Followers of the early-20th-century ''New Age'' philosophy of New Thought believed they could learn the secrets of mind over matter, and one of their most influential teachers-enormously popular writer and editor William Walker Atkinson, writing pseudonymously here-revealed to them, in this 1906 wor
Lessons in Raja Yoga
β Scribed by Yogi Ramacharaka
- Publisher
- Duke Classics
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
'Yogi Ramacharaka' was the pen name of William Walker Atkinson, an American attorney, businessman, and author who was instrumental in introducing the concepts of yoga to the West in the nineteenth century. "Raja" yoga is the branch of the practice that addresses the nature of the mind, and imparts techniques to help better manage and control one's mind through meditation and other methods. Yoga enthusiasts and those interested in the spread of Eastern spiritual practices in the West will appreciate this detailed take on the subject.
β¦ Subjects
New Age, Nonfiction, OCC000000
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