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A Series of Lessons on the Inner Teachings of the Philosophies and Religions of India1380
of Hindu Philosophy established by Patanjali. (See lesson on the Yoga
System.)
Yogi, or Yogin. A follower of Yoga; a practitioner of the Yoga methods; or in
a more general sense, “one who seeks Union, Realization, and Attainment
by means of Wisdom, Divine Love, Action, or Control—or by all.”
Special Message XII.
For this month we invite you to partake of the fragments of the Bread of
Truth, baked from the flour of Wisdom, by the Hindu Sages of old:
“I know the One to be the All. The Great Self, the Truth, all effulgence, transcending
all darkness. Knowing this, one can transcend even death.”
“As oil is found in sesamum-seeds; as ghee is found in curds; as water is found in
the streams; as fire is found in the flame; so is the One Self seen in the self by him
who tries to realize it through universal love and perfect control over mind and body.”
“Three are the supports of religion: Renunciation; Knowledge; and Compassion.”
“Beyond desire; without parts; above egoism; being and non-being—whatever
thou art, still thou canst not escape being the One. Thou protectest, destroyest,
givest, shinest, speakest, though ever free from egoism—wonderful is the power of
Illusion which concealeth thee, and yet revealeth thee—but more wonderful still art
thou beyond the Illusion.”
“Then, when Truth was still unmanifest, It, of itself, became manifest through name
and form, endowing everything with this or that name, and this or that form. All
things even until now are defined by some name and some form. This is the import
of Its entering into the objective formed and evolved from Itself.”
“In dreams there are in reality no chariots; no horses; not even the course on which
the chariot may run; and yet all these are mentally created in a moment. There are
in reality no joys; no pleasures; no delights; and yet all are mentally seen and felt at
the instant. There are in reality no ponds, no lakes, no rivers, and yet all are there at
the merest thought. The power of evolving any number of forms from Itself is the
creative power of the One.”