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.assert your master and ownership of it, as, otherwise, that ownershipmay be asserted, claimed and usurped by others more masterful thanyourself.You have the strength and power necessary within you, if youbut assert it.It is yours for the asking, why don't you demand it? Youmay awaken the "I" consciousness and develop it by the power ofassertion, which will aid in its unfoldment.We will have more to say onthis point in the following pages.We will now consider the third form of Psychic Influence, which is knownas Mesmerism, Hypnotism, etc.We can merely touch upon that subjecthere, as its varied forms and phenomena would fill books, if spread out.But we think we can make it clear to you in a few words, as you havefollowed our thoughts in this and the preceding lessons.The first thing to remember is that Mesmerism or Hypnotism is but acombination of the two methods just mentioned, plus a greater amountof Prana projected with the Personal Suggestion or Thought Wave.Inother words, the Suggestion or Thought Wave becomes charged withPrana to a greater degree than is ordinarily the case, and becomes asmuch stronger than the ordinary suggestion or thought-wave, as athought-form is stronger than an ordinary thought-wave.In short,mesmerism or hypnotism is practically the bathing of the person in aflow of thought-forms, kept stimulated and active by a constant supply ofPrana, which has in such cases often been called "the mesmeric fluid."Fourteen Lessons in YogiPlease Share1903-By YogiPhilosophy and Oriental OccultismThis E-BookRamacharakaPSYCHIC INFLUENCE.185And, another thing to remember is that no person can be mesmerized orhypnotised unless his Instinctive Mind is unguarded or without itsproper master, unless the person agrees to be mesmerized and actuallyconsents to it.So that, in the end, it comes down to the fact that noperson need be mesmerized or hypnotised unless he is willing or unlesshe believes that he may be, which is the same thing in the end.Mesmerism has its uses in the hands of the advanced occultist whounderstands its laws, but in the hands of those ignorant of its properuse it is a thing to be avoided.Be careful about allowing yourself to behypnotised by the ignorant pretender.Assert your own power, and youmay accomplish for yourself all that anyone else can, on the same plane.We have, in the brief space at our disposal, touched upon the variousforms of Psychic Influence, and may have an opportunity at some futuretime of going deeper into the subject with you.But we trust that we havesaid enough to give you at least a general knowledge of the subject, andhave at the same time given you a timely warning and caution.We willconclude by saying something to you about the "I" consciousness and itsdevelopment, which we trust you will read with the attention it merits,and will put into practice that which is indicated.There is, of course, a still higher form of consciousness than the "I"consciousness - the spiritual consciousness which causes one to beaware of hisFourteen Lessons in YogiPlease Share1903-By YogiPhilosophy and Oriental OccultismThis E-BookRamacharaka186 YOGI PHILOSOPHY.relation to, and connection with, the source of all power.And thosepossessing this higher consciousness are far beyond the influence ofPsychic Influence of others, for they are surrounded with an aura whichrepels vibrations on a lower plane.Such do not need the "I"consciousness, as it is included in their higher consciousness.But thoseon the mental plane of development (and but few of us have progressedfurther) will find it well to develop and unfold their consciousness of the "I"- the sense of individuality.You will be aided in this by carrying in mind,and meditating often, that you are a real thing - that you are an Ego - a bitof the Universal Life set apart as an individual that you may work out yourpart of the Universal Plan, and progress to higher forms of manifestation.That YOU are independent of the body, and only use same as aninstrument - that YOU are indestructible, and have eternal life - that YOUcannot be destroyed by fire, water or anything else which the physicalman looks upon as a thing which will "kill" him - that no matter whatbecomes of your body YOU will survive.YOU are a soul, and have a body.(Not that you are a body having a soul, as most persons think and actupon.) Think of yourself as an independent being, using the body as aconvenience.Cultivate the feeling of immortality and reality, and you will graduallybegin to realize that you really exist and will always exist, and Fear willdrop from you like a discarded cloak, for Fear is really the thoughtweakening the ill-guarded Instinctive Mind - once getFourteen Lessons in YogiPlease Share1903-By YogiPhilosophy and Oriental OccultismThis E-BookRamacharakaPSYCHIC INFLUENCE.187rid of Fear, and the rest is easy.We have spoken of this matter in"Science of Breath," under the title of "Soul Consciousness," on page70.In the same book, on page 61, under the title "Forming an Aura,"we have hinted at a plan whereby weak and fearful persons may protectthemselves while they are building up a sure foundation ofself-confidence and strength.The affirmation or mantram which hasproven of more benefit than any other in these cases is the positiveassertion of "I AM," which expresses a truth and tends to a mentalattitude which is taken up by the Instinctive Mind and renders it morepositive to others, and less liable to be affected by suggestions, etc.Themental attitude expressed by "I AM" will surround you with a thoughtaura, which will act as a shield and a protection, until such time as youhave fully acquired the higher consciousness, which carries with it asense of self confidence and assurance of strength.From this point you will gradually develop into that consciousness whichassures you that when you say "I," you do not speak only of theindividual entity, with all its strength and power, but know that the "I"has behind it the power and strength of the Spirit, and is connectedwith an inexhaustible supply of force, which may be drawn upon whenneeded.Such a one can never experience Fear - for he has risen farabove it.Fear is the manifestation of weakness, and so long as we hug itto us and make a bosom friend of it, we will be open to the influences ofothers.But by casting aside Fear we takeFourteen Lessons in YogiPlease Share1903-By YogiPhilosophy and Oriental OccultismThis E-BookRamacharaka188 YOGI PHILOSOPHY.several steps upward in the scale, and place ourselves in touch with thestrong, helpful, fearless, courageous thought of the world, and leave behindus all the old weaknesses and troubles of the old life.When man learns that nothing can really harm him, Fear seems a folly [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]