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A garment which is wet, says the commentator, may be hung up to dry, and so dry rapidly, or it may be rolled in a ball and dry slowly; so a fire may blaze or smoulder. Thus it is with Karma, the works that fill out the life span. By an insight into the mental forms and forces which make up Karma, there comes a knowledge of the rapidity or slowness of their development, and of the time when the debt will be paid. A GARMENT WHICH IS WET SAYS THE COMMENTATOR MAY BE HUNG UP TO DRY AND SO DRY RAPIDLY OR IT MAY BE ROLLED IN A BALL AND DRY SLOWLY SO A FIRE MAY BLAZE OR SMOULDER THUS IT IS WITH KARMA THE WORKS THAT FILL OUT THE LIFE SPAN BY AN INSIGHT INTO THE MENTAL FORMS AND FORCES WHICH MAKE UP KARMA THERE COMES A KNOWLEDGE OF THE RAPIDITY OR SLOWNESS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND OF THE TIME WHEN THE DEBT WILL BE PAID
simple: One may be able to perceive the thoughts of some one at a distance; one cannot, by that means alone, also perceive the external surroundings of that person, which arouse these thoughts. 21. By perfectly concentrated Meditation on the form of the body, by arresting the body’s perceptibility, and by inhibiting the eye’s power of sight, there comes the power to make the body invisible. There are many instances of the exercise of this power, by mesmerists, hypnotists and the like; and we may simply call it an instance of the power of suggestion. Shankara tells us that by this power the popular magicians of the East perform their wonders, working on the mind-images of others, while remaining invisible themselves. It is all a question of being able to see and control the mind-images. 22. The works which fill out the life-span may be either immediately or gradually operative. By perfectly concentrated Meditation on these comes a knowledge of the time of the end, as also through signs. ONE MAY BE ABLE TO PERCEIVE THE THOUGHTS OF SOME ONE AT A DISTANCE ONE CANNOT BY THAT MEANS ALONE ALSO PERCEIVE THE EXTERNAL SURROUNDINGS OF THAT PERSON WHICH AROUSE THESE THOUGHTS SUTRA TWENTY ONE BY PERFECTLY CONCENTRATED MEDITATION ON THE FORM OF THE BODY BY ARRESTING THE BODY'S PERCEPTIBILITY AND BY INHIBITING THE EYE'S POWER OF SIGHT THERE COMES THE POWER TO MAKE THE BODY INVISIBLE THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THE EXERCISE OF THIS POWER BY MESMERISTS HYPNOTISTS AND THE LIKE AND WE MAY SIMPLY CALL IT AN INSTANCE OF THE POWER OF SUGGESTION SHANKARA TELLS US THAT BY THIS POWER THE POPULAR MAGICIANS OF THE EAST PERFORM THEIR WONDERS WORKING ON THE MIND IMAGES OF OTHERS WHILE REMAINING INVISIBLE THEMSELVES IT IS ALL A QUESTION OF BEING ABLE TO SEE AND CONTROL THE MIND IMAGES SUTRA TWENTY TWO THE WORKS WHICH FILL OUT THE LIFE SPAN MAY BE EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR GRADUALLY OPERATIVE BY PERFECTLY CONCENTRATED MEDITATION ON THESE COMES A KNOWLEDGE OF THE TIME OF THE END AS ALSO THROUGH SCIENCE
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