The protective mental aura

The book behind the practice

Raja Yoga or Mental Development

Yogi Ramacharaka · “Sub-Conscious Influences”

The passage connects the mental aura with recognition of the “I” and an exercise of will. It recommends a few moments of daily meditation. The next page gives a separate spoken declaration and says that its force lies in the idea, rather than the words themselves.

“the habitual recognition of the ‘I,’ and a few moments’ meditation upon it each day”

Printed p. 277 · reader p. 285

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About this guide

The three stages, comfortable seated posture, attention cues, blue illustration and suggested duration are our teaching arrangement. The source does not specify a colour or an oval visualisation. This guide uses that image to introduce its account of an aura, then returns to its central instruction: meditate on the “I”.

We have not included the separate standing declaration on p. 278. The book’s claims about repelling thought-waves are presented as its beliefs; the practice is not a way to establish that another person is influencing you.

Edition IMJ-0204-E001. Printed pages 277–278; reader pages 285–286; original PDF leaves 286–287. Instructions checked against the original scans.

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