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SPIRIT OF UPANISHADS: Hidden Wisdom of Absolute, Real Self & Liberation — William Walker Atkinson
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(00:00:00) 0. Preface
(00:04:44) 1. The Threshold
(00:07:25) 2. The Absolute
(00:21:32) 3. The Real Self
(00:26:59) 4. The Way
(00:32:31) 5. The Student
(00:34:41) 6. The Teacher
(00:44:19) 7. The Lesson
(00:53:19) 8. The Law of Karma
(00:55:36) 9. Devotional Worship
(01:01:57) 10. Freedom
(01:03:07) 11. Spiritual Knowing
(01:05:04) 12. The Four-Fold Means
(01:14:27) 13. Union (Yoga)
(01:30:33) 14. Liberation
THE SPIRIT OF THE UPANISHADS: The Hidden Wisdom of the Absolute, the Real Self & Liberation — William Walker Atkinson (1907).
Welcome to another episode of The Secret Law of Attraction, dedicated to The Spirit of the Upanishads: The Aphorisms of the Wise, associated with William Walker Atkinson under his Yogi Ramacharaka name. Originally published in 1907, this short but remarkably concentrated work presents a collection of aphorisms, teachings, and passages drawn from Hindu philosophical and spiritual sources. The book was designed as a companion to deeper studies of Indian philosophy, particularly the teachings surrounding the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga, the Self, consciousness, karma, and liberation.Rather than presenting a conventional narrative, The Spirit of the Upanishads unfolds as a progression through fourteen spiritual stages. Beginning at The Threshold and culminating in Liberation, the work moves from the search for ultimate reality toward knowledge of the Self, disciplined spiritual practice, Yoga, and freedom from limitation. For listeners interested in the Law of Attraction, New Thought, metaphysics, consciousness, self-development, and the power of the mind, this work offers an important philosophical background. Atkinson's writings frequently connected Eastern philosophy with ideas about mental development and spiritual consciousness, and The Spirit of the Upanishads provides a concentrated collection of the ideas that influenced this broader tradition.
1. The Threshold
The journey begins at The Threshold, the symbolic entrance into spiritual understanding. The opening teachings challenge the reader to look beyond ordinary appearances and ask what remains when the changing objects of experience are removed. Consciousness, rather than the temporary contents of consciousness, becomes the central mystery.The Threshold represents the movement from ordinary identification with the external world toward philosophical inquiry. The reader is encouraged to question assumptions about reality, identity, thought, and existence. It is the point at which the seeker begins to turn inward.
2. The Absolute
The Absolute introduces one of the central concepts of Vedantic philosophy: ultimate reality as the Absolute, beyond limitation, division, and ordinary conceptual distinctions.The teachings emphasize unity rather than separation. The universe is presented not as something completely independent from ultimate reality, but as dependent upon the deeper principle of consciousness. This section therefore provides an essential foundation for understanding the relationship between the individual and the universal.For students of manifestation and the Law of Attraction, this section is particularly interesting because it shifts attention from isolated personal identity toward the larger field of consciousness from which individual experience arises.
3. The Real Self
The Real Self turns the inquiry directly toward human identity. Who are we beneath the body, personality, emotions, memories, desires, and changing thoughts?The teachings distinguish the deeper Self from the temporary characteristics through which an individual ordinarily defines themselves. The Real Self is presented as consciousness itself—the witnessing principle behind experience.This idea is fundamental to the spiritual philosophy explored throughout the book. Instead of attempting merely to improve the external per
(00:04:44) 1. The Threshold
(00:07:25) 2. The Absolute
(00:21:32) 3. The Real Self
(00:26:59) 4. The Way
(00:32:31) 5. The Student
(00:34:41) 6. The Teacher
(00:44:19) 7. The Lesson
(00:53:19) 8. The Law of Karma
(00:55:36) 9. Devotional Worship
(01:01:57) 10. Freedom
(01:03:07) 11. Spiritual Knowing
(01:05:04) 12. The Four-Fold Means
(01:14:27) 13. Union (Yoga)
(01:30:33) 14. Liberation
THE SPIRIT OF THE UPANISHADS: The Hidden Wisdom of the Absolute, the Real Self & Liberation — William Walker Atkinson (1907).
Welcome to another episode of The Secret Law of Attraction, dedicated to The Spirit of the Upanishads: The Aphorisms of the Wise, associated with William Walker Atkinson under his Yogi Ramacharaka name. Originally published in 1907, this short but remarkably concentrated work presents a collection of aphorisms, teachings, and passages drawn from Hindu philosophical and spiritual sources. The book was designed as a companion to deeper studies of Indian philosophy, particularly the teachings surrounding the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga, the Self, consciousness, karma, and liberation.Rather than presenting a conventional narrative, The Spirit of the Upanishads unfolds as a progression through fourteen spiritual stages. Beginning at The Threshold and culminating in Liberation, the work moves from the search for ultimate reality toward knowledge of the Self, disciplined spiritual practice, Yoga, and freedom from limitation. For listeners interested in the Law of Attraction, New Thought, metaphysics, consciousness, self-development, and the power of the mind, this work offers an important philosophical background. Atkinson's writings frequently connected Eastern philosophy with ideas about mental development and spiritual consciousness, and The Spirit of the Upanishads provides a concentrated collection of the ideas that influenced this broader tradition.
1. The Threshold
The journey begins at The Threshold, the symbolic entrance into spiritual understanding. The opening teachings challenge the reader to look beyond ordinary appearances and ask what remains when the changing objects of experience are removed. Consciousness, rather than the temporary contents of consciousness, becomes the central mystery.The Threshold represents the movement from ordinary identification with the external world toward philosophical inquiry. The reader is encouraged to question assumptions about reality, identity, thought, and existence. It is the point at which the seeker begins to turn inward.
2. The Absolute
The Absolute introduces one of the central concepts of Vedantic philosophy: ultimate reality as the Absolute, beyond limitation, division, and ordinary conceptual distinctions.The teachings emphasize unity rather than separation. The universe is presented not as something completely independent from ultimate reality, but as dependent upon the deeper principle of consciousness. This section therefore provides an essential foundation for understanding the relationship between the individual and the universal.For students of manifestation and the Law of Attraction, this section is particularly interesting because it shifts attention from isolated personal identity toward the larger field of consciousness from which individual experience arises.
3. The Real Self
The Real Self turns the inquiry directly toward human identity. Who are we beneath the body, personality, emotions, memories, desires, and changing thoughts?The teachings distinguish the deeper Self from the temporary characteristics through which an individual ordinarily defines themselves. The Real Self is presented as consciousness itself—the witnessing principle behind experience.This idea is fundamental to the spiritual philosophy explored throughout the book. Instead of attempting merely to improve the external per