Induction Talk

Recording Location
Phoenix, Ariz.
Recording Date
24 January 1970
Recording Information

Franklin Merrell-Wolff attempts to deliberately bring about “inductions” during this discourse. He begins by going through a process of vital purification and emphasizing the importance of dedication. He reviews the three primary forms of yoga: the way devotion, the way of action, and the way of knowledge. He outlines a philosophic position favorable to the attitude of jñāna yoga by explaining that his position is radically anti-materialistic, radically anti-behavioristic, and radically anti-tantric. He then goes on to present the distinction between the Eastern and Western psychological types suggested by Jung and to stress that Western man should not imitate Eastern yogic techniques, but should seek the Transcendent through the power of the introverted mind. He proceeds by outlining a process of self-analysis oriented toward isolating the subject to consciousness that is never an object before consciousness, commenting upon the importance of the renunciation of Nirvana, and concludes by affirming the possibility of a Realization transcending and integrating Nirvana and Sangsara as complementary opposites.

Transcript
Recording Duration
77 min
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