto+ach is 1ea2 or !our heart is 1ea2 or !our liver is slo1 or !our circulation is bad or !our vitalit! is lo1, etc/, !our instinctive ind 1ill ta2e u$ !our 7eliefs and 1or2 the+ out in no ti+e $h!sicall!/ The Instinctive ind.1hich is the sa+e as the sub%conscious ind 1or2ing in the bod!.never reasons/ It is on the $lane of Auto+atis+/ Therefore, if !ou have done an! such negative thin2ing !our first ste$ is to 1i$e out these noxious +ental 1eeds b! the Positive Denial/ Sa! <0o, 0o, 0o, +! bod! is strongA +! sto+ach is strong, +! heart is strong, etc/< In this for+ of suggestion !ou use $ositive Denial as 1ell as Positive Affir+ation/ The for+er is destructive of evil if rightl! a$$lied, the latter is constructive of good/ 7elief and confident ex$ectation are +ight! forces/ 7e sure !ou a$$l! the+ 1isel!/ The $o1er of +ind over +atter is su$re+e and a Proven =ealit!/ RESERVE FORCE. 8ere I should li2e to dra1 !our attention to the =eserve Po1er existing in !our bod!/ Of course there are soul%$o1ers existing $otentiall! 1ithin YO5 1hich lea$ into brilliant ex$ression as !ou succeed in develo$ing and ex$anding !our brain to a state of $erfect res$onsiveness to the touch of !our 1ill/ &or reall! and trul! !our 1ill, for+ing as it does the divine $art of !ourself, is al1a!s strong and +ust unfold <as a rose< b! exercising itself, in the field of +atter, force and +indA.all of 1hich are subordinate to YO5 and the real ai+ of hu+an evolution is actuall! to $lace in !our hands the 1and of $o1er/ #hat is 1ithin !our bod! is sure to find its corres$ondent outside in 0ature/ Control nature inside and !ou 1ill +ove as a +aster out in this universe/ 0o1 1ithout going into details let +e tell !ou.if !ou do not 2no1 it alread!.that +ind is the finest for+ of +atter, and +atter the grossest for+ of +ind, and there is a constant interaction bet1een the t1o $oles/ 7ut since +ind re$resents the $ositive end and +atter the negative, the for+er can do+inate the latter/ You can evo2e states of consciousness b! a$$l!ing sti+ulus to the $eri$her! and again +ental states evo2e corres$onding vibrations in the cellular life of bod! and brain/ 8ence !ou see !our +ind controls and for+s !our bod!/ Also !our bod! reacts u$on !our brain and affects that $art of !our +ind 1hich has to o$erate through the brain, 1hich is +atter $ure and si+$le/ So to 2ee$ aright the $olarities of !our brain and bod! a constant adjust+ent of forces is needed and thus !ou can establish POISE/ In order al1a!s to be in a state of $erfect health t1o things are necessar!/ Den! the $o1er of disease over !ourself/ In the un!ielding 1ill is health/ In the 1ea2, vacillating, fearful +ind is disease and death/ At the sa+e ti+e al1a!s be in $erfect +agnetic tri+ 1ith the $h!sical la1s of health/ A 2no1ledge of the latter and the ascension of a fearless +ental attitude 1ill o$en u$ hitherto unrecognised channels of $h!sical and +ental ex$ression/ Ph!siological researches have led sincere investigators to the inevitable conclusion that there is subtle, refined, d!na+ic substance, a realit! that binds u$ the reorgani9ation, causes gro1th, vitalit! and +otionA re$airs injuriesA +a2es u$ lossesA overco+es and cures diseases/ Bon 8el+ent called it <Archeus<A Stahl called it <Ani+aA< #h!tt called it the <senti+ent $rinci$leA< Dr/ Cullen called it <CaloricA< Dr/ Dar1in called it <Sensorial energ!<A =ush called it <Occult causeA< and +an! other na+es such as <Bital Princi$le,< <*iving $o1er,< <Conservative Po1er,< <Odic &orce,< etc/, etc/, have been given to it/ #e of India have recognised it and devised Yoga +ethods for controlling itA 1e call it Prana and onl! in India do !ou co+e across +en 1ho $ossess $ranic control or control over universal energ!