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The fourth stage is the realization of one's spiritual being, as enkindled by this meditation. THE FOURTH STAGE IS THE REALIZATION OF ONE'S SPIRITUAL BEING AS ENKINDLED BY THIS MEDITATION
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. 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 second stage, one passes from the outer object to an inner pondering upon its lessons. The third stage is the inspiration, the heightening of the spiritual will, which results from this pondering. S 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 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 SECOND STAGE ONE PASSES FROM THE OUTER OBJECT TO AN INNER PONDERING UPON ITS LESSONS THE THIRD STAGE IS THE INSPIRATION THE HEIGHTENING OF THE SPIRITUAL WILL WHICH RESULTS FROM THIS PONDERING
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