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For only after this is the spiritual man so far grown, so far disentangled from the psychical bandages and veils which have confined and blinded him, that he can use his proper powers and faculties. FOR ONLY AFTER THIS IS THE SPIRITUAL MAN SO FAR GROWN SO FAR DISENTANGLED FROM THE PSYCHICAL BANDAGES AND VEILS WHICH HAVE CONFINED AND BLINDED HIM THAT HE CAN USE HIS PROPER POWERS AND FACULTIES
e have described is reached, with its purity, poise, and illuminated vision, the spiritual man is coming into his inheritance, and gaining complete mastery of his powers. Indeed, much of the struggle to keep the Commandments and the Rules has been paving the way for this mastery; through this very struggle and sacrifice the mastery has become possible; just as, to use St. Paul’s simile, the athlete gains the mastery in the contest and the race through the sacrifice of his long and arduous training. Thus he gains the crown. INTRODUCTION TO BOOK III The third book of the Sutras is the Book of Spiritual Powers. In considering these spiritual powers, two things must be understood and kept in memory. The first of these is this: These spiritual powers can only be gained when the development described in the first and second books has been measurably attained; when the Commandments have been kept, the Rules faithfully followed, and the experiences which are described have been passed through.  TWO INTRODUCTION TO BOOK THREE OF THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANGELIE THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MAGGIE RUSSELL NEW YORK NEW YORK THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANGELI THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON INTRODUCTION TO BOOK THREE THE THIRD BOOK OF THE SUTRAS IS THE BOOK OF SPIRITUAL POWERS IN CONSIDERING THESE SPIRITUAL POWERS TWO THINGS MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AND KEPT IN MEMORY THE FIRST OF THESE IS THIS THESE SPIRITUAL POWERS CAN ONLY BE GAINED WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS HAS BEEN MEASURABLY ATTAINED WHEN THE COMMANDMENTS HAVE BEEN KEPT THE RULES FAITHFULLY FOLLOWED AND THE EXPERIENCES WHICH ARE DESCRIBED HAVE BEEN PASSED THROUGH
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