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33. When transgressions hinder, the weight of the imagination should be thrown' on the opposite side. SUTRA THIRTY THREE WHEN TRANSGRESSIONS HINDER THE WEIGHT OF THE IMAGINATION SHOULD BE THROWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
 con fusion. So the first steps in spiritual life must be taken by bringing ourselves into voluntary obedience to these spiritual laws and thus making ourselves partakers of the spiritual powers, the being of the Eternal Like the law of gravity, the need of air to breathe, these great laws know no exceptions They are in force in all lands, throughout al times, for all mankind. 32. The Rules are these: purity, serenity fervent aspiration, spiritual reading, and per feet obedience to the Master. Here we have a finer law, one which humanity as a whole is less ready for, less fit to obey. Yet we can see that these Rules are the same in essence as the Commandments, but on a higher, more spiritual plane. The Commandments may be obeyed in outer acts and abstinences; the Rules demand obedience of the heart and spirit, a far more awakened and more positive consciousness. The Rules are the spiritual counterpart of the Commandments, and they have finer degrees, for more advanced spiritual growth. O INEVITABLE CONFUSION SO THE FIRST STEPS IN SPIRITUAL LIFE MUST BE TAKEN BY BRINGING OURSELVES INTO VOLUNTARY OBEDIENCE TO THESE SPIRITUAL LAWS AND THUS MAKING OURSELVES PARTAKERS OF THE SPIRITUAL POWERS THE BEING OF THE ETERNAL LIKE THE LAW OF GRAVITY THE NEED OF AIR TO BREATHE THESE GREAT LAWS KNOW NO EXCEPTIONS THEY ARE IN FORCE IN ALL LANDS THROUGHOUT ALL TIMES FOR ALL MANKIND SUTRA THIRTY TWO THE RULES ARE THESE PURITY SERENITY FERVENT ASPIRATION SPIRITUAL READING AND PERFECT OBEDIENCE TO THE MASTER HERE WE HAVE A FINER LAW ONE WHICH HUMANITY AS A WHOLE IS LESS READY FOR LESS FIT TO OBEY YET WE CAN SEE THAT THESE RULES ARE THE SAME IN ESSENCE AS THE COMMANDMENTS BUT ON A HIGHER MORE SPIRITUAL PLANE THE COMMANDMENTS MAY BE OBEYED IN OUTER ACTS AND ABSTINENCES THE RULES DEMAND OBEDIENCE OF THE HEART AND SPIRIT A FAR MORE AWAKENED AND MORE POSITIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THE RULES ARE THE SPIRITUAL COUNTERPART OF THE COMMANDMENTS AND THEY HAVE FINER DEGREES FOR MORE ADVANCED SPIRITUAL GROWTH
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