/ There exists in !our $h!sical organis+ reserve stores of vital energ! stored a1a! for !our use, $articularl! in that central ganglion of !our vital batter! 2no1n as the Solar Plexus and generall! in the chain of ganglia or storage batteries along and u$ !our s$ine and else1here in other nerve% centres/ The solar $lexus is also 2no1n as the Abdo+inal 7rain and !our brain de$ends and dra1s u$on this vital centre for its energies/ You 1ill find after the $rolonged concentration and brain%

1or2 that this $art of !our bod!.at the bac2 of $it of sto+ach.beco+es 1ar+/ 0o1 1hen !ou engage in $h!sical exercise, for instance, !ou +ust have noticed ho1 at first !ou soon get tired and all done u$/ 7ut if !ou 1ait a little and then start again, !ou 1ill find ho1 the sense of fatigue has @uite $assed a1a! and !ou can run !our bod! under full $ressure for a ver! long ti+e, and the +ore !ou exert !ourself the greater and +ore $o1erful the surging u$ of !our vital energ!/ #ith each ne1 exertion !ou see+ to ac@uire a fresh start/ This has $u99led $h!siologists/ You 1ill find a $arallel $heno+enon in +ental 1or2/ You +a! ex$erience a sense of 1eariness and fatigue in so+e brain% 1or2 1hich de+ands close thin2ing and attention, but if !ou attac2 !our 1or2 a little later after the first effort !ou 1ill do !our 1or2 a sur$rising degree of freshness, vigour, and enthusias+ far sur$assing the original atte+$t/ Again ever!one can and does $ut forth universal energ! under $ressure of so+e urgent necessit!, 1hich 1ill startle even hi+self/ 0o +atter 1ho !ou are and 1hat !our $h!sical condition, there is an enor+ous a+ount of $o1er in !our bod! that has never been dra1n u$on at all and i+$atientl! 1aiting for u$%call/ #e go on in ordinar! dog trot $ace, resting, li+$ing, <ta2ing care of our health,< and then 1e thin2 1e are doing our best/ Do not $er+it !our +ind to be self%h!$notised into a false sense of being <exhausted< and <old/< 0either of the+ is a fact exce$t in !our thought of !ourself/ All !our $o1ers are l!ing dor+ant/ All !our latent energies are l!ing unused/ 7ac2 of !our conscious +entalit! are tre+endous energies a1aiting the $ull of !our 1ill/ #hen !our brain conceives of being so+ething unusuall! great, at least so it +a! a$$ear fro+ !our vie1%$oint, do not @uestion !our strength but go ahead unhesitatingl!, fearlessl! and steadil!/ Assert !our life%force/ &eel that !ou are !oung, strong and health! and fit/ *ive in +ental consciousness of $o1er and never thin2 of 1ea2ness/ 6ee$ !our gri$ and run right along/ 0ature is sure to honor !our draft/ 0ature is sure to give !ou strength, energ! and vi+, in boundless +easure/ >ust tr! this +! friends, !ou, 1ho 1rite +e of <there being a serious lac2 of vitalit!< in !our s!ste+ and hence !our inabilit! to gra$$le 1ith the occult/ 0o such thing/ &act is !ou lac2 courage and initiative, $luc2 and <go< and !ou are labouring under the h!$notis+ of 1ea2ening thoughts/ >ust change !our thoughts, and !our reserve forces 1ill rush out into activit! and !ou 1ill be a changed +an in no ti+e/ HOW TO E!ERCISE. In exercising ai+ at rh!th+ of +otion/ *et !our +ove+ents be eas!, regular, rh!th+ic and graceful/ Ta2e an interest in !our 1or2/ Do $a! attention/ Put #ill%Po1er and ind into !our 1or2/ Thin2 of all it +eans/ Do not fatigue !ourself undul!/ After exercise to1elling or a s$ra!%bath is advisable/ #et !our to1el, $ass it over !our bod!, rubbing thoroughl!