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We have here a list of mental and emotional powers; of powers that picture and observe, and of powers that picture and feel. But the power to know and feel is spiritual and immortal. What is needed is, not to destroy it, but to raise it from the psychical to the spiritual realm. WE HAVE HERE A LIST OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL POWERS OF POWERS THAT PICTURE AND OBSERVE AND OF POWERS THAT PICTURE AND FEEL BUT THE POWER TO KNOW AND FEEL IS SPIRITUAL AND IMMORTAL WHAT IS NEEDED IS NOT TO DESTROY IT BUT TO RAISE IT FROM THE PSYCHICAL TO THE SPIRITUAL REALM
nature and goal. They must be extricated, like gems from the matrix, like the pith from the reed, steadily, without destructive violence. Spiritual powers are to be drawn forth from the psychic meshes. 5. The psychic activities are five; they are either subject or not subject to the five hindrances (Book II, 3). The psychic nature is built up through the image-making power, the power which lies behind and dwells in mind-pictures. These pictures do not remain quiescent in the mind; they are kinetic, restless, stimulating to new acts. Thus the mind-image of an indulgence suggests and invites to a new indulgence; the picture of past joy is framed in regrets or hopes. And there is the ceaseless play of the desire to know, to penetrate to the essence of things, to classify. This, too, busies itself ceaselessly with the mind-images. So that we may classify the activities of the psychic nature thus: 6. These activities are: Sound intellection, unsound intellection, predication, sleep, memory.  NATURE AND GOAL THEY MUST BE EXTRICATED LIKE GEMS FROM THE MATRIX LIKE THE PITH FROM THE REED STEADILY WITHOUT DESTRUCTIVE VIOLENCE SPIRITUAL POWERS ARE TO BE DRAWN FORTH FROM THE PSYCHIC MESHES SUTRA FIVE THE PSYCHIC ACTIVITIES ARE FIVE THEY ARE EITHER SUBJECT OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE FIVE HINDRANCES SEE BOOK TWO SUTRA THREE THE PSYCHIC NATURE IS BUILT UP THROUGH THE IMAGE MAKING POWER THE POWER WHICH LIES BEHIND AND DWELLS IN MIND PICTURES THESE PICTURES DO NOT REMAIN QUIESCENT IN THE MIND THEY ARE CONNECTIC RESTLESS STIMULATING TO NEW ACTS THUS THE MIND IMAGE OF AN INDULGENCE SUGGESTS AND INVITES TO A NEW INDULGENCE THE PICTURE OF PAST JOY IS FRAMED IN REGRETS OR HOPES AND THERE IS THE CEASELESS PLAY OF THE DESIRE TO KNOW TO PENETRATE TO THE ESSENCE OF THINGS TO CLASSIFY THIS TOO BUSIES ITSELF CEASELESSLY WITH THE MIND IMAGES SO THAT WE MAY CLASSIFY THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PSYCHIC NATURE THUS SUTRA SIX THESE ACTIVITIES ARE SOUND INTELLECTION UNSOUND INTELLECTION PREDICATION SLEEP MEMORY
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