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The Popular Practice of Yoga
238 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1996
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May 15, 2015
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So by the constant practice of these exercises yoga is attained. All qualities become your servants by the discipline of your mind. The emphasis of the soul is always right, being of the inner sense. Decide everything by the aid of the inner self. Obey interior convictions. Never yield to the opinion of others. Never allow yourself to worry and become despondent if the attempt to attain mastery over the mind gains ground slowly. Be assured that mental laws rightly used insure perfect results. Always think of yourself as already possessing the thing desired. A feeling of hurry and impatience impeded matters. Therefore be perfectly patient. Things become apparently worse before they grow better. Hold this in mind and constantly expect the achievement of the object of desire. Act fearlessly, on the basis of the inner judgment, and promptly, in achieving mastery over the above exercises. Fix a stipulated time each day for concentration. This hour of concentration should be rigidly and continuously observed with all vigilance as it is the price of success in all affairs, and adhering to it show sincerity of purpose.
Thus gaining effortless posture control, begin concentration and meditation with the ease of the body established. State your will lucidly to your soul, defining what you want to achieve and assert with assurance that the soul's orders are carried out. Then listen attentively to the inner voice and expect answers of an affirmative nature, which gradually, after a time, will guide to new thoughts, fresh ideas, solid success; soul-power hitherto potential will become active. This is the secret of posture control which opens the gate of self-unfoldment, to live and move in God-Spirit.
So by the constant practice of these exercises yoga is attained. All qualities become your servants by the discipline of your mind. The emphasis of the soul is always right, being of the inner sense. Decide everything by the aid of the inner self. Obey interior convictions. Never yield to the opinion of others. Never allow yourself to worry and become despondent if the attempt to attain mastery over the mind gains ground slowly. Be assured that mental laws rightly used insure perfect results. Always think of yourself as already possessing the thing desired. A feeling of hurry and impatience impeded matters. Therefore be perfectly patient. Things become apparently worse before they grow better. Hold this in mind and constantly expect the achievement of the object of desire. Act fearlessly, on the basis of the inner judgment, and promptly, in achieving mastery over the above exercises. Fix a stipulated time each day for concentration. This hour of concentration should be rigidly and continuously observed with all vigilance as it is the price of success in all affairs, and adhering to it show sincerity of purpose.
Thus gaining effortless posture control, begin concentration and meditation with the ease of the body established. State your will lucidly to your soul, defining what you want to achieve and assert with assurance that the soul's orders are carried out. Then listen attentively to the inner voice and expect answers of an affirmative nature, which gradually, after a time, will guide to new thoughts, fresh ideas, solid success; soul-power hitherto potential will become active. This is the secret of posture control which opens the gate of self-unfoldment, to live and move in God-Spirit.
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