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… analysis so acute that every thought is resolved into a number of elements (see “The Psychology of Hashish,” Section V, in Equinox II). Others take the View that supcess in this practice is something like the experience which Sir Humphrey Davy had as a result of taking nitrous oxide, in which he exclaimed: “The universe is composed exclusively of ideas.” , Others say that it gives Hamlet’s feeling: “ There ’8 nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so,” interpreted as literally as was done by Mrs. Eddy.
1912 · PDF PAGE 23
…The only one who explains his system thoroughly is Buddha, and Buddha is the only one that is not dogmatic. We may also suppose that the others thought it inadvisable to explain too clearly to their followers ; St. Paul evidently took this line. Our best document will therefore be the system of Buddha ; 1 but it is so complex that no immediate summary will serve ; and in the case of the others, if we have not the accounts of the Masters, we have those of their immediate followers. 1 We have the documents of Hinduism, and of two Chinese systems.…
1912 · PDF PAGE 43
…e are described by Hindu authors, but they do not concern us at present. Ourfirst obstacle has been removed, and we can continue With the others.
1912 · PDF PAGE 57
…ill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not lie. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt drink no intoxicating drink. For the monk many others are added. The commandments of Moses are familiar to all?,־they are rather similar; and so are those given by Christ2 in the “Sermon on the Mount.” ' Yama means literally “control.” It is dealt With in detail in Part II, “The Wand.” 2 Not, however, original. The whole sermon is to be found in the Talmud. 4.1
1912 · PDF PAGE 79
…d eight Jha'nas, which are evidently different degrees and kinds of trance. The Hindu also speaks of Dhyana as a lesser form of Samadhi. Others, however, treat it as if it were merely an intensification of Dharana. Patanjali says: “Dharana is holding the mind on to some particular object. An unbroken flow of knowledge in that subject is Dhyana. When that, giving up all forms, reflects only the meaning, it is Samadhi.” He combines these three into Samyama. We shall treat of Dhyana as a result rather than as a method. Up to this point ancient author…
1912 · PDF PAGE 8
… has been elucidated. ᾿ May the whole Path now be plain to all! Frater Perdurabo is the most honest of all the great religious teachers. Others have said: “Believe me! ” He says: “Don?believeme! ” He does not ask for followers; would despise and refuse them. He wants an independent and self—reliant body of students to follow out their own methods of research. If he can save them time and trouble by giving a few useful “tips,” his work will have been done to his own satisfaction. Those who have wished men to believe in them were absurd. A per- s…
1912 · PDF PAGE 59
…ons, such as that of energy; but every- body’s mind is hopelessly muddled on this subject, which some people confuse with erotology, and others with sociology. There will be no clear thinking on this matter until it is understood as being solely a branch of athletics. We may then dismiss Yama and Niyama with this advice: let the student decide for himself what form of life, what moral code, will least tend to excite his mind; but once he has for- mulated it, let him stick to it, avoiding opportunism ; and let him be very careful to take no cred…
1912 · PDF PAGE 22
… a loss to explain; but they differ. The Mohammedan insists that God is, and did really send Gabriel with messages for Mohammed: but all others contradict him. And from the nature of the case proof is impossible. The lack of proof has been so severely felt by Christianity (and in a much less degree by Islam) that fresh miracles have been manufactured almost daily to support the tottering structure. Modern thought, rejecting these miracles, has adopted theories involving epilepsy and madness. As if organization could spring from disorganization!…
1912 · PDF PAGE 101
…ave already a tendency, independent of your conscious will, to think of those things, which will consequently be easier to think of than others. That this is the explanation is evident from the nature of the preceding and subsequent classes. You can also meditate on elm/Ming illa! especially appeals loyou. But in all this one feels inclined to suggest that it will be better
1912 · PDF PAGE 38
…du books, such as the “Shiva Sanhita,” give countless postures; many, perhaps most of them, im- possible for the average adult European. Others insist that the head, neck, and spine should be kept vertical and straight, for reasons connected with the subject of Prana, which will be dealt with in its proper place. The positions illustrated in Liber E (Equinox I and VII) form the best guide.1 The extreme of Asana is practised by those Yogis who remain in one position without moving, except in the case of absolute neces— 1 Here are four: 1. Sit in…
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… then, and still are, celebrated by human sacrifice.1 Similarly the visions of Joan of Arc were entirely Christian; but she, like all the others we have mentioned, found somewherethe force to do great things. Of course, it may be said that there is a fallacy in the argument; it may be true that all these great people “ saw God,” but it does not follow that every one who “ sees God ” will do great things. This is true enough. In fact, the majority of people who claim to have “seen God,” and who no doubt did “see God” just as much as those whom we…