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For this is the secret of all spiritual powers: they are in no sense an abnormal or supernatural overgrowth upon the material man, but are rather the powers and faculties inherent in the spiritual man, entirely natural to him, and coming naturally into activity, as the spiritual man is disentangled and liberated from psychical bondage, through keeping the Commandments and Rules already set forth. FOR THIS IS THE SECRET OF ALL SPIRITUAL POWERS THEY ARE IN NO SENSE AN ABNORMAL OR SUPERNATURAL OVERGROWTH UPON THE MATERIAL MAN BUT ARE RATHER THE POWERS AND FACULTIES INHERENT IN THE SPIRITUAL MAN ENTIRELY NATURAL TO HIM AND COMING NATURALLY INTO ACTIVITY AS THE SPIRITUAL MAN IS DISENTANGLED AND LIBERATED FROM PSYCHICAL BONDAGE THROUGH KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS AND RULES ALREADY SET FORTH
 to keep the Commandments and the Rules has been paving the way for this mastery; through this very struggle and sacrifice the mastery has become possible; just as, to use St. Paul’s simile, the athlete gains the mastery in the contest and the race through the sacrifice of his long and arduous training. Thus he gains the crown. INTRODUCTION TO BOOK III The third book of the Sutras is the Book of Spiritual Powers. In considering these spiritual powers, two things must be understood and kept in memory. The first of these is this: These spiritual powers can only be gained when the development described in the first and second books has been measurably attained; when the Commandments have been kept, the Rules faithfully followed, and the experiences which are described have been passed through. For only after this is the spiritual man so far grown, so far disentangled from the psychical bandages and veils which have confined and blinded him, that he can use his proper powers and faculties. IRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MAGGIE RUSSELL NEW YORK NEW YORK THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANGELI THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON INTRODUCTION TO BOOK THREE THE THIRD BOOK OF THE SUTRAS IS THE BOOK OF SPIRITUAL POWERS IN CONSIDERING THESE SPIRITUAL POWERS TWO THINGS MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AND KEPT IN MEMORY THE FIRST OF THESE IS THIS THESE SPIRITUAL POWERS CAN ONLY BE GAINED WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS HAS BEEN MEASURABLY ATTAINED WHEN THE COMMANDMENTS HAVE BEEN KEPT THE RULES FAITHFULLY FOLLOWED AND THE EXPERIENCES WHICH ARE DESCRIBED HAVE BEEN PASSED THROUGH FOR ONLY AFTER THIS IS THE SPIRITUAL MAN SO FAR GROWN SO FAR DISENTANGLED FROM THE PSYCHICAL BANDAGES AND VEILS WHICH HAVE CONFINED AND BLINDED HIM THAT HE CAN USE HIS PROPER POWERS AND FACULTIES
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