/ =aise the to1el and re$eat/ After exercise and to1elling, !ou should be in a s$lendid glo1/ 7e sure to 2ee$ the 1indo1s o$en 1hen exercising/ &resh air is an absolute necessit!/ 0ever +ind about cold and so forth/ =e+e+ber the Positive Denial 1ill fill !ou 1ith Po1er of =esistance/ Sa! <Cold cannot affect +! bod!< and believe 1hat !ou sa!/ You can face an!thing in this 1a! and re+ain untouched/ BATHING AND LINEN. The student should bathe dail!, using $lent! of 1ater, rubbing and cleaning the bod! fro+ to$ to toe/ I +!self bathe ver! earl! in the +orning, in all seasons, in cold 1ater/ Cold 1ater sti+ulates circulation and is a 1onderful tonic internall! and externall!/ #ar+ 1ater is soothing and relaxing in its effect/ If !ou can bathe in the flo1ing 1ater of a river, so +uch the better/ S1i++ing is a 1onderful bracer, besides being an enjo!+ent in itself/ There is Prana in 1ater and !our bod! extracts this Prana fro+ air, 1ater and food/ I cannot give !ou instructions as to different for+s of bathing, as this is not a <doctor< boo2/ As far as $ossible bathe t1ice a da!, +ornings and eveningsA if not, once in the +orning, using the to1el at other ti+es/ 7athing is not +erel! $ouring 1ater on bod! but cleansing it out and out 1ith 1ater rubbing and scrubbing 1ith hands and to1els/ Ai+ at $erfect cleanliness/ Cleanliness is "odliness and 8ealth is 8oliness/ Then again 1hile bathing if !ou let the 1ater flo1 over !our bod! and tr! to <a$$reciate the

sensation< and d1ell on the idea of Prana%absor$tion fro+ 1ater, !ou shall get double benefit/ About linen.&e neat, for "od3s sa2e/ I have seen orthodox $eo$le 1ho bathe t1ice and 1ash their hands hundreds of ti+es in the da!, but 1hose clothes are stic2! 1ith dirt, s1eat and oil/ #hatever else it +a! +ean, =eligion does not +ean s@ualor, offensive odours in bod! and clothes and general neglect of external clean linen and dirt/ The Yogi is a +an of su$re+e =E&I0E E0T/ =ead that 1ord and understand all it +eans/ The clothes !ou 1ear in da!%ti+e should not be 1orn at night/ 7e clean internall! as 1ell externall!/ 7e clean/ 7e clean/ 7e clean, 1ithin as 1ell as 1ithout/ DRINKING WATER AND SWALLOWING AIR. Your bod! needs a reasonable su$$l! of 1ater and air/ #ater is used b! nature in different 1a!s/ &or+ the habit of drin2ing $ure 1ater fro+ H to K tu+blers a da!/ Drin2 slo1l! and for+ a +ental i+age of Prana%absor$tion fro+ the 1ater/ The student needs fresh air too in $lent!/ If !our heart and lungs are in sound condition the! 1ill dra1 in air naturall! and extract ox!gen in $ro$er @uantities/ If not, $erfor+ the follo1ing exercises carefull! one b! one in the o$en air ever! da!/ The! are @uite reliable/ THE YOGI CLEANSING BREATH. :'; Inhale a co+$lete breath/ :); =etain the air a fe1 seconds/ :,; Puc2er u$ the li$s as if for a 1histle :but do not s1ell out the chee2s; then exhale a little air through the o$ening 1ith considerable vigor/ Then sto$ for a +o+ent retaining the air and then exhale a little +ore air/ =e$eat until the air is co+$letel! exhaled/ =e+e+ber that considerable vigor is to be used in exhaling air through the o$ening in the li$s/ This breath 1ill be found @uite refreshing 1hen one is tired and generall! <used u$/< A trial 1ill convince the student of its +erits/ This exercise should be $ractised until it can be $erfor+ed naturall! and easil!, as it is used to finish u$ a nu+ber of other exercises given in this boo2 and it should be thoroughl! understood/ NERVE VITALISING BREATH. :'; Stand erect/ :); Inhale a co+$lete breath and retain sa+e/ :,; Extend the ar+s straight in front of !ou, letting