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Lessons in Gnani Yoga
(The Yoga of Wisdom)
Yogi Ramacharaka
LESSON PAGE
I. The One
II. Omnipresent Life
III. The Creative Will
IV. The Unity of Life
V. The One and the Many
VI. Within the Mind of the One
VII. Cosmic Evolution 153 VIII. The Ascent of Man
IX. Metempsychosis
X. Spiritual Evolution
XI. The Law of Karma
XII. Occult Miscellany
A SERIES OF
Lessons in Gnani Yoga (The Yoga of Wisdom.)
BY YOGI RAMACHARAKA.
THIS BOOK GIVES THE HIGHEST YOGI TEACHINGS
REGARDING THE ABSOLUTE AND ITS MANIFESTATIONS.
Lessons in Gnani Yoga
THE FIRST LESSON
THE ONE.
The Yogi Philosophy may be divided into several great branches,
or fields. What is known as “Hatha Yoga” deals with the physical
body and its control; its welfare; its health; its preservation; its
laws, etc. What is known as “Raja Yoga” deals with the Mind; its
control; its development; its unfoldment, etc. What is known as
“Bhakti Yoga” deals with the Love of the Absolute—God. What is
known as “Gnani Yoga” deals with the scientific and intellectual
knowing of the great questions regarding Life and what lies back
of Life—the Riddle of the Universe.
Each branch of Yoga is but a path leading toward the one end—
unfoldment, development, and growth. He who wishes first to
develop, control and strengthen his physical body so as to render it
a fit instrument of the Higher Self, follows the path of “Hatha
Yoga.” He who would develop his will‐power and mental
faculties, unfolding the inner senses, and latent powers, follows
the path of “Raja Yoga.” He who wishes to develop by
“knowing”—by studying the fundamental principles, and the
wonderful truths underlying Life, follows the path of “Gnani
Yoga.” And he who wishes to grow into a union with the One Life
by the influence of Love, he follows the path of “Bhakti Yoga.”
But it must not be supposed that the student must ally himself to
only a single one of these paths to power. In fact, very few do. The
majority prefer to gain a rounded knowledge, and acquaint
themselves with the principles of the several branches, learning
something of each, giving preference of course to those branches
that appeal to them more strongly, this attraction being the
indication of
need
, or requirement, and, therefore, being the hand
pointing out the path.
It is well for every one to know something of “Hatha Yoga,” in
order that the body may be purified, strengthened, and kept in
health in order to become a more fitting instrument of the Higher
Self. It is well that each one should know something of “Raja
Yoga,” that he may understand the training and control of the
mind, and the use of the Will. It is well that every one should learn
the wisdom of “Gnani Yoga,” that he may realize the wonderful
truths underlying life—the science of Being. And, most assuredly
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