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But when we exercise swift divination upon the mind images, as does a poet or a man of genius, then we use a power higher than the judicial, and one nearer to the keen vision of the spiritual man. BUT WHEN WE EXERCISE SWIFT DIVINATION UPON THE MIND IMAGES AS DOES A POET OR A MAN OF GENIUS THEN WE USE A POWER HIGHER THAN THE JUDICIAL AND ONE NEARER TO THE KEEN VISION OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN
. We are still considering external, visible objects. Such perception as is here described is of the nature of that penetrating vision whereby Newton, intending his mind on things, made his discoveries, or that whereby a really great portrait painter pierces to the soul of him whom he paints, and makes that soul live on canvas. These stages of perception are described in this way, to lead the mind up to an understanding of the piercing soul-vision of the spiritual man, the immortal. 44. The same two steps, when referring to things of finer substance, are said to be with, or without, judicial action of the mind. We now come to mental or psychical objects: to images in the mind. It is precisely by comparing, arranging and superposing these mind-images that we get our general notions or concepts. This process of analysis and synthesis, whereby we select certain qualities in a group of mind-images, and then range together those of like quality, is the judicial action of the mind spoken of. SIDERATION WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING EXTERNAL VISIBLE OBJECTS SUCH PERCEPTION AS IS HERE DESCRIBED IS OF THE NATURE OF THAT PENETRATING VISION WHEREBY NEWTON INTENDING HIS MIND ON THINGS MADE HIS DISCOVERIES OR THAT WHEREBY A REALLY GREAT PORTRAIT PAINTER PIERCES TO THE SOUL OF HIM WHOM HE PAINTS AND MAKES THAT SOUL LIVE ON CANVAS THESE STAGES OF PERCEPTION ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS WAY TO LEAD THE MIND UP TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PIERCING SOUL VISION OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN THE IMMORTAL SUTRA FORTY FOUR THE SAME TWO STEPS WHEN REFERRING TO THINGS OF FINER SUBSTANCE ARE SAID TO BE WITH OR WITHOUT JUDICIAL ACTION OF THE MIND WE NOW COME TO MENTAL OR PSYCHICAL OBJECTS TO OBJECTS IN THE MIND IT IS PRECISELY BY COMPARING ARRANGING AND SUPERPOSING THESE MIND IMAGES THAT WE GET OUR GENERAL NOTIONS OR CONCEPTS THIS PROCESS OF ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS WHEREBY WE SELECT CERTAIN QUALITIES IN A GROUP OF MIND IMAGES AND THEN RANGE TOGETHER THOSE OF LIKE QUALITY AS THE JUDICIAL ACTION OF THE MIND SPOKEN OF
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