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  Introduction . ... 1

  BOOK I
  MAN AND THE WORLD
  I. Man 23
  II. Maya 33
  III. Maya as 'Woman and Gold' 37
  IV. Maya as Ahamkara or Egotism 45
  V. Bondage of Book-learning 54
  VI. Religious Teachers-False and True 61
  VII. The Worldly-minded and Their Ways 67

  BOOK II
  THE ASCENT OF MAN
  VIII. Varieties of Aspirants and Their Ideals 79
  IX. Some Aids to Spiritual Life 97
  X. Ways of Spiritual Life . . 109
  XI. Spiritual Aspirants and Religious Differences ..... 130
  XII. Essentials of Spiritual Life 137
  XIII. Yearning for God . . . . . . . . . . .. 165

  BOOK III
  MAN AND THE DIVINE
  XIV. The Lord and His Devotees 172
  XV. Helpers in the Spiritual Path 184
  XVI. Jnana, Bhakti and Karma 196, II
  XVII. The Divine ..... 230
  XVIII. Realisation of the Divine 244
  XIX. The Man of Divine Realization 256
  XX. Glimpses of the Master's Experiences in
  His Own Words . . . . . . . 266

  BOOK IV
  MAXIMS AND PARABLES
  XXI. Some Maxims . . . . . . . " 287
  XXII. Parables 291

  Index . 340




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CHAPTER I MAN
The destiny of man 0001-0015
Real nature of man 0016-0027
Man in bondage 0028Death and reincarnation 0043-0047
CHAPTER IIl
MAYA AS 'WOMAN AND GOLD'1
The bondage of sex66-74
Sex and spiritual progress75-82
How to conquer sex? 83-89
Riches and the spiritual aspirant 90-98
CHAPTER V
BONDAGE OF BOOK LEARNING
Barrenness if mere book learning 137-150
Vanity if disputation 151-158
The true end if learning 159-167
CHAPTER VII
THE WORLDLY-MINDED AND THEIR WAYS
Characteristics of the worldly-minded188-209
Fickle devotion of the worldly-minded 210-215
The worldly-minded and spiritual practices
216-226
BOOK II
Ascent of Man
CHAPTER VIII
VARIETIES OF ASPIRANTS AND THEIR IDEALS
Some types of aspirants227-239
Characteristics of true aspirants240-253
Kinship of the spiritually-inclined254-257
Ideals of the aspirant entangled in the
world258-293
Ideals of the Sannyasin 294-307
CHAPTER X
WAYS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
Some obstacles to spiritual life361-367
Influence of past impressions368-371
Pitfalls of occult powers372-385
Dress and food 386-394
Attitude towards the body395-397
Attitude towards sufferings398-403
Forbearance404-405
Reticence 406-407
Humility and self-respect408-418
Simplicity 419-421
Conquest of desires422-434
Attitude towards women435-441
Devotee and his family 442-445
Prayer and devotion 446-456
CHAPTER XII
ESSENTIAL OF SPIRITUAL LIFE

CHAPTER II MAYA
Maya as the Cosmic Power of the Lord 48-53
Maya as the deluding power (Avidya)54-61
Maya as the liberating power (Vidya)62-65

Some conditions of spiritual
enlightenment488-494
Faith495-514
Resignation to God515-524

Be mad for God615-618
Nature of true yearning 619-626
Sole condition of God-realisation 627-638

CHAPTER IV
Evils of egotism 99-109
The difficulty of conquering egotism110-114
Ripe' ego and 'unripe' ego115-118
How to conquer the ego119-128
Ego in the man of realization 129-136
CHAPTER VI
RELIGIOUS TEACHERS FALSE AND TRUE
Pitfalls of teachership 168-175
Who is a True teacher 176-187

CHAPTER IX
SOME AIDS TO SPIRITUAL LIFE
Caste and external observances308-321
Worship of images322-332
Value of pilgrimages 333-337
Benefits of Pious company338-348
Repetition of Divine names 349-360

CHAPTER XI
SPIRITUAL ASPIRANTS AND RELIGIOUS
DIFFERENCES
God of all religions the same457-461
Different religions as paths to God462-469
Cause of fanaticism and its cure470-474
Right attitude to religious differences475-487
Attitude to secret cults ?

