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Sturdy and courageous effort will bring a clear and valorous mind. But it must always be remembered that this is not for solace to the personal man, but is rather an offering to the ideal of spiritual life, a contribution to the universal and universally shared treasure in heaven. STURDY AND COURAGEOUS EFFORT WILL BRING A CLEAR AND VALOROUS MIND BUT IT MUST ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED THAT THIS IS NOT FOR SOLACE TO THE PERSONAL MAN BUT IS RATHER AN OFFERING TO THE IDEAL OF SPIRITUAL LIFE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSAL AND UNIVERSALLY SHARED TREASURE IN HEAVEN
be reached by the even sending forth and control of the life-breath. Here again we may look for a double meaning: first, that even and quiet breathing which is a part of the victory over bodily restlessness; then the even and quiet tenor of life, without harsh or dissonant impulses, which brings stillness to the heart. 35. Faithful, persistent application to any object, if completely attained, will bind the mind to steadiness. We are still considering how to overcome the wavering and perturbation of the psychic nature, which make it quite unfit to transmit the inward consciousness and stillness. We are once more told to use the will, and to train it by steady and persistent work: by “sitting close” to our work, in the phrase of the original. 36. As also will a joyful, radiant spirit. There is no such illusion as gloomy pessimism, and it has been truly said that a man’s cheerfulness is the measure of his faith. Gloom, despondency, the pale cast of thought, are very amenable to the will. BE REACHED BY THE EVEN SENDING FORTH AND CONTROL OF THE LIFE BREATH HERE AGAIN WE MAY LOOK FOR A DOUBLE MEANING FIRST THAT EVEN AND QUIET BREATHING WHICH IS A PART OF THE VICTORY OVER BODILY RESTLESSNESS THEN THE EVEN AND QUIET TENOR OF LIFE WITHOUT HARSH OR DISSONANT IMPULSES WHICH BRING STILLNESS TO THE HEART SUTRA THIRTY FIVE FAITHFUL PERSISTENT APPLICATION TO ANY OBJECT IF COMPLETELY ATTAINED WILL BIND THE MIND TO STEADINESS WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING HOW TO OVERCOME THE WAVERING AND PERTURBATION OF THE PSYCHIC NATURE WHICH MAKE IT QUITE UNFIT TO TRANSMIT THE INWARD CONSCIOUSNESS AND STILLNESS WE ARE ONCE MORE TOLD TO USE THE WILL AND TO TRAIN IT BY STEADY AND PERSISTENT WORK BY SITTING CLOSE TO OUR WORK IN THE PHRASE OF THE ORIGINAL SUITRA THIRTY SIX AS ALSO WILL A JOYFUL RADIANT SPIRIT THERE IS NO SUCH ILLUSION AS GLOOMY PESSIMISM AND IT HAS BEEN TRULY SAID THAT A MAN'S CHEERFULNESS IS THE MEASURE OF HIS FAITH GLOOM DESPONDENCY THE PALE CAST OF THOUGHT ARE VERY AMENABLE TO THE WILL
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