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The first two moods are easily understood. We can well see bow a sodden psychic condition, flagrantly opposed to the pure and positive joy of spiritual life, would be a barrier. The next, bodily restlessness, is in a special way the fault of our day and generation. THE FIRST TWO MOODS ARE EASILYLY UNDERSTOOD WE CAN WELL SEE HOW A SUDDEN PSYCHIC CONDITION FLAGRANTLY OPPOSED TO THE PURE AND POSITIVE JOY OF SPIRITUAL LIFE WOULD BE A BARRIER THE NEXT BODILY RESTLESSNESS IS IN A SPECIAL WAY THE FAULT OF OUR DAY AND GENERATION
s, inability to reach a stage of meditation, or to hold it when reached. We must remember that we are considering the spiritual man as enwrapped and enmeshed by the psychic nature, the emotional and mental powers; and as unable to come to clear consciousness, unable to stand and see clearly, because of the psychic veils of the personality. Nine of these are enumerated, and they go pretty thoroughly into the brute toughness of the psychic nature. Sickness is included rather for its effect on the emotions and mind, since bodily infirmity, such as blindness or deafness, is no insuperable barrier to spiritual life, and may sometimes be a help, as cutting off distractions. It will be well for us to ponder over each of these nine activities, thinking of each as a psychic state, a barrier to the interior consciousness of the spiritual man. 31. Grieving, despondency, bodily restlessness, the drawing in and sending forth of the life-breath also contribute to drive the psychic nature to and fro.  FALSE NOTIONS INABILITY TO REACH A STAGE OF MEDITATION OR TO HOLD IT WHEN REACHED WE MUST REMEMBER THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING THE SPIRITUAL MAN AS ENRAPPED AND ENMESHED BY THE PSYCHIC NATURE THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL POWERS AND IS UNABLE TO COME TO CLEAR CONSCIOUSNESS UNABLE TO STAND AND SEE CLEARLY BECAUSE OF THE PSYCHIC VEILS OF THE PERSONALITY NINE OF THESE ARE ENUMERATED AND THEY GO PRETTY THOROUGHLY INTO THE BRUTE TOUGHNESS OF THE PSYCHIC NATURE SICKNESS IS INCLUDED RATHER FOR ITS EFFECT ON THE EMOTIONS AND MIND SINCE BODILY INFIRMITY SUCH AS BLINDNESS OR DEAFNESS IS NO INSUPERABLE BARRIER TO SPIRITUAL LIFE AND MAY SOMETIMES BE A HELP AS CUTTING OFF DISTRACTIONS IT WILL BE WELL FOR US TO PONDER OVER EACH OF THESE NINE ACTIVITIES THINKING OF EACH AS A PSYCHIC STATE A BARRIER TO THE INTERIOR CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN SUTRA THIRTY ONE GRIEVING DESPONDENCY BODILY RESTLESSNESS THE DRAWING IN AND SENDING FORTH OF A LIFE BREATH ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO DRIVE THE PSYCHIC NATURE TO AND FRO
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