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Here is one of the sentences, so characteristic of this author, and, indeed, of the Eastern spirit, in which there is an obvious exterior meaning, and, within this, a clear interior meaning, not quite so obvious, but far more vital. The surface meaning is, that by mastery of a certain power, called here the upward life, and akin to levitation, there comes the ability to walk on water, or to pass over thorny places without wounding the feet. But there is a deeper meaning. HERE IS ONE OF THE SENTENCES SO CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS AUTHOR AND INDEED OF THE EASTERN SPIRIT IN WHICH THERE IS AN OBVIOUS EXTERIOR MEANING AND WITHIN THIS A CLEAR INTERIOR MEANING NOT QUITE SO OBVIOUS BUT FAR MORE VITAL THE SURFACE MEANING IS THAT BY MASTERY OF A CERTAIN POWER HERE CALLED THE UPWARD LIFE AND AKIN TO LEVITATION THERE COMES THE ABILITY TO WALK ON WATER OR TO PASS OVER THORNY PLACES WITHOUT WOUNDING THE FEET BUT THERE IS A DEEPER MEANING
uest of the delusion that the personal self is the real man. When that delusion abates and is held in check, the finer consciousness of the spiritual man begins to shine in the background of the mind. The transfer of the sense of individuality to this finer consciousness, and thus to the spiritual man, then becomes a matter of recollection, of attention; primarily, a matter of taking a deeper interest in the life and doings of the spiritual man, than in the pleasures or occupations of the personality. Therefore it is said: “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust cloth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust cloth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 39. Through mastery of the upward-life comes freedom from the dangers of water, morass, and thorny places, and the power of ascension is gained. OM THE CONQUEST OF THE DELUSION THAT THE PERSONAL SELF IS THE REAL MAN WHEN THAT DELUSION ABATES AND IS HELD IN CHECK THE FINER CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN BEGINS TO SHINE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE MIND THE TRANSFER OF THE SENSE OF INDIVIDUALITY TO THIS FINER CONSCIOUSNESS AND THUS TO THE SPIRITUAL MAN THAN BECOMES A MATTER OF RECOLLECTION OF ATTENTION PRIMARILY A MATTER OF TAKING A DEEPER INTEREST IN THE LIFE AND DOINGS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN THAN IN THE PLEASURES OR OCCUPATIONS OF THE PERSONALITY THEREFORE IT IS SAID LAY NOT UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES UPON EARTH WHERE MOTH AND RUST CLOTH CORRUPT AND WHERE THIEVES BREAK THROUGH AND STEAL BUT LAY UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN WHERE NEITHER MOTH NOR RUST CLOTH CORRUPT AND WHERE THIEVES DO NOT BREAK THROUGH NOR STEAL FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO SUTRA THIRTY NINE THROUGH MASTERY OF THE UPWARD LIFE COMES FREEDOM FROM THE DANGERS OF WATER MORASS AND THORNY PLACES AND THE POWER OF ASCENSION IS GAINED
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