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Lesson X: The Riddle of the Universe.419
Lesson X: The Riddle of the Universe.
In Lesson vi, of the present series, entitled “Gnani Yoga,” we reminded the
student that we had touched merely upon one phase of that branch of the
Yogi Philosophy, and that we would take up some of its other features in
subsequent lessons. The subject of Gnani Yoga is so large that many volumes
could be written upon it, in fact, very many have been written in past ages,
and thousands of volumes have been inspired by its teachings. In this lesson
we shall touch upon some of the more important phases, and endeavor to
present them in a plain simple style that the underlying principles may be
grasped, at least partially, by many who have found other presentations of
the subject too abstruse and technical. As we stated in Lesson vi:
All existence, conscious or unconscious, is an emanation of one Being.
This underlying “Being” has been called by many names by philosophers,
the terms best adapted to it being “Spirit” or “The Absolute.” The word
“Absolute” is used in the sense “Unconditioned; Free from limitation;
Complete in itself; Depending upon nothing else; Actual; Real.” In other
words, it is “The Real Thing.” We wish you to understand how we use the
word, as much misunderstanding arises from a confusion of terms, and their
meanings.