RECOMMENDED ESOTERIC ORGANIZATIONS AND BOOKS

RECOMMENDED ESOTERIC ORGANIZATIONS AND BOOKS

Taken from Master Choa Kok Sui's book, The Ancient Science and Art of Pranic Healing, Second Edition (1990), pp. 262-269

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APPENDIX D - ESOTERIC ORGANIZATIONS

1. Agni Yoga Society

2. A.M.O.R.C. Rosicrucian Order

3. The Arcane School

4. Astara

5. Builders of the Adytum

6. The Rosicrucian Fellowship

7. Self-Realization Fellowship

8. Sufi Order

9. Theosophical Society

10. Theosophical Society in the Philippines

AUTHOR'S NOTE: These esoteric organizations would be very happy to help and guide spiritual aspirants in their studies and practices. They may just write to these organizations and request for a catalogue or an introductory reading material.

APPENDIX E - RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON ESOTERIC TEACHINGS

1. The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception by Max Heindel

2. The Etheric Double by Arthur E. Powell

3. The Astral Body by Arthur E. Powell

4. The Mental Body by Arthur E. Powell

5. The Causal Body and the Ego by Arthur E. Powell

6. Devas and Men by the Southern Centre of Theosophy

7. The Seven Rays by Ernest Wood

8. The I-Ching (Richard Wilhelm translation from Chinese into German. Rendered into English by Cary F. Bayness)

9. Education and Significance in Life by Krishnamurti

10. Education in the New Age by Alice A. Bailey

11. From Intellect to Intuition by Alice A. Bailey

12. Initiation: Human and Solar by Alice A. Bailey

13. The Rays and the Initiations (Volume V) by Alice A. Bailey

14. The Externalisation of the Hierarchy by Alice A. Bailey

15. Freemasonry of the Ancient Egyptians by Manly P. Hall

16. The Lost Keys of Freemasonry by Manly P. Hall

17. The Hidden Life in Freemasonry by C. W. Leadbeater

18. Ancient Mystic Rites (Originally published under the title Glimpses of Masonic History) by the Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, India

APPENDIX F - RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON ESOTERIC PRACTICES

1. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

2. At the Feet of the Master by J. Krishnamurti

3. Raja Yoga by Wallace Slater

4. The Yoga of Light (The Classic Esoteric Handbook of Kundalini Yoga-Hatha Toga Pradipika) by Hans-Ulrich Rieker

5. Theories of the Chakras: Bridge to Higher Consciousness by Hiroshi Motoyama

6. The Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga by Goswami Kriyananda

7. The Secret Path by Paul Brunton

8. Raja Yoga by Swami Vivekananda

9. Practical Techniques of Psychic Self-Defense by Murry Hope

10. Spiritual Cleansing (A Handbook on Psychic Protection) by Draja Mickaharic

11. Complete Guide to Oracle and Prophesy Methods by Joseph J. Weed

12. Voluntary Controls (Exercises for Creative Meditation and for Activating the Potential of the Chakras) by Jack Schwarz

13. The Crystal Book by Dael Walker

14. The Complete Crystal Guidebook by Ulma Silbey

15. Initiation Into Hermetics by Franz Bardon

16. The Golden Dawn by Ismael Regardie

17. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

18. The Three Pillars of Zen by Philip Kapleau

19. Mind in Buddhist Psychology. Translated from Tibetan by Herbert V. Guenther and Leslie S. Kawamura)

20. The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy by Junjiro Takakusu

21. The Secrets of Chinese Meditation by Lu K’uan Yu

22. Buddhist Meditation by Edward Conze

23. Unto Thee I Grant by Sri Ramatherio, Supreme Grand Lodge of A.M.O.R.C.

24. Teachings of Tibetan Yoga. Translated and annotated by Garma C. C, Chang

25. Clear Light of Bliss (Mahamudra in Vajrayana Buddhism) by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

26. Tai Chi Chuan by Yang Ming

27. Awaken Healing Energy through the Tao by Mantak Chia

28. The Tao of Meditation (Way to Enlightenment) by Jou Tsung Hwa

29. Taoist Yoga: Alchemy and Immortality by Lu K’uan Yu

30. The Taoist I Ching. Translated by Thomas Cleary

31. The Tao of Power (Tao Te Ching). Translated by R. L. Wing

32. The Book of Sufi Healing by Shaykh Hakim Moinuddin Chishti

33. Mastery through Accomplishment by Hazrat Inayat Khan

34. Sufi Message Volumes 1-13 by Hazrat Inayat Khan

35. The Sufis by Idries Shah

36. The Perfect Joy of Saint Francis by Felix Timmermans

37. The Spiritual Instructions of Saint Seraphim of Sarov by Franklin Albert Jones

38. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis

39. Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius by Louis J. Puhl

40. More Precious than Rubies (Handbook on Spiritual Exercises) by K. C. Chan

41. The Infinite Way by Joel S. Goldsmith

42. The Armour of Light (Parts I and II) by Olive C. B. Pixley

43. New Insights into Christian Worship by James Ingall Wedgwood

44. The Science of the Sacraments by C. W. Leadbeater

45. A Practical Guide to Qabalistic Symbolism by Gareth Knight

46. Experience of the Inner Worlds by Gareth Knight

47. Kosher Yoga by Albert L. Schutz and Hilda W. de Schaps

48. Meditation and Kabbalah by Aryeh Kaplan

49. Meditation and the Bible by Aryeh Kaplan

AUTHOR’S NOTE: For serious spiritual aspirants, these books are a must for study and practice. They have been arranged in such a way that the aspirant will be guided step-by-step, thereby avoiding confusion and waste of time and energy. Books on esoteric practices are arranged from easy to difficult, and are grouped according to the nature of their discipline.