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Chapter XIVChapter XV

Fourteen Lessons in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism By Yogi Ramacharaka

Author of "Science of Breath," "Hatha Yoga," etc.

Copyright, 1903, By he Yogi !u#ication Society.

Copyright, 190$, By he Yogi !u#ication Society.

Copyright, 1931, By he Yogi !u#ication Society.

H% &I'S (%SS)*.

H% &I'S H'%% !'I*CI!(%S.

It i+ ith no or-inary fee#ing+ that e a--re++ our+e#e+ to our +tu-ent+ of the Yogi c#a++ of 190$. /e+ee, a+they perhap+ -o not, that to any of the thi+ +erie+ of #e++on+ i## e a+ +ee- p#ante- in ferti#e +oi#,hichi## in -ue tie put forth +prout+ hich i## force their ay gra-ua##y into the +un#ight ofcon+ciou+ne++,here they i## put forth #eae+, #o++o, an- fruit. any of the fragent+ of truth hich i## epre+ente- toyou i## not e recogni2e- y you at thi+ tie, ut in year+ to coe you i## recogni2e the erity of theipre++ion+ hich i## e coneye- to you in the+e #e++on+, an- then, an- then on#y, i## you aethe+etruth+ your on.

/e inten- to +pea to you 4u+t a+ if you ere gathere- efore u+ in per+on, an- a+ if e ere +tan-ingeforeyou in the f#e+h. /e fee# +ure that the on- of +ypathy eteen u+ i## +oon gro +o +trong an- rea#that a+you rea- our or-+ you i## fee# our pre+ence a#o+t a+ +trong#y a+ if e ere ith you in per+on. /ei## eith you in +pirit, 1 an-, accor-ing to our phi#o+ophy, the +tu-ent ho i+ in haroniou+ +ypathy ithhi+teacher+ rea##y e+ta#i+he+ a p+ychic connection ith the, an- i+ in con+e5uence ena#e- to gra+p the"+pirit"of the teaching an- to receie the enefit of the teacher6+ thought in a -egree ipo++i#e to one hoere#y


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rea-+ the or-+ in co#- print.

/e are +ure that the eer+ of the c#a++ of 190$ i## get into harony ith each other, an- ith u+,frothe ery +tart, an- that e i## otain re+u#t+ that i## +urpri+e een our+e#e+, an- that the ter of the

c#a++i## ar a on-erfu# +piritua# groth an- unfo#-ent for any of the c#a++. hi+ re+u#t ou#- eipo++i#eere the c#a++ copo+e- of the genera# pu#ic, in hich the a-er+e thought iration+ of any ou#-counteract, or at #ea+t retar-, the ipe##ing force generate- in the in-+ of tho+e ho are in +ypathyith theor.

But e i## not hae thi+ o+tac#e to oercoe, a+ the c#a++ ha+ een recruite- on#y fro that c#a++ of+tu-ent+ho are intere+te- in the occu#t. he announceent+ +ent out y u+ hae een or-e- in +uch a ay a+toattract the attention on#y of tho+e for ho they ere inten-e-. he ere +en+ation hunter+ an- the"fa--i+t+"hae not een attracte- y our ca##, hi#e tho+e for ho the ca## a+ inten-e- hae hear- an- haeha+tene-to counicate ith u+. A+ the poet ha+ +ung7 "/here I pa++, a## y chi#-ren no e." he eer+of thec#a++ haing een attracte- to u+, an- e to the, i## for a haroniou+ o-y oring ith u+ to thecoon en- of +e#f8iproeent, groth, -ee#opent, an- unfo#-ent. he +pirit of harony an-unity ofpurpo+e i## -o uch for u+, an- the unite- thought of the c#a++, coup#e- ith our on, i## e a toerof+trength, an- each +tu-ent i## receie the enefit of it, an- i## e +trengthene- an- +u+taine- therey.

/e i## fo##o the +y+te of in+truction of the %a+t, rather than that of the /e+tern or#-. In the %a+t,theteacher -oe+ not +top to "proe" each +tateent or theory a+ he ae+ or a-ance+ it nor -oe+ he aea#acoar- -eon+tration of +piritua# truth+ nor -oe+ he argue ith hi+ c#a++ or inite -i+cu++ion. )nthecontrary, hi+ teaching i+ authoritatie, an- he procee-+ to -e#ier hi+ e++age to hi+ +tu-ent+ a+ it a+-e#iere- to hi, ithout +topping to +ee hether they a## agree ith hi. He -oe+ not care hether hi++tateent+ are accepte- a+ truth y a##, for he fee#+ +ure that tho+e ho are rea-y for the truth hich heteache+i## intuitie#y recogni2e it, an- a+ for the other+, if they are not prepare- to receie the truth, noaount ofarguent i## he#p atter+. /hen a +ou# i+ rea-y for a +piritua# truth, an- that truth, or a part of it, i+uttere- init+ pre+ence or pre+ente- to it+ attention y ean+ of riting+, it i## intuitie#y recogni2e an-appropriate it.he %a+tern teacher no+ that uch of hi+ teaching i+ ut the p#anting of +ee-, an- that for eery i-eahich


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the +tu-ent gra+p+ at fir+t there i## e a hun-re- hich i## coe into the fie#- of con+ciou+recognition on#yafter the #ap+e of tie.

