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    • Baptism: the Yoga of Life
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    • The Mass: the Yoga of Union
    • Confession and Absolution: the Yoga of Spiritual Healing
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  • May a Christian Believe in Reincarnation?
  • The Aquarian Gospel for Yogis
    • The Mother of Jesus
    • Prophecies of the Births of Saint John the Baptist and Jesus
    • The Birth of Jesus
    • Revelations in the Temple
    • Coming of the Wise Men
    • Herod’s Reaction
    • Revelations in Egypt
    • The Two Selfs
    • Deliverance From Gods and Demons
    • About God the Tao
    • From India to Chaldea
    • The Wisdom of Buddha
    • God and Prayer
    • The Mission of Jesus and John the Baptist
    • Sin and the Forgiveness of Sin
    • The Universal Law of Man’s Free Will and the Divine Will For Man
    • Understanding Death
    • The True Teacher
    • The Value of Ritual
    • The Law Behind All Laws
    • Opening To The Truth
    • In the Temple at the Age of Ten
    • Revelation to the Teachers and People in the Temple
    • Jerusalem to Nazareth
    • Nazareth to India
    • What is Truth?
    • What Is Man?
    • What is Power?
    • Understanding
    • Wisdom
    • Faith
    • Healing and Healers
    • Conflict Over Caste
    • The Destiny of All Men
    • God and Man
    • The Voice in the Heart
    • Seeing the Unseeable
    • To God Through Man
    • Who Is Jesus?
    • The Real Versus The Apparent
    • The Brotherhood of Life
    • God…and Man
    • Relating To God
    • The Worthy Host
    • Come to the Light
    • The Kingdom Revealed
    • The King Revealed
    • Perspective On Death
    • Fire and Sword
    • Evolution: The Path of Glory
    • The Real Heaven
    • Getting to the Essence
    • New Perspective on Religion
    • In Tibet and Ladakh
    • Words to the Worthy
    • The Thirty-Eighth Chapter
    • The Origin of Evil
    • The Silence
    • The Source of Healing
    • The Fivefold Gospel
    • Homecoming
    • In Athens
    • The Oracle of Delphi
    • The Real God
    • Return to Egypt
    • First Steps to Wisdom
    • Strong in Will and Intent
    • Here Comes the Ego
    • Blessed are the Merciful
    • Claiming Our Freedom
    • The Great Test
    • Comprehending Death
    • The Christ!
    • The Asembly of the Masters
    • The Seven Pillars of the Aquarian Age – I
    • The Seven Pillars of the Aquarian Age – II
    • The Declaration of Jesus
    • John the Baptist – I
    • John the Baptist – II
    • John the Baptist – III
    • Baptism – Jesus and John
    • Self-Examination and Temptation
    • The First Disciples Follow Jesus
    • Jesus’ First Sermon
    • The King and the Kingdom
    • Dealing With Challengers
    • The First Miracle of Jesus
    • Kings and Kingdoms
    • The Temple of God
    • What Is A Messiah?
    • The Laws of Healing
    • Nicodemus Finds The Kingdom
    • The Prince of Peace
    • Dealing With Spiritual Opposition
    • The Opened Gate
    • John the Baptist Speaks of the Christ
    • John Speaks Further About Jesus
    • The Woman at the Well
    • The Disciples and Samaritans at the Well
    • Jesus in Sychar
    • More Wisdom In Samaria
    • The Imprisonment of John the Baptist
    • In Jerusalem
    • The Insights of Jesus
    • Sabbath Wisdom
    • Prayer and Good Deeds
    • Divine Laws and Principles for Seekers of the Divine
  • The Four Soul Killers
  • What If ?…
  • Gnosis of the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes
    • The Basis of the Ten Commandments
    • Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
    • Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image…
    • Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
    • Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    • Honor thy father and thy mother.
    • Thou shalt not kill.
    • Thou shalt not commit adultery.
    • Thou shalt not steal.
    • Thou shalt not bear false witness.
    • Thou shalt not covet.
    • Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    • Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
    • Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
    • Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
    • Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
    • Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
    • Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
    • Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    • Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
  • The Gospel of Thomas for Yogis
    • The Open Secrets
    • Seeking Is More Than Just Finding
    • Seeking the Kingdom Realistically
    • The One Goal
    • From the Seen to the Unseen
    • What Jesus Wants Us To Do
    • Eat Or Be Eaten
    • Fishing Wisely
    • The Inner Field
    • Guarding the Flame
    • What Will You Do?
    • The Unspeakable
    • When Virtue is Vice
    • Father in Heaven; Father on Earth
    • Divine Discord
    • The Divine Gift
    • The Origin is the End
    • Original Being
    • A Mustard Seed
    • Disciples of Jesus
    • How to Enter the Kingdom
    • Unity of Vision
    • Where is Christ?
