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What is the Yogi Philosophy?
The Yogi philosophy comprises the teachings which have come down the
centuries of thought, investigation, experiment and demonstration on
the part of the advanced minds of the Yogi Masters of India, Chaldea, Persia,
Egypt and Ancient Greece—down to the present time—from Master to
Student—Guru to Chela. It is the oldest philosophy in the world, although
to the western world it comes as a new message—a Message from the East.
The Masters
There have been in all ages certain highly developed, advanced and
exalted souls in the flesh, known as the Yogi Masters and Adepts, although
many of the tales told concerning them are myths, or pure fiction originating
in the minds of some modern sensational writers. The Master Yogis have
passed from lower to higher planes of consciousness, thus gaining wisdom,
power and qualities that seem almost miraculous to the man of the ordinary
consciousness. A Hindu writer speaking of them has said: “To him who
hath travelled far along The Path, sorrow ceases to trouble; fetters cease to
bind, obstacles cease to hinder. Such a one is free. For him there is no more
trouble or sorrow. For him there are no more unconscious rebirths. His old
Karma is exhausted, and he creates no new Karma. His heart is freed from