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Our day and generation is far too prone to fancy that there can be mystical life and growth on some other foundation, on the foundation, for example, of intellectual curiosity or psychical selfishness. OUR DAY AND GENERATION IS FAR TOO PRONE TO FANCY THAT THERE CAN BE MYSTICAL LIFE AND GROWTH ON SOME OTHER FOUNDATION ON THE FOUNDATION FOR EXAMPLE OF INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY OR PSYCHICAL SELFISHNESS
spiritual man, or, to put the matter more briefly, the growth of the spiritual man, and the disentangling of the spiritual man from the wrappings, the veils, the disguises laid upon him by the mind and the psychical nature, wherein he is enmeshed, like a bird caught in a net. The question arises: By what means may the spiritual man be freed from these psychical meshes and disguises, so that he may stand forth above death, in his radiant eternalness and divine power? And the second book sets itself to answer this very question, and to detail the means in a way entirely practical and very lucid, so that he who runs may read, and he who reads may understand and practise. The second part of the second book is concerned with practical spiritual training, that is, with the earlier practical training of the spiritual man. The most striking thing in it is the emphasis laid on the Commandments, which are precisely those of the latter part of the Decalogue, together with obedience to the Master. THE REALIZATION OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN OR TO PUT THE MATTER MORE BRIEFLY THE GROWTH OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND THE DISENTANGLING OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN FROM THE WRAPPINGS THE VEILS THE DISGUISES LAID UPON HIM BY THE MIND AND THE PSYCHICAL NATURE WHEREIN HE IS ENMESHED LIKE A BIRD CAUGHT IN A NET THE QUESTION ARISES BY WHAT MEANS MAY THE SPIRITUAL MAN BE FREED FROM THESE PSYCHICAL MESHES AND DISGUISES SO THAT HE MAY STAND FORTH ABOVE DEATH IN HIS RADIANT ETERNALNESS AND DIVINE POWER AND THE SECOND BOOK SETS ITSELF TO ANSWER THIS VERY QUESTION AND TO DETAIL THE MEANS IN A WAY ENTIRELY PRACTICAL AND VERY LUCID SO THAT HE WHO RUNS MAY READ AND HE WHO READS MAY UNDERSTAND AND PRACTISE THE SECOND PART OF THE SECOND BOOK IS CONCERNED WITH PRACTICAL SPIRITUAL TRAINING THAT IS WITH THE EARLIER PRACTICAL TRAINING OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN THE MOST STRIKING THING IN IT IS THE EMPHASIS LAID ON THE COMMANDMENTS WHICH ARE PRECISELY THOSE OF THE LATTER PART OF THE DECALOGUE TOGETHER WITH OBEDIENCE TO THE MASTER
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