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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Brunton, Paul, 1898–1981, author.

The hidden teaching beyond yoga / Paul Brunton.

pages cm. — (The path to self-realization and philosophic insight ; volume 1)

Includes index.

Summary: “A classic work on yoga philosophy, originally published in 1941”— Provided by publisher.

ISBN 978-1-58394-910-8 (paperback) — ISBN 978-1-58394-911-5 (ebook)

1. Metaphysics. 2. Knowledge, Theory of. 3. Yoga. 4. Philosophy, Modern. I. Title.

BD21.B75 2015

181'.45—dc23     2014038090