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Those who have died, entered the paradise between births, are in a condition resembling meditation without an external object. But in the fullness of time, the seeds of desire in them will spring up, and they will be born again into this world. THOSE WHO HAVE DIED ENTERED THE PARADISE BETWEEN BIRTHS ARE IN A CONDITION RESEMBLING MEDITATION WITHOUT AN EXTERNAL OBJECT BUT IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME THE SEEDS OF DESIRE IN THEM WILL SPRING UP AND THEY WILL BE BORN AGAIN INTO THIS WORLD
ing. In the practice of meditation, a beginning may be made by fixing the attention upon some external object, such as a sacred image or picture, or a part of a book of devotion. In the second stage, one passes from the outer object to an inner pondering upon its lessons. The third stage is the inspiration, the heightening of the spiritual will, which results from this pondering. The fourth stage is the realization of one’s spiritual being, as enkindled by this meditation. 18. After the exercise of the will has stilled the psychic activities, meditation rests only on the fruit of former meditations. In virtue of continued practice and effort, the need of an external object on which to rest the meditation is outgrown. An interior state of spiritual consciousness is reached, which is called “the cloud of things knowable” (Book IV, 29). 19. Subjective consciousness arising from a natural cause is possessed by those who have laid aside their bodies and been absorbed into subjective nature. TICE OF MEDITATION A BEGINNING MAY BE MADE BY FIXING THE ATTENTION UPON SOME EXTERNAL OBJECT SUCH AS A SACRED IMAGE OR PICTURE OR A PART OF A BOOK OF DEVOTION IN THE SECOND STAGE ONE PASSES FROM THE OUTER OBJECT TO AN INNER PONDERING UPON ITS LESSONS THE THIRD STAGE IS THE INSPIRATION THE HEIGHTENING OF THE SPIRITUAL WILL WHICH RESULTS FROM THIS PONDERING THE FOURTH STAGE IS THE REALIZATION OF ONE'S SPIRITUAL BEING AS ENKINDLED BY THIS MEDITATION SUTRA EIGHTEEN AFTER THE EXERCISE OF THE WILL HASTIED THE PSYCHIC ACTIVITIES MEDITATION RESTS ONLY ON THE FRUIT OF FORMER MEDITATIONS IN VIRTUE OF CONTINUED PRACTICE AND EFFORT THE NEED OF AN EXTERNAL OBJECT ON WHICH TO REST THE MEDITATION IS OUTGROWN AN INTERIOR STATE OF SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS IS REACHED WHICH IS CALLED THE CLOUD OF THINGS KNOWABLE SEE BOOK FOUR SUTRA TWENTY NINE SUTRA NINETEEN SUBJECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS ARISING FROM A NATURAL CAUSE IS POSSESSED BY THOSE WHO HAVE LAID ASIDE THEIR BODIES AND BEEN ABSORBED INTO SUBJECTIVE NATURE
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