Cover of A Search in Secret India; Paul Brunton in his later years

  Bruntons philosophy rests on the idea that reality is fundamentally mental. He developed a system he called Mentalism, which holds that space, time and matter—including the body—are appearances within consciousness. He urged seekers to look beyond yogic techniques and mystical experiences, favoring instead a rational inquiry into the nature of perception and selfhood. The goal: direct realization of what he termed the Overself, a higher, universal consciousness.