CHAPTER XIII
YEARNING FOR GOD


Necessity of Ishta or Chosen Deity-525-534
Truth Brahmacharya or continence 535-540
Viveka or discrimination 541-545
Vairagya or aversion to worldly objects546-567
Perseverance568-579
Spiritual practice580-592
Concentration and meditation 593-614

Book III
CHAPTER XIV
THE LORD AND HIS DEVOTEES
Why the Lord is not seen639-642
The Lord and His devotees643-662
Worldly position of devotees663-666
How the Divine reveals Himself667-668
The Lord cares not for wealth669-671
Divine grace and self-effort 672-686

CHAPTER XVI
JNANA, BHAKTI AND KARMA1.
1.Path of Knowledge:
What is Jnana Yoga732-735
Method of Jnana Yoga736-742
Difficulties of Jnana743-746
Yoga- II.

Ill. Bhakti and Jnana:
Bhakti and Jnana the same in the end791796
How Bhakti leads to Jnana797-803
Difference in the temperaments of the Jnani
and the Bhakta804-813

CHAPTER XV
HELPERS IN THE SPIRITUAL PATH
1.Guru:
Conception of the Guru687-692
Necessity of having a Guru693-696
Relation between Guru and disciple697-702
II. Divine Incarnation:
What is a Divine Incarnation ?703-708
Difficulty of recognising Divine 709-714
Incarnation as revelations of God 715-731
Difference between Incarnations and ordinary
perfect men ?
II.Path of Love:
Bhakti and the conditions of its growth747754
Bhakti and Worldly love755-756
Effects of Bhakti757-766
Stages and aspects of Bhakti767-773
Prema or Parabhakti (ecstatic Love )774784
Love of the Gopis785-788
Viraha and Mahabhava789-790
IV. Path of Work:
What is Karma Yoga?814-817
Devotion as a safeguard in Karma Yoga818-823
Work as service equal to worship824
Work, a means and not an end825-828
Work and worklessness 829-834

CHAPTER XVII
THE DIVINE

CHAPTER XVIII
REALISATION OF THE DIVINE

Brahman (The Impersonal or Supra-personal
Absolute)835-842
Brahman and the reality of relative
experience843-852
Personal Deity, known also as Isvara, Maya and
Sakti853-861
God in everything 862-869
The Divine both with and without form870-882
Some Divine forms883-888
Divine immanence 889-894
The Divine and man's moral responsibility895898
CHAPTER XIX
THE MAN OF DIVINE REALISATION

Psychology of man with reference to God899901
Kundalini and spiritual awakening902-906
Spurious ecstasy907
Perception of Divine forms and sounds908-912
Samadhi and Brahma-jnana913-919
The Psychology of Samadhi920-925
Vijnana which comes after Samadhi 926-930

Varieties of perfect men931-934
At the advent of the Divine in the heart935-

CHAPTER XX
GLIMPSES OF THE MASTER'S EXPERIENCE IN IHS
OWN WORDS
Experiences in early days 972-978


941
Some characteristics of spiritual
perfection942-951
Non-attachment of the perfect man952-959
Perfect man transcends good and evil960-967
Perfect man and work 968-970

Book IV Maxims and Parables
CHAPTER XXI SOME MAXIMS
Maxims of ethical significance1020-1041
Maxims of spiritual significance1042-1058

Tantric and other Sadhanas 979-983
Experience if the Nirvikalpa state 984-988
The Master's perpetual God-consciousness989991
How the Master prayed 992-995
The Divine in good and evil alike 996-1005
The Master on his illness 1006-1010
The Master, a combination if humanity and
Divinity1011-1019
CHAPTER XXII PARABLES
The bane of worldliness1059-1065
Sex and its bondage1066-1070
Spiritual progress depends on mind1071-1072
Dangers of misunderstood philosophy 10731076
The foolishness of fanaticism1077-1079
Faith, devotion and resignation1080-1096
Tyagaga and Vairagya1097-1107
Nature of Maya1108-1112
Realisation of the Divine 1113-1120.



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