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That is the first step. By doing this, I gather a harvest for the evening, I gain a deeper insight into life, in virtue of which I begin the next day with a certain advantage, a certain spiritual advance and attainment. THAT IS THE FIRST STEP BY DOING THIS I GATHER A HARVEST FOR THE EVENING I GAIN A DEEPER INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN VIRTUE OF WHICH I BEGIN THE NEXT DAY WITH A CERTAIN ADVANTAGE A CERTAIN SPIRITUAL ADVANCE AND ATTAINMENT
ained step by step. It is a question, not of miracle, but of evolution, of growth. Newton had to master the multiplication table, then the four rules of arithmetic, then the rudiments of algebra, before he came to the binomial theorem. At each point, there was attention, concentration, insight; until these were attained, no progress to the next point was possible. So with Darwin. He had to learn the form and use of leaf and flower, of bone and muscle; the characteristics of genera and species; the distribution of plants and animals, before he had in mind that nexus of knowledge on which the light of his great idea was at last able to shine. So is it with all knowledge. So is it with spiritual knowledge. Take the matter this way: The first subject for the exercise of my spiritual insight is my day, with its circumstances, its hindrances, its opportunities, its duties. I do what I can to solve it, to fulfil its duties, to learn its lessons. I try to live my day with aspiration and faith. ASCENDING DEGREES IT IS TO BE ATTAINED STEP BY STEP IT IS A QUESTION NOT OF MIRACLE BUT OF EVOLUTION OF GROWTH NEWTON HAD TO MASTER THE MULTIPLICATION TABLE THEN THE FOUR RULES OF ARITHMETIC THEN THE RUDIMENTS OF ALGEBRA BEFORE HE CAME TO THE BINOMIAL THEORE AT EACH POINT THERE WAS ATTENTION CONCENTRATION INSIGHT UNTIL THESE WERE ATTAINED NO PROGRESS TO THE NEXT POINT WAS POSSIBLE SO WOULD DARWIN HE HAD TO LEARN THE FORM AND USE OF LEAF AND FLOWER OF BONE AND MUSCLE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GENERA AND SPECIES THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS BEFORE HE HAD IN MIND THAT NEXUS OF KNOWLEDGE ON WHICH THE LIGHT OF HIS GREAT IDEA WAS AT LAST ABLE TO SHINE SO IS IT WITH ALL KNOWLEDGE SO IS IT WITH SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE TAKE THE MATTER THIS WAY THE FIRST SUBJECT FOR THE EXERCISE OF MY SPIRITUAL INSIGHT IS MY DAY WITH ITS CIRCUMSTANCES ITS HINDRANCES ITS OPPORTUNITIES ITS DUTIES I DO WHAT I CAN TO SOLVE IT TO FULFIL ITS DUTIES TO LEARN ITS LESSONS I TRY TO LIVE MY DAY WITH ASPIRATION AND FAITH
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