Raja-Yoga

Book Description

1906. The "I"; The Ego's Mental Tools; The Expansion of the Self; Mental Control; The Cultivation of Attention; Cultivation of Perception; The Unfoldment of Consciousness; The Highlands and Lowlands of Mind; The Mental Planes; Sub-Consciousing; Sub-Conscious Character Building; Sub-Conscious Influences./p>

Reviews From AMAZON.COM

Masterful!

Well defined lessons on separating self from ego and opening up to higher levels of spiritual consciousness. Excellent!

Great tools for the development of mind

I found this book years ago by an accident, in an antiquity store in Zagreb. More than just worthy of the five stars- I found the lessons extremely useful. However, I would advise any beginner to be careful with the "trap door" and similar techniques, since they can easily lead one to putting too many things into the subconscious realm, instead of the opposite. Things like noticing the details on things, instead of the whole - for instance, counting each scale on a fish - are extremely precious and can help you build concentration and focus. Even the apparently simple things, like focusing your eyes and mind on a dot on the wall, or visualizing your pen, or matching footsteps with imagined music, will strengthen the mind enormously, even with very little practice. Seeing it as a manual for strengthening the mind, it is an excellent book and I recommend it to everybody. However, I would advise a beginner to start with something more general, such as Yogananda's 'Autobiography' or my 'Approach' - even if it means advertising myself :), before getting into specific exercises, because it's important to have a wide spiritual perspective before starting to bother with details.