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swámi A. P. Mukerji

An early 20th-century yoga writer, this swami is best known for practical books that brought concentration, spiritual discipline, and yogic philosophy to English-language readers.

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The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga Including the Practices and Exercises of Concentration, both Objective and Subjective, and Active and Passive Mentation, an Elucidation of Maya, Guru Worship, and the Worship of the Terrible, also the Mystery of Will-Force

The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga Including the Practices and Exercises of Concentration, both Objective and Subjective, and Active and Passive Mentation, an Elucidation of Maya, Guru Worship, and the Worship of the Terrible, also the Mystery of Will-Force

by swámi A. P. Mukerji

About the author

Swámi A. P. Mukerji is a little-documented author whose surviving reputation rests mainly on a cluster of early yoga books. Reliable catalog and text sources confirm works including Yoga Lessons for Developing Spiritual Consciousness (1911) and The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga (1922), both of which present yoga as a disciplined path of concentration, self-mastery, and spiritual growth.

Because biographical information about him is scarce in the sources I could confirm, it is safest to describe him through his writings rather than through personal details. In those books, he writes in an instructional, direct style, aiming to explain yogic practice and mental training to readers in English at a time when interest in Indian spiritual traditions was growing internationally.

His books continue to circulate through public-domain and library collections, which has helped keep his name alive for modern readers interested in early English-language yoga literature.