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The circumstances, which a man encounters with suffering, are the result of his own mental in harmony. The circumstances, which a man encounters with blessedness, are the result of his own mental harmony. THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH A MAN ENCOUNTERS WITH SUFFERING ARE THE RESULT OF HIS OWN MENTAL IN HARMONY THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH A MAN ENCOUNTERS WITH BLESSEDNESS ARE THE RESULT OF HIS OWN MENTAL HARMONY
 ordered, and that all his past experiences, good and bad, were the equitable outworking of his evolving, yet unevolved self. Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results. This is but saying that nothing can come from corn but corn, nothing from nettles but nettles. Men understand this law in the natural world, and work with it; but few understand it in the mental and moral world (though its operation there is just as simple and undeviating), and they, therefore, do not co-operate with it. Suffering is _always_ the effect of wrong thought in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with the Law of his being. The sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify, to burn out all that is useless and impure. Suffering ceases for him who is pure. There could be no object in burning gold after the dross had been removed, and a perfectly pure and enlightened being could not suffer. FE IS AND ALWAYS WAS JUSTLY ORDERED AND THAT ALL HIS PAST EXPERIENCES GOOD AND BAD WERE THE EQUITABLE OUTWORKING OF HIS EVOLVING YET UNEVOLVED SELF GOOD THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS CAN NEVER PRODUCE BAD RESULTS BAD THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS CAN NEVER PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS THIS IS BUT SAYING THAT NOTHING CAN COME FROM CORN BUT CORN NOTHING FROM NETTLES BUT NETTLES MEN UNDERSTAND THIS LAW IN THE NATURAL WORLD AND WORK WITH IT BUT FEW UNDERSTAND IT IN THE MENTAL AND MORAL WORLD THOUGH ITS OPERATION THERE IS JUST AS SIMPLE AND UNDEVIATING AND THEY THEREFORE DO NOT CO OPERATE WITH IT SUFFERING IS ALWAYS THE EFFECT OF WRONG THOUGHT IN SOME DIRECTION IT IS AN INDICATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS OUT OF HARMONY WITH HIMSELF WITH THE LAW OF HIS BEING THE SOLE AND SUPREME USE OF SUFFERING IS TO PURIFY TO BURN OUT ALL THAT IS USELESS AND IMPURE SUFFERING CEASES FOR HIM WHO IS PURE THERE COULD BE NO OBJECT IN BURNING GOLD AFTER THE DROSS HAS BEEN REMOVED AND A PERFECTLY PURE AND ENLIGHTENED BEING COULD NOT SUFFER
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