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This is but a further development of the thought of the preceding Sutra, carrying on the thought that, while the universe is spiritual, yet its material expression is ordered, consistent, ruled by law, not subject to the whims or affirmations of a single mind. THIS IS BUT A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOUGHT OF THE PRECEDING SUTRA CARRYING ON THE THOUGHT THAT WHILE THE UNIVERSE IS SPIRITUAL YET ITS MATERIAL EXPRESSION IS ORDERED CONSISTENT RULES BY LAW NOT SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OR AFFIRMATIONS OF A SINGLE MIND
ast, and things to come, may be easy from a higher point of view. 15. The paths of material things and of states of consciousness are distinct, as is manifest from the fact that the same object may produce different impressions in different minds. Having shown that our bodily condition and circumstances depend on Karma, while Karma depends on perception and will, the sage recognizes the fact that from this may be drawn the false deduction that material things are in no wise different from states of mind. The same thought has occurred, and still occurs, to all philosophers; and, by various reasonings, they all come to the same wise conclusion; that the material world is not made by the mood of any human mind, but is rather the manifestation of the totality of invisible Being, whether we call this Mahat, with the ancients, or Ether, with the moderns. 16. Nor do material objects depend upon a single mind, for how could they remain objective to others, if that mind ceased to think of them? S PAST AND THINGS TO COME MAY BE EASY FROM A HIGHER POINT OF VIEW SUTRA FIFTEEN THE PATHS OF MATERIAL THINGS AND OF STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS ARE DISTINCT AS IS MANIFEST FROM THE FACT THAT THE SAME OBJECT MAY PRODUCE DIFFERENT IMPRESSIONS IN DIFFERENT MINDS HAVING SHOWN THAT OUR BODILY CONDITION AND CIRCUMSTANCES DEPEND ON KARMA WHILE KARMA DEPENDS ON PERCEPTION AND WILL THE SAGE RECOGNIZES THE FACT THAT FROM THIS MAY BE DRAWN THE FALSE DEDUCTION THAT MATERIAL THINGS ARE IN NO WISE DIFFERENT FROM STATES OF MIND THE SAME THOUGHT HAS OCCURRED AND STILL OCCURS TO ALL PHILOSOPHERS AND BY VARIOUS REASONINGS THEY ALL COME TO THE SAME WISE CONCLUSION THAT THE MATERIAL WORLD IS NOT MADE BY THE MOOD OF ANY HUMAN MIND BUT IS RATHER THE MANIFESTATION OF THE TOTALITY OF INVISIBLE BEING WHETHER WE CALL THIS MAHAT WITH THE ANCIENTS OR ETHER WITH THE MODERNS SUTRA SIXTEEN NOR DO MATERIAL OBJECTS DEPEND UPON A SINGLE MIND FOR HOW COULD THEY REMAIN OBJECTIVE TO OTHERS IF THAT MIND CEASED TO THINK OF THEM
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