The 12 Lessons Of Raja Yoga Lesson 8 The Highlands And Lowlands Of The Mind

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26 Aug 2021

THE EIGHTH LESSON THE HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS OF MIND The Yogis have always taught that the mind has many planes of manifestation and action and that many of its planes operated above and below the plane of consciousness Western science is beginning to realize this fact and its theories regarding same may be found in any of the later works on psychology But this is a matter of recent development in Western science Until very recently the text books held that Consciousness and Mind were synonymous and that the Mind was conscious of all of its activities changes and modifications Sir William Hamilton says that the sphere of our consciousness is only a small circle in the center of a far wider sphere of action and thought of Imagine an iceberg glorying in its crisp solidity and sparkling pinnacles resenting attention paid to its submerged self or supporting region or to the saline liquid out of which it arose and into which in due course it will some day return Or reversing the metaphor we might liken our present state to that of the hulls of ships submerged in a dim ocean among strange monsters propelled in a blind manner through space proud perhaps of accumulating many barnacles as decoration only recognizing our destination by bumping against the dock-wall and with no cognizance of the deck and cabins above us or the spars and sails no thought of the sextant and the compass and the captain no perception of the lookout on the mast of the distant horizon With no vision of objects far ahead dangers to be avoided destinations to be reached other ships to be spoken to by means other than by bodily contact a region of sunshine and cloud of space or perception and of intelligence utterly inaccessible to parts below the waterline It is very certain that in every conscious volition every act that is so characterized the larger part of it is quite unconscious It is equally certain that in every perception there are unconscious processes of reproduction and inference There is a middle distance of sub-consciousness and a background of unconsciousness This is the 8th in a series of lessons based on the powerful book check out the first here a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2FoYBGCWNeBek a A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga by Yogi Ramacharaka yoga williamwalkeratkinson rajayoga theself I considered narrating this entire book as one piece but it works better being separated into 12 parts This book consists of 12 lessons of Raja Yoga These are the lessons LESSON I The I LESSON II The Ego's Mental Tools LESSON III The Expansion of the Self LESSON IV Mental Control LESSON V The Cultivation of Attention LESSON VI Cultivation of Perception LESSON VII The Unfoldment of Consciousness LESSON VIII The Highlands and Lowlands of Mind LESSON IX The Mental Planes LESSON X Sub-Consciousing LESSON XI Sub-Conscious Character Building LESSON XII Sub-Conscious Influences This is the SIXTH lesson - The Cultivation of Perception This book is very powerful in helping to understand you true self and consists of a series of lessons designed to enlighten them regarding the nature of the Real Self and to instruct them in the secret knowledge whereby they may develop the consciousness and realization of the real I within them The last part of this episode consists of affirmations to help you prepare for the 8th lesson and solidify the teachings of this lesson Please let me know if you enjoyed this and I will put these out faster I have found it to be a powerful set of lessons Music by Mettaverse Healing Restorative Ambient Music Subscribe to their channel here a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fchannel 2FUCyvjffON2NoUvX5q TgvVkw a Listen to them on Soundcloud a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2KjGlLI a Follow them on Instagram a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2JW8BU2 a Join them on Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2G1j7G6 a Support their Work at Patreon a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2TXQhu3 a The 12 Lessons of Raja Yoga playlist - https www youtube com watch v oYBGCWNeBek list PLKv1KCSKwOo KUSj4CbHD351PWWLM6W0l All my guided meditations in one place a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fplaylist 3Flist 3DPLKv1KCSKwOo BfNnb5vLcwouInskcEhqL a For coaching a https 3A 2F 2Fwww advancedsuccessinstitute com a For all episodes of the Reality Revolution a https 3A 2F 2Fwww therealityrevolution com a Like us on Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2FRealityRevolutionPodcast 2F a Join our facebook group The Reality Revolution a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fgroups 2F403122083826082 2F a Subscribe to my Youtube channel a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fchannel 2FUCOgXHr5S3oF0qetPfqxJfSw a Contact us at media advancedsuccessinsitute com rajayoga