5 Yogoda Lessons of 1925

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This is a reprint of Swami Yogananda's 1925 Course on Energization and Will-Power and includes the ancient teachings on Concentration and Meditation techniques that one can learn from Swamiji. The value of Swamiji's insight is enormous.
You will find here, Highest Techniques of Concentration and Meditation that ultimately leads to Conscious Contact with Cosmic-Consciousness, over the period of consistent and intense practise. His teachings include the path of Kriya Yoga, which Yogananda called the 'Jet-Airplane' route to God, consisting of ancient yoga techniques to hasten the spiritual evolution of the disciple. He continued to re and write up to his passing (Maha-Samadhi) in 1952.

1. Will is the great dynamo lying within us. The direction of Will is the fundamental principle of YOGODA. The more you apply Will, when asked to do so in the following exercises, the better results you will get. Never forget this. If you neglect this while taking the exercises, you will miss the thing of chief importance.
Remember, whenever you direct your Will into any part of the body as you tense it you are sending down a quantity of nerve energy - Pranic current or vital energy from the brain to that part. The greater the flow of this Pranic current, the stronger and better is its action on that particular part, and the greater is the chance of the tissues of that part being revitalized by more rapid circulation and healthier Pranic adjustment. Thus tissues will grow stronger and fresher. In the tension of muscles by will you turn on the Pranic current in them, in relaxation you switch it off. This Pranic current (or motor nerve energy) sent down by Will is not only an independent source of power to the muscles and other parts but it is also a most active agent in bringing about a better adjustment of the tissues. It imparts more life to them, too. So remember, while inducing high tension in a muscle or group of muscles, to use maximum Will.
This is conscious Will as differentiated from automatic will, such as is used in walking, etc. But when you walk blind- folded in the dark you have to use conscious Will, and then you necessarily send down more nerve energy to the muscles and touch-surfaces for better limb movement.
An automobile battery needs to be recharged once in a while when run down. So the battery of the body parts, exhausted by physical work and brain labor, requires to be recharged by fresh nerve current sent down by Will. You will immediately get over fatigue by performing YOGODA exercises. You will also feel wonderful freshness, and your muscles will become more and more powerful.
2. After you have once formed an idea of the whole system, it will not require more than 15 minutes to perform all the important exercises of YOGODA, except of course the Technique of Concentration.