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We must recognize that the fall of man is a reality, exemplified in our own persons. We have quite other sins than the animals, and far more deleterious; and they have all come through self indulgence, with which our psychic natures are soaked through and through. WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THE FALL OF MAN IS A REALITY EXEMPLIFIED IN OUR OWN PERSONS WE HAVE QUITE OTHER SINS THAN THE ANIMALS AND FAR MORE DELETERIOUS AND THEY HAVE ALL COME THROUGH SELF INDULGENCE WITH WHICH OUR PSYCHIC NATURES ARE SOAKED THROUGH AND THROUGH
 application to any object, if completely attained, will bind the mind to steadiness. We are still considering how to overcome the wavering and perturbation of the psychic nature, which make it quite unfit to transmit the inward consciousness and stillness. We are once more told to use the will, and to train it by steady and persistent work: by “sitting close” to our work, in the phrase of the original. 36. As also will a joyful, radiant spirit. There is no such illusion as gloomy pessimism, and it has been truly said that a man’s cheerfulness is the measure of his faith. Gloom, despondency, the pale cast of thought, are very amenable to the will. Sturdy and courageous effort will bring a clear and valorous mind. But it must always be remembered that this is not for solace to the personal man, but is rather an offering to the ideal of spiritual life, a contribution to the universal and universally shared treasure in heaven. 37. Or the purging of self-indulgence from the psychic nature. ICATION TO ANY OBJECT IF COMPLETELY ATTAINED WILL BIND THE MIND TO STEADINESS WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING HOW TO OVERCOME THE WAVERING AND PERTURBATION OF THE PSYCHIC NATURE WHICH MAKE IT QUITE UNFIT TO TRANSMIT THE INWARD CONSCIOUSNESS AND STILLNESS WE ARE ONCE MORE TOLD TO USE THE WILL AND TO TRAIN IT BY STEADY AND PERSISTENT WORK BY SITTING CLOSE TO OUR WORK IN THE PHRASE OF THE ORIGINAL SUITRA THIRTY SIX AS ALSO WILL A JOYFUL RADIANT SPIRIT THERE IS NO SUCH ILLUSION AS GLOOMY PESSIMISM AND IT HAS BEEN TRULY SAID THAT A MAN'S CHEERFULNESS IS THE MEASURE OF HIS FAITH GLOOM DESPONDENCY THE PALE CAST OF THOUGHT ARE VERY AMENABLE TO THE WILL STURDY AND COURAGEOUS EFFORT WILL BRING A CLEAR AND VALOROUS MIND BUT IT MUST ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED THAT THIS IS NOT FOR SOLACE TO THE PERSONAL MAN BUT IS RATHER AN OFFERING TO THE IDEAL OF SPIRITUAL LIFE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSAL AND UNIVERSALLY SHARED TREASURE IN HEAVEN SUTRA THIRTY SEVEN OR THE PURGING OF SELF INDULGENCE FROM THE PSYCHIC NATURE
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