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Of the upward life, this is written in the Katha Upanishad: "A hundred and one are the heart's channels; of these one passes to the crown. Going up this, he comes to the immortal." This is the power of ascension spoken of in the Sutra. OF THIS UPWARD LIFE THIS IS WRITTEN IN THE KATA OF PANSHAAD A HUNDRED AND ONE ARE THE HEART'S CHANNELS OF THESE ONE PASSES TO THE CROWN GOING UP THIS HE COMES TO THE IMMORTAL THIS IS THE POWER OF ASCENSION SPOKEN OF IN THE SUTRA
is, a clear interior meaning, not quite so obvious, but far more vital. The surface meaning is, that by mastery of a certain power, called here the upward-life, and akin to levitation, there comes the ability to walk on water, or to pass over thorny places without wounding the feet. But there is a deeper meaning. When we speak of the disciple’s path as a path of thorns, we use a symbol; and the same symbol is used here. The upward-life means something more than the power, often manifested in abnormal psychical experiences, of levitating the physical body, or near-by physical objects. It means the strong power of aspiration, of upward will, which first builds, and then awakes the spiritual man, and finally transfers the conscious individuality to him; for it is he who passes safely over the waters of death and rebirth, and is not pierced by the thorns in the path. Therefore it is said that he who would tread the path of power must look for a home in the air, and afterwards in the ether. ERIOR MEANING AND WITHIN THIS A CLEAR INTERIOR MEANING NOT QUITE SO OBVIOUS BUT FAR MORE VITAL THE SURFACE MEANING IS THAT BY MASTERY OF A CERTAIN POWER HERE CALLED THE UPWARD LIFE AND AKIN TO LEVITATION THERE COMES THE ABILITY TO WALK ON WATER OR TO PASS OVER THORNY PLACES WITHOUT WOUNDING THE FEET BUT THERE IS A DEEPER MEANING WHEN WE SPEAK OF THE DISCIPLE'S PATH AS A PATH OF THORNS WE USE A SYMBOL AND THE SAME SYMBOL IS USED HERE THE UPWARD LIFE MEANS SOMETHING MORE THAN THE POWER OFTEN MANIFESTED IN ABNORMAL PSYCHICAL EXPERIENCES OF LEVITATING THE PHYSICAL BODY OR NEAR BY PHYSICAL OBJECTS IT MEANS THE STRONG POWER OF ASPIRATION OF UPWARD WILL WHICH FIRST BUILDS AND THEN AWAKES THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND FINALLY TRANSFERS THE CONSCIOUS INDIVIDUALITY TO HIM FOR IT IS HE WHO PASSES SAFELY OVER THE WATERS OF DEATH AND REBIRTH AND IS NOT PIERCED BY THE THORNS IN THE PATH THEREFORE IT IS SAID THAT HE WHO WOULD TREAD THE PATH OF POWER MUST LOOK FOR A HOME IN THE AIR AND AFTERWARDS IN THE ETHER
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