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Spiritual reading is so universally accepted and understood, that it needs no comment. The very study of Patanjali's Sutras is an exercise in spiritual reading, and a very effective one. And so with all other books of the Soul. SPIRITUAL READING IS SO UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT IT NEEDS NO COMMENT THE VERY STUDY OF POTANGELI SUTRAS IS AN EXERCISE IN SPIRITUAL READING AND A VERY EFFECTIVE ONE AND SO WITH ALL OTHER BOOKS OF THE SOUL
e be the further and finer teaching of the spiritual Rules. It is, therefore, vital for us to realize that the Yoga system, like every true system of spiritual teaching, rests on this broad and firm foundation of honesty, truth, cleanness, obedience. Without these, there is no salvation; and he who practices these, even though ignorant of spiritual things, is laying up treasure against the time to come. BOOK II 1. The practices which make for union with the Soul are: fervent aspiration, spiritual reading, and complete obedience to the Master. The word which I have rendered “fervent aspiration” means primarily “fire”; and, in the Eastern teaching, it means the fire which gives life and light, and at the same time the fire which purifies. We have, therefore, as our first practice, as the first of the means of spiritual growth, that fiery quality of the will which enkindles and illumines, and, at the same time, the steady practice of purification, the burning away of all known impurities. N OF THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANGELIE THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX STOT WORK RECORDING BY MAGGIE RUSSELL NEW YORK NEW YORK THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANTELLI THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON BOOK TWO SUTRAS ONE TO TWENTY SEVEN SUTRA ONE THE PRACTICES WHICH MAKE FOR UNION WITH THE SOUL ARE FERVENT ASPIRATION SPIRITUAL READING AND COMPLETE OBEDIENCE TO THE MASTER THE WORD WHICH I HAVE RENDERED FERVENT ASPIRATION MEANS PRIMARILY FIRE AND IN THE EASTERN TEACHING IT MEANS THE FIRE WHICH GIVES LIFE AND LIGHT AND AT THE SAME TIME THE FIRE WHICH PURIFIES WE HAVE THEREFORE AS OUR FIRST PRACTICE AS THE FIRST OF THE MEANS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH THAT FIERY QUALITY OF THE WILL WHICH ENKINDLES AND ILLUMINES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE STEADY PRACTICE OF PURIFICATION THE BURNING AWAY OF ALL KNOWN IMPURITIES
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