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The Yoga Sutra contain kernels of wisdom that are presented in a progressive sequence. Their compilation is attributed to an Indian sage named Patanjali. He wrote them tersely, which makes it easy to miss their full profundity. Through explanation of the Sutra, this guide provides resources which are suitable for anyone interested in yoga philosophy, by covering everything from its definition to its most esoteric aspects.

Selected poems from a couple of decades in South East London.

Why do Catholics do that? Have you ever been asked this question, or maybe, you've asked it yourself? Have you ever wondered what all the standing, kneeling, and sitting during Mass was really all about? In this audiobook, Charles Johnston explores the sights and sounds of the Mass and takes a deeper look at the beauty and symbolism behind every action during the Mass.

In On the Evolution of Intimacy, psychiatrist and futurist Charles Johnston addresses how our times are making possible a critical "growing up" in how we think about intimacy and gender. With intimacy, the changes he describes are as significant as those which brought us Romeo and Juliet-style romantic love. With gender, they take us beyond both the polarizing assumptions of traditional gender roles and the simplistic conclusions of a postmodern unisex ideal.

Originally published in 1887, writer Charles Johnston, a Theosophist and Sanskrit translator, decides to wax philosophically on the nature of man and religion in a poetically non-specific, meandering, transcendental, and existential sort of way.