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We must seek spiritual life in conformity with the laws of spiritual life, with earnestness, humility, gentle charity, which is an acknowledgment of the One Soul within us all. WE MUST SEEK SPIRITUAL LIFE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE LAWS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE WITH EARNESTNESS HUMILITY GENTLE CHARITY WHICH IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE ONE SOUL WITHIN US ALL
red. 12. The control of these psychic activities comes through the right use of the will, and through ceasing from self-indulgence. If these psychical powers and energies, even such evil things as passion and hate and fear, are but spiritual powers fallen and perverted, how are we to bring about their release and restoration? Two means are presented to us: the awakening of the spiritual will, and the purification of mind and thought. 13. The right use of the will is the steady, effort to stand in spiritual being. We have thought of ourselves, perhaps, as creatures moving upon this earth, rather helpless, at the mercy of storm and hunger and our enemies. We are to think of ourselves as immortals, dwelling in the Light, encompassed and sustained by spiritual powers. The steady effort to hold this thought will awaken dormant and unrealized powers, which will unveil to us the nearness of the Eternal. 14. This becomes a firm resting-place, when followed long, persistently, with earnestness. A TWELVE THE CONTROL OF THESE PSYCHIC ACTIVITIES COMES THROUGH THE RIGHT USE OF THE WILL AND THROUGH CEASING FROM SELF INDULGENCE IF THESE PSYCHICAL POWERS AND ENERGIES EVEN SUCH EVIL THINGS AS PASSION AND HATE AND FEAR ARE BUT SPIRITUAL POWERS FALLEN AND PERVERTED HOW ARE WE TO BRING ABOUT THEIR RELEASE AND RESTORATION TWO MEANS ARE PRESENTED TO US THE AWAKENING OF THE SPIRITUAL WILL AND THE PURIFICATION OF MIND AND THOUGHT SUITRA THIRTEEN THE RIGHT USE OF THE WILL IS THE STEADY EFFORT TO STAND IN SPIRITUAL BEING WE HAVE THOUGHT OF OURSELVES PERHAPS AS CREATURES MOVING UPON THIS EARTH RATHER HELPLESS AT THE MERCY OF STORM AND HUNGERS AND OUR ENEMIES WE ARE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS IMMORTALS DWELLING IN THE LIGHT ENCOMPASSED AND SUSTAINED BY SPIRITUAL POWERS THIS STEADY EFFORT TO HOLD THIS THOUGHT WILL AWAKEN DORMANT AND UNREALISED POWERS WHICH WILL UNVEIL TO US THE NEARNESS OF THE ETERNAL SUTRA FOURTEEN THIS BECOMES A FIRM RESTING PLACE WHEN FOLLOWED LONG PERSISTENTLY WITH EARNESTNESS
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