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We are led to the consideration of the barriers to his emergence, of the overcoming of the barriers, and of certain steps and stages in the ascent from the ordinary consciousness of practical life, to the finer, deeper, radiant consciousness of the spiritual man. WE ARE LED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE BARRIERS TO HIS EMERGENCE OF THE OVERCOMING OF THE BARRIERS AND OF CERTAIN STEPS AND STAGES IN THE ASCENT FROM THE ORDINARY CONSCIOUSNESS OF PRACTICAL LIFE TO THE FINER DEEPER RADIANT CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN
has been connected with them in our minds for a generation. The reason is this: the name Aphorism suggests, to me at least, a pithy sentence of very general application; a piece of proverbial wisdom that may be quoted in a good many sets of circumstance, and which will almost bear on its face the evidence of its truth. But with a Sutra the case is different. It comes from the same root as the word “sew,” and means, indeed, a thread, suggesting, therefore, a close knit, consecutive chain of argument. Not only has each Sutra a definite place in the system, but further, taken out of this place, it will be almost meaningless, and will by no means be self-evident. So I have thought best to adhere to the original word. The Sutras of Patanjali are as closely knit together, as dependent on each other, as the propositions of Euclid, and can no more be taken out of their proper setting. In the second part of the first book, the problem of the emergence of the spiritual man is further dealt with. SYSTEM WHEN THE WORD APHORISM HAS BEEN CONNECTED WITH THEM IN OUR MINDS FOR A GENERATION THE REASON IS THIS THE NAME APHORISM SUGGESTS TO ME AT LEAST A PITHY SENTENCE OF VERY GENERAL APPLICATION A PIECE OF PROVERBIAL WISDOM THAT MAY BE QUOTED IN A GOOD MANY SETS OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHICH WILL ALMOST BEAR ON ITS FACE THE EVIDENCE OF ITS TRUTH BUT WITH A SUTRA THE CASE IS DIFFERENT IT COMES FROM THE SAME ROOT AS THE WORD SO AND MEANS INDEED A THREAD SUGGESTING THEREFORE A CLOSE KNIT CONSECUTIVE CHAIN OF ARGUMENT NOT ONLY HAS EACH SUTRA A DEFINITE PLACE IN THE SYSTEM BUT FURTHER TAKEN OUT OF THIS PLACE IT WILL BE ALMOST MEANINGLESS AND WILL BY NO MEANS BE SELF EVIDENT SO I HAVE THOUGHT BEST TO ADHERE TO THE ORIGINAL WORD THE SUTRAS OF POTANGELI ARE AS CLOSELY KNIT TOGETHER AS DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER AS THE PROPOSITIONS OF EUCLID AND CAN NO MORE BE TAKEN OUT OF THEIR PROPER SETTING IN THE SECOND PART OF THE FIRST BOOK THE PROBLEM OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN IS FURTHER DEALT WITH
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