the+ so+e1hat li+$ and relaxed, 1ith onl! sufficient nerve force to hold the+ out/ :C; Slo1l! dra1 the hands bac2 to1ards the shoulders graduall!, contracting the +uscles and $utting force into the+, so that 1hen the! reach the shoulders the fists 1ill be so tightl! clenched that a tre+ulous +otion is felt/ :H; Then 2ee$ing the +uscles tense $ush the fists slo1l! out and then dra1 the+ bac2 ra$idl! :still tense; several ti+es/ :I; Exhale vigorousl! through the +outh/ :J; Practise the cleansing breath/ :K; The efficienc! of this exercise de$ends greatl! u$on the s$eed of the dra1ing bac2 of the fists, and the tension of the +uscles, and, of course u$on the full lungs/ This exercise +ust be tried to be a$$reciated/ It is 1ithout e@ual as a <bracer< as our 1estern friends $ut it/ THE VOCAL BREATH. :'; Inhale a co+$lete breath ver! slo1l!, but steadil!, through the nostrils, ta2ing as +uch ti+e as $ossible in the inhalation/ :); =etain for a fe1 seconds/ :,; Ex$el the air vigorousl! in one great breath, through the 1ide%o$ened +outh/ :C; =est the lungs b! the cleansing breath/ This 1ould give !ou a good, rolling voice/ THE RETAINED BREATH. :'; Stand erect/ :); Inhale a co+$lete breath/ :,; =etain the breath as long as !ou can co+fortabl!/ :C; Exhale vigorousl! through the o$en +outh/ :H; Practise the cleansing breath/ At first !ou 1ill be able to retain the breath onl! a short ti+e, but a little $ractise 1ill also sho1 a great i+$rove+ent/

Ti+e !ourself 1ith a 1atch, if !ou 1ish to note !our $rogress/ CELL STIMULATION. :'; Stand erect 1ith hands in sides/ :); 7reathe in ver! slo1l! and graduall!/ :,; #hile inhaling, gentl! ta$ the chest 1ith the fingerti$s, constantl! changing $osition/ :C; #hen the lungs are filled, retain the breath and the chest 1ith the $al+s of the hands/ :H; Practise the cleansing breath/ RIB STRETCHING. :'; Stand erect/ :); Place the hands one on each side of the bod! as high u$ in the ar+$its as convenient, the thu+bs reaching to1ards the bac2, the $al+s on the side of the chest and the fingers to the front over the breast/ :,; Inhale a co+$lete breath/ :C; =etain the air for a short ti+e/ :H; Then gentl! s@uee9e the sides at the sa+e ti+e slo1l! exhaling/ :I; Practise the cleansing breath/ CHEST E!PANSION :'; Stand erect/ :); Inhale a co+$lete breath/ :,; =etain the air/ :C; Extend both ar+s for1ard and bring the t1o clenched fists together on a level 1ith the shoulder/ :H; Then s1ing bac2 the fists vigorousl! until the ar+s stand out straight side%1a!s fro+ the shoulders/ :I; Then bring bac2 to $osition :C; and s1ing to $osition :H;/ =e$eat several ti+es/ :J; Exhale vigorousl! through the o$en +outh/ :K; Practise the cleansing breath/ WALKING E!ERCISE. :'; #al2 1ith head u$, chin dra1n slightl! in, shoulders bac2, and 1ith +easured tread/ :); Inhale a co+$lete breath, counting :+entall!; ', ), ,, C, H, I, J, K, one count to each ste$ +a2ing the inhalation extend over the eight counts/ :,; Exhale slo1l! through the nostrils, counting as before ', ), ,, C, H, I, J, K, one count to a ste$/ :C; =est bet1een breaths, continuing, 1al2ing and counting ', ), ,, C, H, I, J, K, one count to a ste$/ :H; =e$eat until !ou begin to feel tired/ Then rest for a 1hile and resu+e at $leasure/ =e$eat several ti+es a da!/ You +a! var! the exercise b! retaining the breath during a ', ), ,, C, count and then exhale in an eight%ste$ count/ Practise 1hichever $lan see+s +ost agreeable to !ou/ MORNING E!ERCISE. :'; Stand erect in a +ilitar! attitude, head u$, e!es front, shoulders bac2, 2nees stiff, hands at sides/ :); =aise bod! slo1l! on toes, inhaling a co+$lete breath, steadil! and slo1l!