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When we are wrapped up in ourselves, shrouded with the cloak of our egotism, absorbed in our pains and bitter thoughts, we are not willing to disturb or strain our own sickly mood by giving kindly sympathy to the happy, thus doubling their joy, or by showing compassion for the sad, thus halving their sorrow. We refuse to find delight in holy things, and let the mind brood in sad pessimism on unholy things. All these evil psychic moods must be conquered by strong effort of will. WHEN WE ARE WRAPPED UP IN OURSELVES SHROUDED WITH THE CLOAK OF OUR EGOTISM ABSORBED IN OUR PAINS AND BITTER THOUGHTS WE ARE NOT WILLING TO DISTURB OUR STRAIN OUR OWN SICKLY MOOD BY GIVING KINDLY SYMPATHY TO THE HAPPY THUS DOUBLING THEIR JOY OR BY SHOWING COMPASSION FOR THE SAD THUS HAVING THEIR SORROW WE REFUSE TO FIND DELIGHT IN HOLY THINGS AND LET THE MIND BROOD IN SAD PESSIMISM ON UNHOLY THINGS ALL THESE EVIL PSYCHIC MOODS MUST BE CONQUERED BY STRONG EFFORT OF WILL
stlessness will be half conquered, too. The next two terms, concerning the life breath, offer some difficulty. The surface meaning is harsh and irregular breathing; the deeper meaning is a life of harsh and irregular impulses. 32. Steady application to a principle is the way to put a stop to these. The will, which, in its pristine state, was full of vigour, has been steadily corrupted by self-indulgence, the seeking of moods and sensations for sensation’s sake. Hence come all the morbid and sickly moods of the mind. The remedy is a return to the pristine state of the will, by vigorous, positive effort; or, as we are here told, by steady application to a principle. The principle to which we should thus steadily apply ourselves should be one arising from the reality of spiritual life; valorous work for the soul, in others as in ourselves. 33. By sympathy with the happy, compassion for the sorrowful, delight in the holy, disregard of the unholy, the psychic nature moves to gracious peace. RESTLESSNESS WILL BE HALF CONQUERED TOO THE NEXT TWO TERMS CONCERNING THE LIFE BREATH OFFER SOME DIFFICULTY THE SURFACE MEANING IS HARSH AND IRREGULAR BREATHING THE DEEPER MEANING IS A LIFE OF HARSH AND IRREGULAR IMPULSES SUTRA THIRTY TWO STEADY APPLICATION TO A PRINCIPLE IS THE WAY TO PUT A STOP TO THESE THE WILL WHICH IN ITS PRISTINE STATE WAS FULL OF VIGOR HAS BEEN STEADILY CORRUPTED BY SELF INDULGENCE THE SEEKING OF MOODS AND SENSATIONS FOR SENSATION'S SAKE HENCE COME ALL THE MORBID AND SICKLY MOODS OF THE MIND THE REMEDY IS A RETURN TO THE PRISTINE STATE OF THE WILL BY VIGOROUS POSITIVE EFFORT OR AS WE ARE HERE TOLD BY STEADY APPLICATION TO A PRINCIPLE THE PRINCIPLE TO WHICH WE SHOULD THUS STEADILY APPLY OURSELVES SHOULD BE ONE ARISING FROM THE REALITY OF SPIRITUAL LIFE VALOROUS WORK FOR THE SOUL IN OTHERS AS IN OURSELVES SUTRA THIRTY THREE BY SYMPATHY WITH THE HAPPY COMPASSION FOR THE SORROWFUL DELIGHT IN THE HOLY DISREGARD OF THE UNHOLY THE PSYCHIC NATURE MOVES TO GRACIOUS PEACE
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