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In this way only shall we gain that insight into the order of the bodily powers, and that mastery of them, which this Sutra implies. IN THIS WAY ONLY SHALL WE GAIN THAT INSIGHT INTO THE ORDER OF THE BODILY POWERS AND THAT MASTERY OF THEM WHICH THIS SUTRA IMPLIES
he spiritual man, and its gradual withdrawal from the body of the natural man, until the over-pressure, so general and such a fruitful source of misery in our day, is abated, and purity takes the place of passion. This over pressure, which is the cause of so many evils and so much of human shame, is an abnormal, not a natural, condition. It is primarily due to spiritual blindness, to blindness regarding the spiritual man, and ignorance even of his existence; for by this blind ignorance are closed the channels through which, were they open, the creative force could flow into the body of the spiritual man, there building up an immortal vesture. There is no cure for blindness, with its consequent over-pressure and attendant misery and shame, but spiritual vision, spiritual aspiration, sacrifice, the new birth from above. There is no other way to lighten the burden, to lift the misery and shame from human life. Therefore, let us follow after sacrifice and aspiration, let us seek the light. ITS DIRECTION TO THE BODY OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND ITS GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE BODY OF THE NATURAL MAN UNTIL THE OVER PRESSURE SO GENERAL AND SUCH A FRUITFUL SOURCE OF MISERY IN OUR DAY IS ABATED AND PURITY TAKES THE PLACE OF PASSION THIS OVER PRESSURE WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF SO MANY EVILS AND SO MUCH OF HUMAN SHAME IS AN ABNORMAL NOT A NATURAL CONDITION IT IS PRIMARILY DUE TO SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS TO BLINDNESS REGARDING THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND IGNORANCE EVEN OF HIS EXISTENCE FOR BY THIS BLIND IGNORANCE ARE CLOSED THE CHANNELS THROUGH WHICH WERE THEY OPEN THE CREATIVE FORCE COULD FLOW INTO THE BODY OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN THERE BUILDING UP AN IMMORTAL VESTURE THERE IS NO CURE FOR BLINDNESS WITH ITS CONSEQUENT OVERPRESSURE AND ATTENDANT MISERY AND SHAME BUT SPIRITUAL VISION SPIRITUAL ASPIRATION SACRIFICE THE NEW BIRTH FROM ABOVE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO LIGHTEN THE BURDEN TO LIFT THE MISERY AND SHAME FROM HUMAN LIFE THEREFORE LET US FOLLOW AFTER SACRIFICE AND ASPIRATION LET US SEEK THE LIGHT
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