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23. Or spiritual consciousness may be gained by ardent service of the Master. SUTRA TWENTY THREE OR SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS MAY BE GAINED BY ARDENT SERVICE OF THE MASTER
alour; from valour, right mindfulness; from right mindfulness, a one-pointed aspiration toward the soul; from this, perception; and finally, full vision as the soul. 21. Spiritual consciousness is nearest to those of keen, intense will. The image used is the swift impetus of the torrent; the kingdom must be taken by force. Firm will comes only through effort; effort is inspired by faith. The great secret is this: it is not enough to have intuitions; we must act on them; we must live them. 22. The will may be weak, or of middle strength, or 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.  FAITH VALOUR FROM VALOR RIGHT MINDFULNESS FROM RIGHT MINDFULNESS A ONE POINTED ASPIRATION TOWARD THE SOUL FROM THIS PERCEPTION AND FINALLY FULL VISION AS THE SOUL SUITRA TWENTY ONE SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEAREST TO THOSE OF KEEN INTENSE WILL THE IMAGE USED IS THE SWIFT IMPETUS OF THE TORRENT THE KINGDOM MUST BE TAKEN BY FORCE FIRM WILL COMES ONLY THROUGH EFFORT EFFORT IS INSPIRED BY FAITH THE GREAT SECRET IS THIS IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE INTUITIONS WE MUST ACT ON THEM WE MUST LIVE THEM SUITOR TWENTY TWO THE WILL MAY BE WEAK OR OF MIDDLE STRENGTH OR 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
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