    • Love and Protect
    • Seeing
    • How Jesus Saw the World
    • Hidden Treasure
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    • The Power of Unbelief
  • Religion for Awakening
    • Chapter One of Religion for Awakening: God
    • Chapter Two of Religion for Awakening: Creation (a) The Work of the Holy Spirit
    • Chapter Three of Religion for Awakening: Creation (b) The Work of God the Son
    • Chapter Four of Religion for Awakening: The Purpose of Creation
    • Chapter Five of Religion for Awakening: The Making of Man
    • Chapter Six of Religion for Awakening: The Human Soul
    • Chapter Seven of Religion for Awakening: The Evolution of Man
    • Chapter Eight of Religion for Awakening: The Origin of Evil
    • Chapter Nine of Religion for Awakening: Right and Wrong
    • Chapter Ten of Religion for Awakening: The Kingdom
    • Chapter Eleven of Religion for Awakening: Christ Our Lord
    • Chapter Twelve of Religion for Awakening: The Christian Religion
    • Chapter Thirteen of Religion for Awakening: The Sacraments
    • Chapter Fourteen of Religion for Awakening: The Holy Eucharist
    • Chapter Fifteen of Religion for Awakening: Meditation
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  • Christian Metaphysics
  • Living With Angels
  • The Esoteric Christian Creed
  • The Odes of Solomon for Yogis
    • The Odes of Solomon: 1
    • The Odes of Solomon: 3
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  • Part 1 of the Aquarian Gospel: Birth and Early Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and Birth and Infancy of the Harbinger, and of Jesus
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  • Part 3 of the Aquarian Gospel: Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger, and Childhood and Early Education of Jesus
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  • Part 5 of the Aquarian Gospel: Life and Works of Jesus in Western India, Tibet, Persia, Assyria, and Greece
  • Part 6 of the Aquarian Gospel: Life and Works of Jesus in Egypt
  • Part 7 of the Aquarian Gospel: The Council of the Seven Sages; The Ministry of John the Harbinger
  • Part 8 of the Aquarian Gospel: The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The First Annual Epoch
  • Part 9 of the Aquarian Gospel: The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The Second Annual Epoch
  • Part 10 of the Aquarian Gospel: The Christine Ministry of Jesus–The Third Annual Epoch
  • Part 11 of the Aquarian Gospel: The Betrayal, Arrest, Trial, and Execution of Jesus
  • Part 12 of the Aquarian Gospel: The Resurrection and Appearances of Jesus–Establishment of the Christine Church
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• Original Yoga
  • How to Meditate
    • So’ham Yoga: the Yoga of the Self
      • Yoga
      • Evolutionary Creation: How All This Happens
      • So’ham Yoga Meditation
      • So’ham in the Yoga Tradition
      • So’ham According to the Masters of Yoga
      • Breath and Sound in Meditation
      • The Subtle Energy Bodies of the Yogi
      • Points for Successful Meditation
      • It Is All Up To You
      • An Interesting Speculation
      • So’ham Yoga and the Bible
      • Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi, and Meditation
      • Banerjea on the Nine Chakras
      • Banerjea on the Nadis
    • The Breath of Life: The Practice of Breath Meditation According to Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Jewish and Christian Traditions
      • The Practice of Breath Meditation
      • The Meditation Word
      • The Hindu Tradition of Breath Meditation
      • The Buddhist Tradition of Breath Meditation
      • The Taoist Tradition of Breath Meditation
      • The Jewish Tradition of Breath Meditation
      • The Christian Tradition of Breath Meditation
      • Some Closing Reflections On Breath Meditation
      • Afterword: It Is All Up to You
      • The Breath of Life: Bibliography
    • Introduction to Breath Meditation
    • Introduction to So’ham Yoga
  • How to Be a Yogi
    • Introduction: Climbing the Ladder of Consciousness
    • Yoga
    • The Implications of All This
    • The Foundations of Yoga
    • Spiritual Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet
    • Living the Yoga Life
    • The Gita Speaks To The Yogi
    • It Is All in Your Hands
  • Foundations of Yoga
  • A Yogi and a Philosopher
  • Vegetarianism
    • Christian Vegetarianism
  • Twelve Pointers For Maintaining Brahmacharya
• Dharma for Awakening
  • Bhagavad Gita for Awakening
    • The Battlefield of the Mind
    • On the Field of Dharma
    • Taking Stock
    • The Smile of Krishna
    • Birth and Death–The Great Illusions
    • Experiencing the Unreal
    • The Unreal and the Real
    • The Body and the Spirit
    • Know the Atman!
