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We have thought of ourselves, perhaps, as creatures moving upon this earth, rather helpless, at the mercy of storm and hunger and our enemies. We are to think of ourselves as immortals, dwelling in the Light, encompassed and sustained by spiritual powers. The steady effort to hold this thought will awaken dormant and unrealized powers, which will unveil to us the nearness of the Eternal. WE HAVE THOUGHT OF OURSELVES PERHAPS AS CREATURES MOVING UPON THIS EARTH RATHER HELPLESS AT THE MERCY OF STORM AND HUNGERS AND OUR ENEMIES WE ARE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS IMMORTALS DWELLING IN THE LIGHT ENCOMPASSED AND SUSTAINED BY SPIRITUAL POWERS THIS STEADY EFFORT TO HOLD THIS THOUGHT WILL AWAKEN DORMANT AND UNREALISED POWERS WHICH WILL UNVEIL TO US THE NEARNESS OF THE ETERNAL
modifying them. Here, as before, the mental power is explained in terms of mind-images, which are the material of which the psychic world is built, Therefore the sages teach that the world of our perception, which is indeed a world of mind-images, is but the wraith or shadow of the real and everlasting world. In this sense, memory is but the psychical inversion of the spiritual, ever-present vision. That which is ever before the spiritual eye of the Seer needs not to be remembered. 12. The control of these psychic activities comes through the right use of the will, and through ceasing from self-indulgence. If these psychical powers and energies, even such evil things as passion and hate and fear, are but spiritual powers fallen and perverted, how are we to bring about their release and restoration? Two means are presented to us: the awakening of the spiritual will, and the purification of mind and thought. 13. The right use of the will is the steady, effort to stand in spiritual being. T MODIFYING THEM HERE AS BEFORE THE MENTAL POWER IS EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF MIND IMAGES WHICH ARE THE MATERIAL OF WHICH THE PSYCHIC WORLD IS BUILT THEREFORE THE SAGES TEACH THAT THE WORLD OF OUR PERCEPTION WHICH IS INDEED A WORLD OF MIND IMAGES IS BUT THE WRAITH OR SHADOW OF THE REAL AND EVERLASTING WORLD IN THIS SENSE MEMORY IS BUT THE PSYCHICAL INVERSION OF THE SPIRITUAL EVER PRESENT VISION THAT WHICH IS EVER BEFORE THE SPIRITUAL EYE OF THE SEER NEEDS NOT TO BE REMEMBERED SUTRA TWELVE THE CONTROL OF THESE PSYCHIC ACTIVITIES COMES THROUGH THE RIGHT USE OF THE WILL AND THROUGH CEASING FROM SELF INDULGENCE IF THESE PSYCHICAL POWERS AND ENERGIES EVEN SUCH EVIL THINGS AS PASSION AND HATE AND FEAR ARE BUT SPIRITUAL POWERS FALLEN AND PERVERTED HOW ARE WE TO BRING ABOUT THEIR RELEASE AND RESTORATION TWO MEANS ARE PRESENTED TO US THE AWAKENING OF THE SPIRITUAL WILL AND THE PURIFICATION OF MIND AND THOUGHT SUITRA THIRTEEN THE RIGHT USE OF THE WILL IS THE STEADY EFFORT TO STAND IN SPIRITUAL BEING
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