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A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga by William Walker Atkinson, Yogi Ramacharaka
4.0
William Walker Atkinson knows what he is talking about.
The man is attributed as the likely author of the Kyballion so there is something to be expected from him. I would say he delivers for the most part, the content is said in language that today comes across as easily accessible and straight forward.
His lessons on subconscious and conscious control are ahead of there time and great for either spiritual or psychological insight. It is pretty amazing to read about the mind being plastic in a book from over 100 years ago, which shows how far science is behind the spiritual world.
The negatives come when you look at the time this was written, Raja Yoga is a collection of lessons published in a periodical between 1905 and 1906. Some of the language has aged poorly, namely his focus on “the race” and how it is superior to both animals and “savages”
So yeah great book, but has some very dated language and opinions mixed in with a lot of very progressive ideas.
The man is attributed as the likely author of the Kyballion so there is something to be expected from him. I would say he delivers for the most part, the content is said in language that today comes across as easily accessible and straight forward.
His lessons on subconscious and conscious control are ahead of there time and great for either spiritual or psychological insight. It is pretty amazing to read about the mind being plastic in a book from over 100 years ago, which shows how far science is behind the spiritual world.
The negatives come when you look at the time this was written, Raja Yoga is a collection of lessons published in a periodical between 1905 and 1906. Some of the language has aged poorly, namely his focus on “the race” and how it is superior to both animals and “savages”
So yeah great book, but has some very dated language and opinions mixed in with a lot of very progressive ideas.