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In some such way do our living experiences come to us; first, with a shock of pain; then the Soul steadies itself and controls the pain; then the spirit perceives the lesson of the event, and its bearing upon the progressive revelation of life. IN SOME SUCH WAY DO OUR LIVING EXPERIENCES COME TO US FIRST WITH A SHOCK OF PAIN THEN THE SOUL STEADIES ITSELF AND CONTROLS THE PAIN THEN THE SPIRIT PERCEIVES THE LESSON OF THE EVENT AND ITS BEARING UPON THE PROGRESSIVE REVELATION OF LIFE
pposing one is walking in an Indian forest. A charging elephant suddenly appears. The man is excited by astonishment, and, perhaps, terror. But he exercises an effort of will, perceives the situation in its true bearings, and recognizes that a certain thing must be done; in this case, probably, that he must get out of the way as quickly as possible. Or a comet, unheralded, appears in the sky like a flaming sword. The beholder is at first astonished, perhaps terror-stricken; but he takes himself in hand, controls his thoughts, views the apparition calmly, and finally calculates its orbit and its relation to meteor showers. These are extreme illustrations; but with all knowledge the order of perception is the same: first, the excitation of the mind by the new object impressed on it; then the control of the mind from within; upon which follows the perception of the nature of the object. Where the eyes of the spiritual man are open, this will be a true and penetrating spiritual perception. IGHT TAKE A TRITE EXAMPLE SUPPOSING ONE IS WALKING IN AN INDIAN FOREST A CHARGING ELEPHANT SUDDENLY APPEARS THE MAN IS EXCITED BY ASTONISHMENT AND PERHAPS TERROR BUT HE EXERCISES AN EFFORT OF WILL PERCEIVES THE SITUATION IN ITS TRUE BEARINGS AND RECOGNIZES THAT A CERTAIN THING MUST BE DONE IN THIS CASE PROBABLY THAT HE MUST GET OUT OF THE WAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE OR A COMET UNHERALDED APPEARS IN THE SKY LIKE A FLAMING SWORD THE BEHOLDER IS AT FIRST ASTONISHED PERHAPS TERROR STRICKEN BUT HE TAKES HIMSELF IN HANDS CONTROLS HIS THOUGHTS VIEWS THE APPARITION CALMLY AND FINALLY CALCULATES ITS ORBIT AND ITS RELATION TO METEOR SHOWERS THESE ARE EXTREME ILLUSTRATIONS BUT WITH ALL KNOWLEDGE THE ORDER OF PERCEPTION IS THE SAME FIRST THE EXCITATION OF THE MIND BY THE NEW OBJECT IMPRESSED ON IT THEN THE CONTROL OF THE MIND FROM WITHIN UPON WHICH FOLLOWS THE PERCEPTION OF THE NATURE OF THE OBJECT WHERE THE EYES OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN ARE OPEN THIS WILL BE A TRUE AND PENETRATING SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION
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