/ :,; =etain the breath for a fe1 seconds, +aintaining the sa+e $osition/ :C; Slo1l! sin2 the first $osition at the sa+e ti+e slo1l! exhaling the air through the nostrils/ :H; Practise cleansing breath/ :I; =e$eat several ti+es, var!ing b! using right leg alone, then left leg alone/ STIMULATING CIRCULATION. :'; Stand erect/ :); Inhale a co+$lete breath and retain/ :,; 7end for1ard slightl! and gras$ a stic2 or cane steadil! and fir+l!, and graduall! exerting !our entire strength u$on the gras$/ :C; =elax the gras$, return to first $osition, and slo1l! exhale/ :H; =e$eat several ti+es/ :I; &inish 1ith the cleansing breath/ :0/ 7/.,he above are from the 1oga ,eachings/; EDITATIO0 EME=CISE 0o/ I/ =etire into the silence/ Sa!- I A &EA=*ESS/ Concentrate cal+l! on that idea/ Thin2 it out in all its bearings/ See !ourself in !our +ind3s e!e as $ossessing the desired @ualit! and acting it out in actual life/ *et !our +ind indulge in a good, strongl!%dra+ati9ed da!%drea+/ Onl! insist u$on its stic2ing to the $articular text of thought and al1a!s sho1ing !ou successful at the end/ &inish u$

1ith a vigorous affir+ation of the <I a+/< Practise at the sa+e hour dail! for I +onths at least/ Exercise 0o/ II/ =etire into the silence/ Concentrate earnestl! thus- send out strong, positive, healing thoughtwaves of love to all man(ind. Let the disease-ridden become healthy. Let the wea( become strong. Let the needy ones become prosperous and happy. Let the fearful ones become filled with courage. Let the cruel become (ind and merciful. Let the hateful and hating ones become loving. Let the impure ones become pure. Let the bereaved, deserted, sorrow-stric(en ones become soothed and comforted/ Picture to !ourself strong 1aves of Thought%&orce $assing out of !ou and encircling the 1hole 1orld/ Picture the 1orld as $eo$led 1ith +en and 1o+en +anifesting the desired conditions/ The +ore friends sit together in union of 1ill and soul concentrating as above%indicated the better/ Practise alone if !ou can find no earnest and serious%+inded ones to join !ou/ 7elieve in !our $o1er to so hel$ hu+anit!/ The $o1er of thought is unli+ited/ In blessing others bless !ourself/ The effect of this exercise 1ill be far%reaching/ It shall follo1 and be a blessing to !ou even after death/ Practise regularl! at the sa+e $lace and ti+e as far as $ossible/ 7e earnest in !our 1or2/ Do not tal2 of !our exercises to others/ The above exercises 1ill 1onderfull! develo$ and strengthen an!one 1ho tries the+/ The dee$ breathing exercise alread! given is 2no1n as Prana!a+a or Controlling the Ps!chic 7reath/ Its +ain $ur$ose is to give !ou control over !our Prana and unfold the Ps!chic &orce latent in !ou/ Practised on an i+$ure bod! and 1ea2 lungs it +a! do har+/ 8ence students are advised to undergo the above 'F breathing exercises first and then, 1hen their lungs have develo$ed the $o1er of endurance, the! should ta2e that u$/ It 1ill ta2e ti+e, $atience, and serious 1or2/ 7ut if the student is sufficientl! energetic he 1ill $erfect all these exercises in six +onths/ 7ut follo1 nature3s $lan and be slo1 and stead!