    • Practical Self-Knowledge
    • Perspective on Birth and Death
    • The Wonder of the Atman
    • The Indestructible Self
    • “Happy the Warrior”
    • Buddhi Yoga
    • Religiosity Versus Religion
    • Perspective on Scriptures
    • How Not To Act
    • How To Act
    • Right Perspective
    • Wisdom About the Wise
    • Wisdom About Both the Foolish and the Wise
    • The Way of Peace
    • Calming the Storm
    • First Steps in Karma Yoga
    • From the Beginning to the End
    • The Real “Doers”
    • Our Spiritual Marching Orders
    • Freedom From Karma
    • “Nature”
    • Swadharma
    • In the Grip of the Monster
    • Devotee and Friend
    • The Eternal Being
    • The Path
    • Caste and Karma
    • Action–Divine and Human
    • The Mystery of Action and Inaction
    • The Wise in Action
    • Sacrificial Offerings
    • The Worship of Brahman
    • Action–Renounced and Performed
    • Freedom (Moksha)
    • The Brahman-Knower
    • The Goal of Karma Yoga
    • Getting There
    • The Yogi’s Retreat
    • The Yogi’s Inner and Outer Life
    • Union With Brahman
    • The Yogi’s Future
    • Success in Yoga
    • The Net and Its Weaver
    • Those Who Seek God
    • Those Who Worship God and the Gods
    • The Veil in the Mind
    • The Big Picture
    • The Sure Way To Realize God
    • Day, Night, and the Two Paths
    • The Supreme Knowledge
    • Universal Being
    • Maya–Its Dupes and Its Knowers
    • Worshipping the One
    • Going To God
    • Wisdom and Knowing
    • Going To The Source
    • From Hearing To Seeing
    • The Wisdom of Devotion
    • Right Conduct
    • The Field and Its Knower
    • Interaction of Purusha and Prakriti
    • Seeing the One Within the All
    • The Three Gunas
    • The Cosmic Tree
    • Freedom
    • The All-pervading Reality
    • The Divine and the Demonic
    • Faith and the Three Gunas
    • Food and the Three Gunas
    • Religion and the Three Gunas
    • Tapasya and the Three Gunas
    • Charity and the Three Gunas
    • Sannyasa and Tyaga
    • Deeper Insights On Action
    • Knowledge, Action, Doer, and the Three Gunas
    • The Three Gunas: Intellect and Firmness
    • The Three Kinds of Happiness
    • Freedom
    • The Great Devotee
    • The Final Words
    • Glossary
  • Upanishads for Awakening
    • The Isha Upanishad
      • Seeing all things in God
      • Living a Life Worth Living
      • Spiritual Suicides
      • The Undivided, Unmoving Self
      • The Ever-Present Self
      • The All-Embracing Self
      • Perspective on Life
      • Seeing Beyond the Sun
      • The Final Aspiration
      • The Inner Fire
    • The Kena Upanishad
      • The Mover of the Moved
      • Knowing that is Ignorance, and Unknowing That is Knowing
      • The Blessed
      • Approaching Brahman
    • The Katha Upanishad
      • The Past is the Future
      • Seeing Death, Seeing Life
      • The Good and the Pleasant
      • The Way of Ignorance
      • The Mystery of the Self
      • How to Either Know or Not Know the Self
      • From the Unreal to the Real
      • Finding the Treasure
      • The Transcendent Reality of the Self
      • The Immortal Self
      • The Indwelling Self
      • The Omnipresent Self
      • The Sorrowless Self
      • Who Can Know the Self?
      • The All-Consuming Self
      • The Divine Indwellers
      • The Chariot
      • The Chariot’s Journey
      • The Glorious Way
      • To Know The Self
      • The Power of Enlightenment
      • The Infinite Self
      • The Dweller in the Heart
      • The Birthless Self
      • The Shining Self
      • The Life-Giving Self
      • The Eternal Brahman–The Eternal Self
      • The Radiant Self
      • The Universal Tree
      • Hierarchy of Consciousness
      • From Mortality to Immortality
    • The Prashna Upanishad
      • The Right Beginning
      • The Father and Mother of All
      • The Powers That Make Us “Be”
      • Prana: Its History and Nature
      • The Witnessing Self
      • Meditation on Aom
      • Where is the Self?
    • The Mundaka Upanishad
      • Knowing the ALL
      • Delusion and Ignorance
      • Wisdom and Truth
      • Getting in Perspective
      • Origin and Return
      • Knowing God
      • The Two Selves
      • The God Within, The Sage Without
      • Hail To the Sages!
