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 work, the teachings of Raja Yoga. His lessons cover: . the ego's mental tools . the expansion of the self . mental control . the cultivation of attention . the cultivation of perception . subconscious character building . and much more. See also Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga, also available from Cosimo. American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, some of which are likely still unknown today, including "Yogi Ramacharaka" and "Theron Q. Dumont."

A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga is a book by William Walker Atkinson. It presents Eastern ways of meditation coupled with asanas; yoga poses for the physical well-being of the body.

'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.

"Raja Yoga" is devoted to the development of the latent powers in Man the gaining of the control of the mental faculties by the Will the attainment of the mastery of the lower self the development of the mind to the end that the soul may be aided in its unfoldment. Much that the Western World has been attracted to in late years under the name of "Mental Science" and similar terms, really comes under the head of "Raja Yoga." This form of Yoga recognizes the wonderful power of the trained mind and will, and the marvelous results that may be gained by the training of the same, and its application by concentration, and intelligent direction. It teaches that not only may the mind be directed outward, influencing outside objects and things, but that it may also be turned inward, and concentrated upon the particular subject before us, to the end that much hidden knowledge may be unfolded and uncovered. Many of the great inventors are really practicing "Raja Yoga" unconsciously, in this inward application of it, while many leaders in the world of affairs are making use of its outward, concentrated application in their management of affairs. This book consists of twelve lessons of which students have told us that they have found it necessary to read and study each lesson carefully, in order to absorb the varied information contained within its pages.

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