An Introduction to Yoga
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1. Front matter2. Foreword3. Lecture I THE NATURE OF YOGA4. The Meaning of the Universe5. The Unfolding of Consciousness6. The Oneness of the Self7. The Quickening of the Process of Self-unfoldment8. Yoga Is a Science9. Man a Duality10. States of Mind11. Samadhi12. The Literature of Yoga13. Some Definitions14. God Without and God Within15. Changes of Consciousness and Vibrations of Matter16. Mind17. Stages of Mind18. Inward and Outward-Turned Consciousness19. The Cloud20. Lecture II SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT21. Its Relation to Indian Philosophies22. Mind23. The Mental Body24. Mind and Self25. Lecture III YOGA AS SCIENCE26. Methods of Yoga27. To the Self by the Self28. To the Self Through the Not-self29. Yoga and Morality30. Composition of States of the Mind31. Pleasure and Pain32. Lecture IV YOGA AS PRACTICE33. Inhibition of States of Mind34. Meditation With and Without Seed35. The Use of Mantras36. Attention37. Obstacles to Yoga38. Capacities of Yoga39. Forthgoing and Returning40. Purification of Bodies41. Dwellers on the Threshold42. Preparation for Yoga43. The End