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If we imagine that, after he has built well, and his possessions have become dear to him, he himself is robbed, then we can see how he would come vividly to realize the essence of theft and of honesty, and would cleave to honest dealings with firm conviction. In some such way does the great Law teach us. Our sorrows and losses teach us the pain of the sorrow and loss we inflict on others, and so we cease to inflict them. IF WE IMAGINE THAT AFTER HE HAS BUILT WELL AND HIS POSSESSIONS HAVE BECOME DEAR TO HIM HE HIMSELF IS ROBBED THEN WE CAN SEE HOW HE WOULD COME VIVIDLY TO REALIZE THE ESSENCE OF THEFT AND OF HONESTY AND WOULD CLEAVE TO HONEST DEALINGS WITH FIRM CONVICTION IN SOME SUCH WAY DOES THE GREAT LAW TEACH US OUR SORROWS AND LOSSES TEACH US THE PAIN OF THE SORROW AND LOSS WE INFLICT ON OTHERS AND SO WE CEASE TO INFLICT THEM
 law, one which humanity as a whole is less ready for, less fit to obey. Yet we can see that these Rules are the same in essence as the Commandments, but on a higher, more spiritual plane. The Commandments may be obeyed in outer acts and abstinences; the Rules demand obedience of the heart and spirit, a far more awakened and more positive consciousness. The Rules are the spiritual counterpart of the Commandments, and they have finer degrees, for more advanced spiritual growth. 33. When transgressions hinder, the weight of the imagination should be thrown’ on the opposite side. Let us take a simple case, that of a thief, a habitual criminal, who has drifted into stealing in childhood, before the moral consciousness has awakened. We may imprison such a thief, and deprive him of all possibility of further theft, or of using the divine gift of will. Or we may recognize his disadvantages, and help him gradually to build up possessions which express his will, and draw forth his self-respect. VE A FINER LAW ONE WHICH HUMANITY AS A WHOLE IS LESS READY FOR LESS FIT TO OBEY YET WE CAN SEE THAT THESE RULES ARE THE SAME IN ESSENCE AS THE COMMANDMENTS BUT ON A HIGHER MORE SPIRITUAL PLANE THE COMMANDMENTS MAY BE OBEYED IN OUTER ACTS AND ABSTINENCES THE RULES DEMAND OBEDIENCE OF THE HEART AND SPIRIT A FAR MORE AWAKENED AND MORE POSITIVE CONSCIOUSNESS THE RULES ARE THE SPIRITUAL COUNTERPART OF THE COMMANDMENTS AND THEY HAVE FINER DEGREES FOR MORE ADVANCED SPIRITUAL GROWTH SUTRA THIRTY THREE WHEN TRANSGRESSIONS HINDER THE WEIGHT OF THE IMAGINATION SHOULD BE THROWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE LET US TAKE A SIMPLE CASE THAT OF A THIEF AN HABITUAL CRIMINAL WHO HAS DRIFTED INTO STEALING IN CHILDHOOD BEFORE THE MORAL CONSCIOUSNESS HAS AWAKENED WE MAY IMPRISON SUCH A THIEF AND DEPRIVE HIM OF ALL POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER THEFT OR OF USING THE DIVINE GIFT OF WILL OR WE MAY RECOGNISE HIS DISADVANTAGES AND HELP HIM GRADUALLY TO BUILD UP POSSESSIONS WHICH EXPRESS HIS WILL AND DRAW FORTH HIS SELF RESPECT
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