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The reason is this: The threefold power we have been considering, the triad of Attention, Contemplation, Meditation is, so far as we have yet considered it, the focussing of the beam of perceiving consciousness upon some form of manifesting being, with a view of understanding it completely. THE REASON IS THIS THE THREEFOLD POWER WE HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING THE TRIOT OF ATTENTION CONTEMPLATION MEDITATION IS SO FAR AS WE HAVE YET CONSIDERED IT THE FOCUSING OF THE BEAM OF PERCEIVING CONSCIOUSNESS UPON SOME FORM OF MANIFESTING BEING WITH THE VIEW OF UNDERSTANDING IT COMPLETELY
y with aspiration and faith. That is the first step. By doing this, I gather a harvest for the evening, I gain a deeper insight into life, in virtue of which I begin the next day with a certain advantage, a certain spiritual advance and attainment. So with all successive days. In faith and aspiration, we pass from day to day, in growing knowledge and power, with never more than one day to solve at a time, until all life becomes radiant and transparent. 7. This threefold power, of Attention, Meditation, Contemplation, is more interior than the means of growth previously described. Very naturally so; because the means of growth previously described were concerned with the extrication of the spiritual man from psychic bondages and veils; while this threefold power is to be exercised by the spiritual man thus extricated and standing on his feet, viewing life with open eyes. 8. But this triad is still exterior to the soul vision which is unconditioned, free from the seed of mental analyses. DAY WITH ASPIRATION AND FAITH THAT IS THE FIRST STEP BY DOING THIS I GATHER A HARVEST FOR THE EVENING I GAIN A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN VIRTUE OF WHICH I BEGIN THE NEXT DAY WITH A CERTAIN ADVANTAGE A CERTAIN SPIRITUAL ADVANCE AND ATTAINMENT SO WITH ALL SUCCESSIVE DAYS IN FAITH AND ASPIRATION WE PASS FROM DAY TO DAY IN GROWING KNOWLEDGE AND POWER WITH NEVER MORE THAN ONE DAY TO SOLVE AT A TIME UNTIL ALL LIFE BECOMES RADIANT AND TRANSPARENT SUTRA SEVEN THIS THREEFOLD POWER OF ATTENTION MEDITATION CONTEMPLATION IS MORE INTERIOR THAN THE MEANS OF GROWTH PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED VERY NATURALLY SO BECAUSE THE MEANS OF GROWTH PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED WERE CONCERNED WITH THE EXTRICATION OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN FROM THE PSYCHIC BONDAGES AND VEILS WHILE THIS THREEFOLD POWER IS TO BE EXERCISED BY THE SPIRITUAL MAN THUS EXTRICATED AND STANDING ON HIS FEET VIEWING LIFE WITH OPEN EYES SUTRA EIGHT BUT THIS TRIAD IS STILL EXTERIOR TO THE SOLE VISION WHICH IS UNCONDITIONED FREE FROM THE SEED OF MENTAL ANALYSIS
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