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We have taken our illustrations from natural science, because, since every true discovery in natural science is a divination of a law in nature, attained through a flash of genius, such discoveries really represent acts of spiritual perception, acts of perception by the spiritual man, even though they are generally not so recognized. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR ILLUSTRATIONS FROM NATURAL SCIENCE BECAUSE SINCE EVERY TRUE DISCOVERY IN NATURAL SCIENCE IS A DIVIDATION OF A LAW IN NATURE ATTAINED THROUGH A FLASH OF GENIUS SUCH DISCOVERIES REALLY REPRESENT ACTS OF SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION ACTS OF PERCEPTION BY THE SPIRITUAL MAN EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE GENERALLY NOT SO RECOGNIZED
ented its foremost growth; there are the branches with their needles spread out to the air; there are the buds at the end of each branch and twig, which carry the still closely packed needles which are the promise of the future. In like manner, the chrysalis has, as its past, the caterpillar; as its future, the butterfly. The man has, in his past, the animal; in his future, the angel. Both are visible even now in his face. So with all things, for all things change and grow. 15. Difference in stage is the cause of difference in development. This but amplifies what has just been said. The first stage is the sapling, the caterpillar, the animal. The second stage is the growing tree, the chrysalis, the man. The third is the splendid pine, the butterfly, the angel. Difference of stage is the cause of difference of development. So it is among men, and among the races of men. 16. Through perfectly concentrated Meditation on the three stages of development comes a knowledge of past and future. H ONCE REPRESENTED ITS FOREMOST GROWTH THERE ARE THE BRANCHES WITH THEIR NEEDLES SPREAD OUT TO THE AIR THERE ARE THE BUDS AT THE END OF EACH BRANCH AND TWIG WHICH CARRY THE STILL CLOSELY PACKED NEEDLES WHICH ARE THE PROMISE OF THE FUTURE IN LIKE MANNER THE CHRYSALIS HAS AS ITS PAST THE CATERPILLAR AS ITS FUTURE THE BUTTERFLY THE MAN HAS IN HIS PAST THE ANIMAL IN HIS FUTURE THE ANGEL BOTH ARE VISIBLE EVEN NOW IN HIS FACE SO WITH ALL THINGS FOR ALL THINGS CHANGE AND GROW SUTRA FIFTEEN DIFFERENCE IN STAGE IS THE CAUSE OF DIFFERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT THIS BUT AMPLIFIES WHAT HAS JUST BEEN SAID THE FIRST STAGE IS THE SAPLING THE CATERPILLAR THE ANIMAL THE SECOND STAGE IS THE GROWING TREE THE CHRYSALIS THE MAN THE THIRD IS THE SPLENDID PINE THE BUTTERFLY THE ANGEL DIFFERENCE OF STAGE IS THE CAUSE OF DIFFERENCE OF DEVELOPMENT SO IT IS AMONG MEN AND AMONG THE RACES OF MEN PETRA SIXTEEN THROUGH PERFECTLY CONCENTRATED MEDITATION ON THE THREE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT COMES A KNOWLEDGE OF PAST AND FUTURE
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