/ DIET. You all 2no1 that $ure food brings $ure blood/ You should avoid the t1o extre+es of glutton! and dail! fasting and abste+iousness/ You should 2no1 :'; #hat to eat :); 8o1 to eat :,; #hen to eat/ Concentrated food such as contains the +axi+u+ a+ount of nourish+ent in a +ini+u+ @uantit! should be used/ The student should stud! so+e reliable hand boo2 on the relative values of food and use his judg+ent/ #e ourselves use nuts, +il2, fruits, 1hole 1heat bread, rice in ver! s+all @uantit!, $ulse, etc/ Those 1ho are non%+eat eaters.and 1e advise it strongl!.1ill do 1ell to see to it that their menu has a good su$$l! of albu+inous food, as vegetarians often run the ris2 of being overfed as to starch and underfed in nitrogenous foods/ :); Che1 and +asticate $ro$erl! so as to extract the food%Prana in full and brea2 u$ the food% substance into ver! s+all bits, reducing it to $ul$/ Do not be in a hurr! to bolt !our food but let it linger in !our +outh so as to be $ro$erl! insalivated and so that the nerves of the tongue, chee2, etc/, +a! all absorb energ! fro+ food/ =e+e+ber !our sto+ach is not lined 1ith ro1s of teeth/ This 1ill give !ou double the nourish+ent !ou get ordinaril!, avoid consti$ation, $revent +alnutrition, non%assi+ilation and over%eating/ Out of a ver! s+all @uantit! of food !ou can extract $erfect nourish+ent and thus !ou avoid loading and <stuffing< the sto+ach 1ith unnecessar! food/ It is also econo+ical in case !ou are a thrift! soul4 Eat to live/ Don3t live to eat/ :,; Eat 1hen !ou are hungr!/ That cultivated <a$$etite< that craves for satisfaction at certain stated intervals of the da! and brings on an <all%gone< fainting, nauseating sensation in the sto+ach is not real <hunger/< In real hunger there is absolutel! no sensation in the sto+ach but there is a rich and continuous flo1 of saliva in the +outh and that sort of thing +a2es !ou enjo! the $lainest of fares/

Even a dr! crust of bread 1ill taste s1eet as anna/ Cut off !our brea2fasts/ Drin2 cold 1ater instead/ Eat one good, nourishing +eal at ') A/ /, and one light +eal in the evening/ *astl!, students, let $lain living and high thin2ing be !our +otto/ Do not be afraid to eat 1hen !ou are hungr! and so long as !ou exercise and 1or2 1ith brain and bod! even t1o s@uare +eals a da! are $er+issible/ Do not gro1 ethereal and air!, because then !ou 1ill not a+ount to +uch in the 1orld3s 1or2/ Students, 1ho are $erfect 7rah+acharies, 1ill not care half as +uch for lots of food as ordinar! fol2 do/ A constant feeling of satisfaction and fullness is $resent in such/ 7ut hard 1or2ers +ust never $resent in such/ 7ut hard 1or2ers +ust never be under%nourished and the! re@uire +ore food than others/ SLEEP. It is the de$th and relaxation in slee$ that counts/ 8igh%strung $eo$le find it hard to relax and 2ee$ tossing on their $illo1s/ 7athe !our feet in cold 1ater in hot season and in cool 1ater in cold season/ That 1ill dra1 off the sur$lus blood gurgitating in !our brain/ Also bathe the na$e of the nec2/ The student should engage in +editation before falling to slee$, as during slee$ the an leaves the $h!sical for+ and goes to su$er%$h!sical $lanes and it is the last train of thought in !our +ind that deter+ines and confor+s !ou to the s$ecial su$er%$h!sical influence !ou are to obtain/ The $h!sical benefits too shall be great/ You 1ill feel +ore rested in this 1a! and !our slee$ 1ill be slee$ing a sounder and +ore refreshing slee$ than other1ise/ One of the chief signs of success in ental and Ph!sical Control is that !our slee$s are undisturbed and $eaceful/ During slee$ !ou are in a $assive, relaxed condition and all sorts of unseen influences $la! around !ou/ It is good therefore to enclose !ourself in an Astral Shell/ Concentrate u$on !our aura and $icture it as extending so+e 'K inches all around !ou and for+ing a shell around !ou/ 0o1 ta2e this affir+ation to concentrate !our +ind/ '/ I a+ charging +! aura 1ith +! #ill%&orce/ )/ It is strong, strong, strong and can and 1ill resist, re$el and