An Introduction toYOGA

Table of Contents Lecture I. The Nature of Yoga 1. The Meaning of the Universe………………….11 2. The Unfolding of Consciousness………………13 3. The Oneness of the Self………………………..15 4. The Quickening of the Process of SelfUnfoldment…………………………………….16 5. Yoga is a Science………………………………18 6. Man a Duality………………………………….20 7. States of Mind………………………………….23 8. Samadhi………………………………………..25 9. The Literature of Yoga…………………………27 10. Some Definitions………………………………30 11. God Without and God Within…………………32 12. Changes of Consciousness and Vibrations of Matter……………………………………….33 13. Mind……………………………………………36 14. Stages of Mind……………………………………37 15. Inward and Outward-turned Consciousness……...39 16. The Cloud………………………………………...40 Lecture II. Schools of Thought 1. Its Relation to Indian Philosophies……………..…45 2. Mind……………………………………………….58 3. The Mental Body……………………………….....60 4. Mind and Self…………………………………..…62 Lecture III. Yoga as Science 1. Methods of Yoga…………………………………66 2. To the Self by the Self……………………………68 3. To the Self through the Not-Self…………………71 4. Yoga and Morality…………………………….…73 5. Composition of States of the Mind………………77 6. Pleasure and Pain………………………………...80 Lecture IV. Yoga as Practice 1. Inhibition of States of Mind……………………..88 2. Meditation with and without Seed………….….92 3. The Use of Mantras…………………………….96 3. Attention………………………………….……97 5. Obstacles to Yoga………………………………99 6. Capacities for Yoga……………………………100 7. Forthgoing and Returning……………………..104 8. Purification of Bodies…………………………109 9. Dwellers on the Threshold…………………….111 10. Preparation for Yoga………………………….116 11. The End……………………………………….117