    • The Mandukya Upanishad
      • The Shabda Brahman: Aom
    • The Taittiriya Upanishad
      • Reflections On Brahman
      • Necessary Lessons
      • The Source and the Goal
      • Brahman, Creation, and Us
      • The Ladder of Understanding
    • The Aitareya Upanishad
      • The Worlds and the Self
    • The Chandogya Upanishad
      • The Glory of Aom
      • The Gods and Aom
      • The Sages and Aom
      • Four Things God REALLY Wants You to Know
      • The Light Within
      • The Self Within
      • Satyakama
      • Upakosala
      • Svetaketu
      • The Essence of the Mind and Prana
      • Narada
      • Within the Lotus of the Heart
      • Crossing the Boundary
      • Devas and Demons Seeking the Self
    • The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
      • The World and the Self
      • Correcting Our Ideas About Brahman
      • The Dearness of the Self
      • Divine Sweetness
      • The Wisdom of the Wise
      • The Sutratman, the “Thread” Self
      • Janaka and Yajnavalkya–1
      • Janaka and Yajnavalkya–2
      • The Process of Reincarnation
      • The Path of Liberation
      • Some Final Words
    • The Shvetashvatara Upanishad
      • The Universe and Its Mystery
      • Realizing God
      • Brahman/Ishwara
      • The Upanishadic Seer Speaks of Ishwara
      • The Prayer of Liberation
  • Dhammapada for Awakening
    • The Twin Verses
    • Attention
    • The Mind
    • Flowers
    • The Fool
    • The Wise Man
    • The Enlightened
    • The Thousands
    • Evil
    • The Rod
    • Old Age
    • The Self (Atta Vagga)
    • The World
    • The Buddhas
    • Happiness
    • Preference
    • Anger
    • Impurities (Taints)
    • The Righteous (Dharmic) One
    • The Way
    • Miscellaneous
    • A Woeful State
    • The Elephant
    • Craving
    • The Bhikkhu
    • The Brahmin
  • Tao Teh King for Awakening
    • On the Absolute Tao
    • The Rise of Relative Opposites
    • Action Without Deeds
    • The Character of Tao
    • Nature
    • The Spirit of the Valley
    • Living for Others
    • Water
    • The Danger of Overweening Success
    • Embracing the One
    • The Utility of Not-Being
    • The Senses
    • Praise and Blame
    • Prehistoric Origins
    • The Wise Ones of Old
    • Knowing the Eternal Law
    • Rulers
    • The Decline of Tao
    • Realize the Simple Self
    • The World and I
    • Manifestations of Tao
    • Futility of Contention
    • Identification with Tao
    • The Dregs and Tumors of Virtue
    • The Four Eternal Models
    • Heaviness and Lightness
    • On Stealing the Light
    • Keeping to the Female
    • Warning Against Interference
    • Warning Against the Use of Force
    • Weapons of Evil
    • The Peace of Tao
    • The Rhythm of Life
    • World Peace
    • Degeneration
  • Light on the Path for Awakening
    • Rules for Disciples
    • Kill Out…
    • Stand Alone…
    • Seek Out the Way
    • Out of the Silence That Is Peace
    • Look for the Warrior
    • The Spiritual Soldier
    • Listen to the Song of Life
  • A Brief Sanskrit Glossary
    • A Brief Sanskrit Glossary—Part 2
  • The Catechism of Enlightenment
  • The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy
  • Sacred Texts
    • Text of the Bhagavad Gita for Singing
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 1: The Yoga of the Despondency of Arjuna
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 3: The Yoga of Action
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 4: The Yoga of Wisdom
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 5: The Yoga of Renunciation of Action
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 6: The Yoga of Meditation
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 7: The Yoga of Wisdom and Realization
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 8: The Yoga of Imperishable Brahman
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 9: The Yoga of the Kingly Science and Kingly Secret
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 10: The Yoga of Divine Glories
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 11: The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 12: The Yoga of Devotion
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 13: The Yoga of the Distinction Between the Field and the Knower of the Field
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 14: The Yoga of the Division of the Three Gunas
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 15: The Yoga of the Supreme Spirit
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 16: The Yoga of the Division between the Divine and the Demoniacal
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 17: The Yoga of the Division of Threefold Faith
      • The Bhagavad Gita—Chapter 18: The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation
    • Maharshi Gita
    • The Odes of Solomon
  • The Cosmic Mother
• Light of the Spirit Monastery
• Yoga
• The Word That Is God
• Pranava Yoga Meditation
• The Yogi’s Subtle Anatomy
• Breath and Sound in Meditation
• Points For Successful Meditation
• AOM in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras
• The Glories and Powers of AOM
• Afterword: It Is All Up To You