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The Soul of the Master, the Lord, is of the same nature as the soul in us; but we still bear the burden of many evils, we are in bondage through our former works, we are under the dominance of sorrow. THE SOUL OF THE MASTER THE LORD IS OF THE SAME NATURE AS THE SOUL IN US BUT WE STILL BEAR THE BURDEN OF MANY EVILS WE ARE IN BONDAGE THROUGH OUR FORMER WORKS WE ARE UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF SORROW
intense. Therefore there is a spiritual consciousness higher than this. For those of weak will, there is this counsel: to be faithful in obedience, to live the life, and thus to strengthen the will to more perfect obedience. The will is not ours, but God’s, and we come into it only through obedience. As we enter into the spirit of God, we are permitted to share the power of God. Higher than the three stages of the way is the goal, the end of the way. 23. Or spiritual consciousness may be gained by ardent service of the Master. If we think of our lives as tasks laid on us by the Master of Life, if we look on all duties as parts of that Master’s work, entrusted to us, and forming our life-work; then, if we obey, promptly, loyally, sincerely, we shall enter by degrees into the Master’s life and share the Master’s power. Thus we shall be initiated into the spiritual will. 24. The Master is the spiritual man, who is free from hindrances, bondage to works, and the fruition and seed of works. INTENSE THEREFORE THERE IS A SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS HIGHER THAN THIS FOR THOSE OF WEAK WILL THERE IS THIS COUNSEL TO BE FAITHFUL IN OBEDIENCE TO LIVE THE LIFE AND THUS TO STRENGTHEN THE WILL TO MORE PERFECT OBEDIENCE THE WILL IS NOT OURS BUT GOD'S AND WE COME INTO IT ONLY THROUGH OBEDIENCE AS WE ENTER INTO THE SPIRIT OF GOD WE ARE PERMITTED TO SHARE THE POWER OF GOD HIGHER THAN THE THREE STAGES OF THE WAY IS THE GOAL THE END OF THE WAY SUTRA TWENTY THREE OR SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS MAY BE GAINED BY ARDENT SERVICE OF THE MASTER IF WE THINK OF OUR LIVES AS TASK LAID UPON US BY THE MASTER OF LIFE IF WE LOOK ON ALL DUTIES AS PARTS OF THAT MASTER'S WORK INTRUSTED TO US AND FORMING OUR LIFE WORK THEN IF WE OBEY PROMPTLY LOYALLY SINCERELY WE SHALL ENTER BY DEGREES INTO THE MASTER'S LIFE AND SHARE THE MASTER'S POWER THUS WE SHALL BE INITIATED INTO THE SPIRITUAL WILL SUTRA TWENTY FOUR THE MASTER IS THE SPIRITUAL MAN WHO IS FREE FROM HINDRANCES BONDAGE TO WORKS AND THE FRUITION AND SEED OF WORKS
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