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In the practice of meditation, a beginning may be made by fixing the attention upon some external object, such as a sacred image or picture, or a part of a book of devotion. IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION A BEGINNING MAY BE MADE BY FIXING THE ATTENTION UPON SOME EXTERNAL OBJECT SUCH AS A SACRED IMAGE OR PICTURE OR A PART OF A BOOK OF DEVOTION
es only with the coming of the soul, and the soul comes only in silence, after self-indulgence has been courageously and loyally stilled, through reverence before the coming soul. 16. The consummation of this is freedom from thirst for any mode of psychical activity, through the establishment of the spiritual man. In order to gain a true understanding of this teaching, study must be supplemented by devoted practice, faith by works. The reading of the words will not avail. There must be a real effort to stand as the Soul, a real ceasing from self-indulgence. With this awakening of the spiritual will, and purification, will come at once the growth of the spiritual man and our awakening consciousness as the spiritual man; and this, attained in even a small degree, will help us notably in our contest. To him that hath, shall be given. 17. Meditation with an object follows these stages: first, exterior examining, then interior judicial action, then joy, then realization of individual being. E COMES ONLY WITH THE COMING OF THE SOUL AND THE SOUL COMES ONLY IN SILENCE AFTER SELF INDULGENCE HAS BEEN COURAGEOUSLY AND LOYALLY STILLED THROUGH REVERENCE BEFORE THE COMING SOUL SUTRA SIXTEEN THE CONSUMMATION OF THIS IS FREEDOM FROM THIRST FOR ANY MODE OF PSYCHICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN IN ORDER TO GAIN A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS TEACHING STUDY MUST BE SUPPLEMENTED BY DEVOTED PRACTICE FAITH BY WORKS THE READING OF THE WORDS WILL NOT AVAIL THERE MUST BE A REAL EFFORT TO STAND AS THE SOUL A REAL CEASING FROM SELF INDULGENCE WITH THE AWAKENING OF THE SPIRITUAL WILL AND PURIFICATION WILL COME AT ONCE THE GROWTH OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND OUR AWAKENING CONSCIOUSNESS AS THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND THIS ATTAINED IN EVEN A SMALL DEGREE WILL HELP US NOTABLY IN OUR CONTEST TO HIM THAT HATH SHALL BE GIVEN SUTRA SEVENTEEN MEDITATION WITH AN OBJECT FOLLOWS THESE STAGES FIRST EXTERIOR EXAMINING THEN INTERIOR JUDICIAL ACTION THEN JOY THEN REALIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL BEING
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