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As was said at the outset, each consciousness is related to all consciousness; and, through it, has a potential consciousness of all things; whether subtle or concealed or obscure. AS WAS SAID AT THE OUTSET EACH CONSCIOUSNESS IS RELATED TO ALL CONSCIOUSNESS AND THROUGH IT HAS A POTENTIAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF ALL THINGS WHETHER SUBTLE OR CONCEALED OR OBSCURE
 is gained the power of interior union with others. Unity is the reality; separateness the illusion. The nearer we come to reality, the nearer we come to unity of heart. Sympathy, compassion, kindness are modes of this unity of heart, whereby we rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. These things are learned by desiring to learn them. 24. By perfectly concentrated Meditation on power, even such power as that of the elephant may be gained. This is a pretty image. Elephants possess not only force, but poise and fineness of control. They can lift a straw, a child, a tree with perfectly judged control and effort. So the simile is a good one. By detachment, by withdrawing into the soul’s reservoir of power, we can gain all these, force and fineness and poise; the ability to handle with equal mastery things small and great, concrete and abstract alike. 25. By bending upon them the awakened inner light, there comes a knowledge of things subtle, or concealed, or obscure. IS GAINED THE POWER OF INTERIOR UNION WITH OTHERS UNITY IS THE REALITY SEPARATENESS THE ILLUSION THE NEARER WE COME TO REALITY THE NEARER WE COME TO UNITY OF HEART SYMPATHY COMPASSION KINDNESS ARE MODES OF THIS UNITY OF HEART WHEREBY WE REJOICE WITH THOSE WHO REJOICE AND WEEP WITH THOSE WHO WEEP THESE THINGS ARE LEARNED BY DESIRING TO LEARN THEM SUITRA TWENTY FOUR BY PERFECTLY CONCENTRATED MEDITATION ON POWER EVEN SUCH POWER AS THAT OF THE ELEPHANTS MAY BE GAINED THIS IS A PRETTY IMAGE ELEPHANTS POSSESS NOT ONLY FORCE BUT POISE AND FINENESS OF CONTROL THEY CAN LIFT A STRAW A CHILD'S A TREE WITH PERFECTLY JUDGED CONTROL AND EFFORT SO THE SIMILE IS A GOOD ONE BY DETACHMENT BY WITHDRAWING INTO THE SOUL'S RESERVOIR OF POWER WE CAN GAIN ALL THESE FORCE AND FINESSE AND POISE THE ABILITY TO HANDLE WITH EQUAL MASTERY THINGS SMALL AND GREAT CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT ALIKE SUTRA TWENTY FIVE BY BENDING UPON THEM THE AWAKENED INNER LIGHT THERE COMES A KNOWLEDGE OF THINGS SUBTLE OR CONCEALED OR OBSCURE
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