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Take, for example, sight. This possesses, first, the power to grasp, apprehend, perceive; second, it has its distinctive form of perception; that is, visual perception; third, it always carries with its operations self consciousness, the thought: "I perceive"; fourth sight has the power of extension through the whole field of vision, even to the utmost star; fifth, it is used for the purposes of the Seer. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE SIGHT THIS POSSESSES FIRST THE POWER TO GRASP APPREHEND PERCEIVE SECOND IT HAS ITS DISTINCTIVE FORM OF PERCEPTION THAT IS VISUAL PERCEPTION THIRD IT ALWAYS CARRIES WITH ITS OPERATIONS SELF CONSCIOUSNESS THE THOUGHT I PERCEIVE FOURTH SIGHT HAS THE POWER OF EXTENSION THROUGH THE WHOLE FIELD OF VISION EVEN TO THE UTMOST STAR FIFTH IT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE SEEER
tual man. Further, the spiritual body is unassailable. Fire burns it not, water wets it not, the sword cleaves it not, dry winds parch it not. And, it is said, the spiritual man can impart something of this quality and temper to his bodily vesture. 46. Shapeliness, beauty, force, the temper of the diamond: these are the endowments of that body. The spiritual man is shapely, beautiful strong, firm as the diamond. Therefore it is written: “These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass: He that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron; and I will give him the morning star.” 47. Mastery over the powers of perception and action comes through perfectly concentrated Meditation on their fivefold forms; namely, their power to grasp their distinctive nature, the element of self-consciousness in them, their inherence, and their purposiveness. E SPIRITUAL MAN FURTHER THE SPIRITUAL BODY IS UNASSAILABLE FIRE BURNS IT NOT WATER WHETS IT NOT THE SWORD CLEAVES IT NOT DRY WINDS PARCH IT NOT AND IT IS SAID THE SPIRITUAL MAN CAN IMPART SOMETHING OF THIS QUALITY AND TEMPER TO HIS BODILY VESTURE SUTRA FORTY SIX SHAPELINESS BEAUTY FORCE THE TEMPER OF THE DIAMONDS THESE ARE THE ENDOWMENTS OF THAT BODY THE SPIRITUAL MAN IS SHAPELY BEAUTIFUL STRONG FIRM AS THE DIAMOND THEREFORE IT IS WRITTEN THESE THINGS SAITH THE SON OF GOD WHO HATH HIS EYES LIKE UNTO A FLAME OF FIRE AND HIS FEET ARE LIKE FINE BRASS HE THAT OVERCOMETH AND KEEPETH MY WORKS UNTO THE END TO HIM WILL I GIVE POWER OVER THE NATIONS AND HE SHALL RULE THEM WITH A ROD OF IRON AND I WILL GIVE HIM THE MORNING STAR SUTRA FORTY SEVEN MASTERY OVER THE POWERS OF PERCEPTION AND ACTION COME THROUGH PERFECTLY CONCENTRATED MEDITATION ON THEIR FIVEFOLD FORMS NAMELY THEIR POWER TO GRASP THEIR DISTINCTIVE NATURE THE ELEMENT OF SELF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THEM THEIR INHERENCE AND THEIR PROPOSIVENESS
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