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Control of the mind by the Soul, like control of the muscles by the mind, comes by practice, and constant voluntary repetition. CONTROL OF THE MIND BY THE SOUL LIKE CONTROL OF THE MUSCLES BY THE MIND COMES BY PRACTICE AND CONSTANT VOLUNTARY REPETITION
sky like a flaming sword. The beholder is at first astonished, perhaps terror-stricken; but he takes himself in hand, controls his thoughts, views the apparition calmly, and finally calculates its orbit and its relation to meteor showers. These are extreme illustrations; but with all knowledge the order of perception is the same: first, the excitation of the mind by the new object impressed on it; then the control of the mind from within; upon which follows the perception of the nature of the object. Where the eyes of the spiritual man are open, this will be a true and penetrating spiritual perception. In some such way do our living experiences come to us; first, with a shock of pain; then the Soul steadies itself and controls the pain; then the spirit perceives the lesson of the event, and its bearing upon the progressive revelation of life. 10. Through frequent repetition of this process, the mind becomes habituated to it, and there arises an equable flow of perceiving consciousness. D APPEARS IN THE SKY LIKE A FLAMING SWORD THE BEHOLDER IS AT FIRST ASTONISHED PERHAPS TERROR STRICKEN BUT HE TAKES HIMSELF IN HANDS CONTROLS HIS THOUGHTS VIEWS THE APPARITION CALMLY AND FINALLY CALCULATES ITS ORBIT AND ITS RELATION TO METEOR SHOWERS THESE ARE EXTREME ILLUSTRATIONS BUT WITH ALL KNOWLEDGE THE ORDER OF PERCEPTION IS THE SAME FIRST THE EXCITATION OF THE MIND BY THE NEW OBJECT IMPRESSED ON IT THEN THE CONTROL OF THE MIND FROM WITHIN UPON WHICH FOLLOWS THE PERCEPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE OBJECT WHERE THE EYES OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN ARE OPEN THIS WILL BE A TRUE AND PENETRATING SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION IN SOME SUCH WAY DO OUR LIVING EXPERIENCES COME TO US FIRST WITH A SHOCK OF PAIN THEN THE SOUL STEADIES ITSELF AND CONTROLS THE PAIN THEN THE SPIRIT PERCEIVES THE LESSON OF THE EVENT AND ITS BEARING UPON THE PROGRESSIVE REVELATION OF LIFE SUTRA TEN THROUGH FREQUENT REPETITION OF THIS PROCESS THE MIND BECOMES HABITUATED TO IT AND THERE ARISES AN EQUABLE FLOW OF PERCEIVING CONSCIOUSNESS
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