A Series Of Lessons in Raja Yoga

A Series Of Lessons in Raja Yoga

William Walker Atkinson a.k.a. Yogi Ramacharaka


A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga is an in-depth yet practical guide to the concepts and practices used in yoga to achieve significant improvements in mental functioning leading to an elevated comprehension of reality and a higher spiritual awareness. Written by Yogi Ramachara, a pen name of William Walker Atkinsoon, it was originally published in monthly installments between October 1905 and September 1906 and received and enthusiastic and popular reception. Each lesson contains a wealth of material for study. Many students of the book find value in re-reading the lessons at intervals to discover material overlooked during previous readings. The book is especially helpful in distinguishing the self from the ego and finding higher levels of spiritual consciousness.

According to scholar Jason Birch, “Raja yoga” is a term with a variety of meanings that depend on the context. It is sometimes referred to as “royal yoga”, “royal union”, “classical yoga”, and “astanga yoga”. In Sanskrit texts it refers to the goal of yoga – Samadhi, a state of meditative consciousness - and not the means of attaining it. 19th Century Swami Vivekananda, who introduced much of America to yoga in the 1890’s, equated raja yoga with the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the most authoritative work on the subject.

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Product Details

Read by: Multiple readers
Length: 8 hours and 45 minutes
Type: Collaborative reading
Media: MP3 CD
Package: CD jacket
Item No.: CJ-1148
EAN: 0682550991771
List Price: $7.99

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Book Coordinator: Uday Sagar
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Artwork

Cover: Recreation of original cover design of A Few Lessons in Raja-Yoga.
Inset: William Walker Atkinson,, a.k.a. Yogi Ramacharaka.
Insert: A Nath Yogi,19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Table of Contents

Track Section Reader Length
01 01 - The First Lesson: The 'I' part 1 Uday Sagar 21:31
02 02 - The First Lesson: The 'I' part 2 Uday Sagar 21:57
03 03 - The Second Lesson: The Ego's Mental Tools part 1 Lee Smalley 11:47
04 04 - The Second Lesson: The Ego's Mental Tools part 2 Lee Smalley 12:44
05 05 - The Second Lesson The Ego's Mental Tools Part 3 Lee Smalley 15:01
06 06 - The Third Lesson The Expansion Of The Self Part 1 E. K. Lemons 20:04
07 07 - The Third Lesson The Expansion Of The Self Part 2 Ranjith 25:20
08 08 - The Fourth Lesson Mental Control Part 1 Leni 21:45
09 09 - The Fourth Lesson Mental Control Part 2 Leni 31:54
10 10 - The Fifth Lesson The Cultivation Of Attention Part 1 sid 13:35
11 11 - The Fifth Lesson The Cultivation Of Attention Part 2 sid 16:02
12 12 - The Fifth Lesson The Cultivation Of Attention Part 3 sid 12:20
13 13 - The Sixth Lesson Cultivation Of Perception Part 1 rookie blue 30:56
14 14 - The Sixth Lesson Cultivation Of Perception Part 2 Jacki Horn 13:14
15 15 - The Sixth Lesson Cultivation Of Perception Part 3 Jacki Horn 6:39
16 16 - The Seventh Lesson The Unfoldment Of Consciousness. Part 1 Jacki Horn 13:55
17 17 - The Seventh Lesson The Unfoldment Of Consciousness. Part 2 Marian Cervassi 26:56
18 18 - The Eighth Lesson The Highlands And Lowlands Of Mind. Part 1 Marian Cervassi 21:40
19 19 - The Eighth Lesson The Highlands And Lowlands Of Mind. Part 2 Marian Cervassi 21:51
20 20 - The Ninth Lesson The Mental Planes. Part 1 Marian Cervassi 23:27
21 21 - The Ninth Lesson The Mental Planes. Part 2 Marian Cervassi 23:48
22 22 - The Tenth Lesson Sub-Consciousing. Part 1 Arabella Grayson 18:24
23 23 - The Tenth Lesson Sub-Consciousing. Part 2 Arabella Grayson 18:23
24 24 - The Eleventh Lesson Subconscious Character Building Part 1 Arabella Grayson 19:39
25 25 - The Eleventh Lesson Subconscious Character Building Part 2 Arabella Grayson 20:38
26 26 - The Twelfth Lesson Sub-Conscious Influences Part 1 Arabella Grayson 20:11
27 27 - The Twelfth Lesson Sub-Conscious Influences Part 2 Arabella Grayson 21:38

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