CHAPTER X.

METHODS OF ATTAINMENT.

Physical methods adopted by some of the _yogis_-- Self-mesmerism, fasting, severe penance--The _Siddhi_ or miraculous powers--Mental methods, (1) the Concentration, and (2) the Effacement of Thought--Difficulties of (1) and (2), but great value for the Western peoples to-day--Concentration and Effacement of Thought are correlative powers--They lead to the discovery of the true Self--Moral methods, gentleness, candor, serenity-- Non-differentiation--The final deliverance--Probable difference between Eastern and Western methods of attainment--Through the Will, and through Love 164–182