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Very naturally so; because the means of growth previously described were concerned with the extrication of the spiritual man from psychic bondages and veils; while this threefold power is to be exercised by the spiritual man thus extricated and standing on his feet, viewing life with open eyes. VERY NATURALLY SO BECAUSE THE MEANS OF GROWTH PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED WERE CONCERNED WITH THE EXTRICATION OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN FROM THE PSYCHIC BONDAGES AND VEILS WHILE THIS THREEFOLD POWER IS TO BE EXERCISED BY THE SPIRITUAL MAN THUS EXTRICATED AND STANDING ON HIS FEET VIEWING LIFE WITH OPEN EYES
nd that nexus of knowledge on which the light of his great idea was at last able to shine. So is it with all knowledge. So is it with spiritual knowledge. Take the matter this way: The first subject for the exercise of my spiritual insight is my day, with its circumstances, its hindrances, its opportunities, its duties. I do what I can to solve it, to fulfil its duties, to learn its lessons. I try to live my day with aspiration and faith. That is the first step. By doing this, I gather a harvest for the evening, I gain a deeper insight into life, in virtue of which I begin the next day with a certain advantage, a certain spiritual advance and attainment. So with all successive days. In faith and aspiration, we pass from day to day, in growing knowledge and power, with never more than one day to solve at a time, until all life becomes radiant and transparent. 7. This threefold power, of Attention, Meditation, Contemplation, is more interior than the means of growth previously described. S BEFORE HE HAD IN MIND THAT NEXUS OF KNOWLEDGE ON WHICH THE LIGHT OF HIS GREAT IDEA WAS AT LAST ABLE TO SHINE SO IS IT WITH ALL KNOWLEDGE SO IS IT WITH SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE TAKE THE MATTER THIS WAY THE FIRST SUBJECT FOR THE EXERCISE OF MY SPIRITUAL INSIGHT IS MY DAY WITH ITS CIRCUMSTANCES ITS HINDRANCES ITS OPPORTUNITIES ITS DUTIES I DO WHAT I CAN TO SOLVE IT TO FULFIL ITS DUTIES TO LEARN ITS LESSONS I TRY TO LIVE MY DAY WITH ASPIRATION AND FAITH THAT IS THE FIRST STEP BY DOING THIS I GATHER A HARVEST FOR THE EVENING I GAIN A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN VIRTUE OF WHICH I BEGIN THE NEXT DAY WITH A CERTAIN ADVANTAGE A CERTAIN SPIRITUAL ADVANCE AND ATTAINMENT SO WITH ALL SUCCESSIVE DAYS IN FAITH AND ASPIRATION WE PASS FROM DAY TO DAY IN GROWING KNOWLEDGE AND POWER WITH NEVER MORE THAN ONE DAY TO SOLVE AT A TIME UNTIL ALL LIFE BECOMES RADIANT AND TRANSPARENT SUTRA SEVEN THIS THREEFOLD POWER OF ATTENTION MEDITATION CONTEMPLATION IS MORE INTERIOR THAN THE MEANS OF GROWTH PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED
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