drive off all bad influences and ad+it onl! $ure and hol! influence/ ,/ It 1ill re+ain around +e right along the $eriod of +! slee$/ The student is advised to surround hi+self in this <auric Shell< even 1hen a1a2e so that it +a! beat off all +align and har+ful thought%forces/ As he gro1s in #ill%Po1er and Self%Confidence, a Protective Aura 1ill for+ around hi+ naturall! and 1ill be felt b! others/ RELA!ATION VERSUS CONTRACTION. The student should learn to relax his bod! co+$letel! so that it shall lie still and li+$ and soft as cotton/ 8e should be able to tense and contract his +uscles so that the! 1ill beco+e hard as iron/ In all the $h!sical exercises !ou 1ill find t1o s$ecial actions :'; uscle contraction :); Stretching/ #hen !ou contract +uscle and harden it, !ou have sent currents of nerve%force and 1ill to that $artA 1hen !ou relax it, !ou <let go< co+$letel!/ #hat 1e 1ant is Strength in =e$ose read! to lea$ into action in the flash of an e!e/ #e have taught !ou ho1 to relax in *esson ) on #ill%&orce/ You all have noticed a cat crouching for its $re!/ 8o1 intensel! still it isA !et !ou 2no1 1hat such stillness +eans/ It is ver! far fro+ la9iness/ =elaxation husbands and conserves nerve%force/ It is a great thing to be cal+ and silent/ Cal+ness is the centrali9ation of tre+endous $o1er/ Practise being cal+, as far as !ou can/

SOLAR ENERGY. There is great electrical and ther+al $o1er in the sun3s ra!s/ If the hu+an bod! be $ro$erl! ex$osed to the sun during the first five hours in the +orning and the evening, the bod! 1ould absorb energ! therefro+ and gain in strength/ Do not over do this, es$eciall! !ou of the 1ar+ cli+ate/ LAST WORD ON HEALTH. Trust 0ature/ It is her office to 2ee$ !our bod!%+achine running in $erfect order/ <Prevention is better than cure<.the! sa!/ Observe the health! +an/ See ho1 he lives and follo1 his exa+$le/ 7ut note that bod! is !ours to control and "od 1ill not do that 1or2 for !ou/ Also get rid of the stu$idit! that "od sends diseases/ Thin2, stud! and observe and !ou 1ill 2no1 1hat 8ealth *a1s are/ CONCLUSION. Student, I have indicated the lines along 1hich !ou are to see2 the 1a! to S$iritual Inde$endence/ I cannot run !our life%affairs, solve !our life%$roble+s, do !our 1or2 for !ou/ I have $ointed out a fe1 $rinci$les, observe, thin2 and co+$lete !our 2no1ledge/ You +ust cli+b the ste$s of the ladder of attain+ent and Self%Perfection !ourself/ &ear is a great stu+bling%bloc2 in the 1a!/ &ight it do1n/ Starve it out/ 7e earnest/ 7e thorough/ *ive !our life silentl! and earnestl!/ "ive others a hel$ing hand 1henever !ou can 1ithout that $atronising air of su$eriorit! so characteristic of the +odern snobs $assing for <gentle+en/< 7e $roud that !ou are an <Indian/< &ollo1 Indian ideals of greatness/ Consider it a $rivilege to hel$ deserving souls/ #e all need hel$, encourage+ent and guidance to so+e extent/ Co%o$eration, interde$endence are the basic foundations of hu+an 1ell%being/ 7e strong/ 7e +anl!/ 7e courageous/ 7e great and good/ Ta2e !our $lace in the 1orld3s evolutionar! $rogress and lend !our hand in turning the 1heel of life/ In the sa+e +easure that !ou hel$ others, shall !ou !ourself be hel$ed on all $lanes of life/ 7e reasonable/ 7e just and fair unto others/ 7e a source of blessing unto others/ So long as !ou labour under the vitiating influence of negative thoughts, !ou cannot achieve +uch in an! direction/ I have told !ou <ho1< !ou are to $roceed/ a! "od bless !ou/
SWAMI MUKERJI.

a! he guide, hel$ and strengthen 1here I have failed/

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