# Introduction to Yoga

An audiobook by Annie Besant, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 50 min, English).

Four lectures by Annie Besant to give an outline and better understanding of Yoga - Summary by Ritu Aarcee

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## Chapters

0. Foreword (1:38): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_00_besant_64kb.mp3
1. Lecture 1. The Nature of Yoga, The Meaning of the Universe (4:22): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_01_besant_64kb.mp3
2. The Unfolding of Consciousness (4:52): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_02_besant_64kb.mp3
3. The Oneness of the Self (0:56): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_03_besant_64kb.mp3
4. The Quickening of the Process of Self-Unfoldment (3:54): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_04_besant_64kb.mp3
5. Yoga is a Science (5:37): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_05_besant_64kb.mp3
6. Man a Duality (5:44): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_06_besant_64kb.mp3
7. States of Mind (4:18): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_07_besant_64kb.mp3
8. Samadhi (5:24): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_08_besant_64kb.mp3
9. The Literature of Yoga (5:43): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_09_besant_64kb.mp3
10. Some Definitions (4:38): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_10_besant_64kb.mp3
11. God Without and God Within (2:33): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_11_besant_64kb.mp3
12. Changes of Consciousness and Vibrations of Matter (5:12): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_12_besant_64kb.mp3
13. Mind (1:52): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_13_besant_64kb.mp3
14. Stages of Mind (5:29): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_14_besant_64kb.mp3
15. Inward and Outward-turned Consciousness (2:32): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_15_besant_64kb.mp3
16. The Cloud (3:17): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_16_besant_64kb.mp3
17. Lecture 2. Schools of Thought, Its Relation to Indian Philosophies (33:07): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_17_besant_64kb.mp3
18. Mind (5:02): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_18_besant_64kb.mp3
19. The Mental Body (5:23): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_19_besant_64kb.mp3
20. Mind and Self (6:00): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_20_besant_64kb.mp3
21. Lecture 3. Yoga as Science, Methods of Yoga (5:01): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_21_besant_64kb.mp3
22. To the Self by the Self (6:36): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_22_besant_64kb.mp3
23. To the Self through the Not-Self (3:58): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_23_besant_64kb.mp3
24. Yoga and Morality (8:14): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_24_besant_64kb.mp3
25. Composition of States of the Mind (8:00): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_25_besant_64kb.mp3
26. Pleasure and Pain (14:31): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_26_besant_64kb.mp3
27. Lecture 4. Yoga as Practice, Inhibition of States of Mind (9:02): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_27_besant_64kb.mp3
28. Meditation with and without Seed (9:22): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_28_besant_64kb.mp3
29. The Use of Mantras (2:13): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_29_besant_64kb.mp3
30. Attention (3:48): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_30_besant_64kb.mp3
31. Obstacles to Yoga (2:04): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_31_besant_64kb.mp3
32. Capacities for Yoga (8:46): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_32_besant_64kb.mp3
33. Forthgoing and Returning (10:56): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_33_besant_64kb.mp3
34. Purification of Bodies (5:10): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_34_besant_64kb.mp3
35. Dwellers on the Threshold (8:58): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_35_besant_64kb.mp3
36. Preparation for Yoga (2:06): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_36_besant_64kb.mp3
37. The End (3:28): https://archive.org/download/introductiontoyoga_2207_librivox/introductiontoyoga_37_besant_64kb.mp3