Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "Occult Literature #295: Raja Yoga" video.

  1. Any cogent, coherent system of self-discipline will "WORK", no thanks to anything special or unique in the system itself. Eastern systems are best suited to easterners, as western systems are best suited to westerners. "Meditation", being the basic stuff you can do with your mind, falls into three basic categories: observation, concentration, and vacancy; observation brings detachment, concentration brings focus, and vacancy brings awareness. Different systems have different emphases, which may mean, deficiencies, or short-comings. Any system whose "baggage" is not off-putting to the individual practitioner will yield some benefit. Then, there's the...original approach, vaguely, or maybe not so vaguely, mystical, whereby you develop your own "system". That's, really, the "royal path"...some people just don't easily tolerate being lashed to a guru...It's helpful to remember that everyone you meet, everything you see and hear, everything you read builds into you by the experience of it! It becomes a part of you going forward; every moment shapes you into the next moment. Guard the gates of experience, as you would guard your soul!
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