/e -o not ean that the %a+tern teacher+ in+i+t upon the +tu-ent #in-#y accepting eery truth that i+pre+ente- to hi. )n the contrary, they in+truct the pupi# to accept a+ truth on#y that hich he can proe

forhi+e#f, a+ no truth i+ truth to one unti# he can proe it y hi+ on e:perient+. But the +tu-ent i+taught thatefore any truth+ ay e +o proen he u+t -ee#op an- unfo#-. he teacher a++ on#y that the+tu-ent haeconfi-ence in hi a+ a pointer8out of the ay, an- he +ay+, in effect, to the +tu-ent7 "hi+ i+ the ayenterupon it, an- on the path you i## fin- the thing+ of hich I hae taught you han-#e the, eigh the,ea+ure the, ta+te the, an- no for your+e#f. /hen you reach any point of the path you i## noa+uch of it a+ -i- I or any other +ou# at that particu#ar +tage of the 4ourney ut unti# you reach aparticu#arpoint, you u+t either accept the +tateent+ of tho+e ho hae gone efore or re4ect the ho#e +u4ectof thatparticu#ar point. Accept nothing a+ fina# unti# you hae proen it ut, if you are i+e, you i## profit ythea-ice an- e:perience of tho+e ho hae gone efore. %ery an u+t #earn y e:perience, ut enay+ere other+ a+ pointer+ of the ay. At each +tage of the 4ourney it i## e foun- that tho+e ho haeprogre++e- a #itt#e further on the ay hae #eft +ign+ an- ar+ an- gui-epo+t+ for tho+e ho fo##o.he i+ean i## tae a-antage of the+e +ign+. I -o not a+ for #in- faith, ut on#y for confi-ence unti# youare a#eto -eon+trate for your+e#e+ the truth+ I a pa++ing on to you, a+ they ere pa++e- on to e, y tho+ehoent efore.

/e a+ the +tu-ent to hae patience. any thing+ hich i## appear -ar to hi at fir+t i## e a-ec#ear a+e progre++.


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H% C)*SI;I)* )& A*.

an i+ a far ore cop#ete eing than i+ genera##y iagine-. He ha+ not on#y a o-y an- a +ou#, ut hei+ a+pirit po++e++ing a +ou#, hich +ou# ha+ +eera# ehic#e+ for e:pre++ion, the+e +eera# ehic#e+ eing of

-ifferent -egree+ of -en+ity, the o-y eing the #oe+t for of e:pre++ion. he+e -ifferent ehic#e+anife+tupon -ifferent "p#ane+," +uch a+ the "phy+ica# p#ane," the "a+tra# p#ane," etc., a## of hich i## ee:p#aine- a+e procee-.

he rea# +e#f i+ pure +pirit, a +par of the -iine fire. hi+ +pirit i+ enca+e- ithin nuerou+ +heath+,hichpreent it+ fu## e:pre++ion. A+ an a-ance+ in -ee#opent, hi+ con+ciou+ne++ pa++e+ fro the #oerp#ane+to the higher, an- he ecoe+ ore an- ore aare of hi+ higher nature.

he +pirit contain+ ithin it a## potentia#itie+, an- a+ an progre++e+ he unfo#-+ ne poer+, ne5ua#itie+,into the #ight.

he Yogi phi#o+ophy teache+ that an i+ copo+e- of +een princip#e+ 8 i+ a +eenfo#- creature. hee+t ayto thin of an i+ to rea#i2e that the +pirit i+ the rea# +e#f, an- that the #oer princip#e+ are ut confining+heath+. an ay anife+t upon +een p#ane+, that i+, the high#y -ee#ope- an, a+ the a4ority ofen ofthi+ age can anife+t on#y upon the #oer p#ane+, the higher p#ane+ not haing a+ yet een reache- ythe,a#though eery an, no atter ho un-ee#ope-, po++e++e+ the +een princip#e+ potentia##y. he fir+tfiep#ane+ hae een attaine- y any, the +i:th y a fe, the +eenth y practica##y none of thi+ race atthi+ tie.

H% S%V%* !'I*CI!(%S )& A*.

he +een princip#e+ of an, a+ non to the Yogi phi#o+ophy, are hereith +tate-, %ng#i+h ter+ eing+u+titute- for San+crit or-+, +o far a+ ay e7

. Inte##ect.$. In+tinctie8in-.3. !rana, or Vita# &orce.?. A+tra# Bo-y.1. !hy+ica# Bo-y./e i## rief#y run oer the genera# nature of each of the+e +een princip#e+, that the +tu-ent ayun-er+tan-future reference+ to the ut e i## -efer our -etai#e- treatent of the +u4ect unti# #ater on in the


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#e++on+.

1. he !hy+ica# Bo-y.)f a## the +een princip#e+ of an, the phy+ica# o-y i+ of cour+e the o+t apparent. It i+ the #oe+t inthe+ca#e, an- i+ the cru-e+t anife+tation of the an. But thi+ -oe+ not ean that the phy+ica# +hou#- e

-e+pi+e-or neg#ecte-. )n the contrary, it i+ a o+t nece++ary princip#e for the groth of an in hi+ pre+ent +tageof-ee#opent 8 the tep#e of the #iing Spirit an- it +hou#- e carefu##y ten-e- an- care- for in or-er toren-erit a ore perfect in+truent. /e hae ut to #oo aroun- u+ an- +ee ho the phy+ica# o-ie+ of-ifferent en+ho the -ifferent -egree+ of -ee#opent un-er enta# contro#. It i+ a -uty of each -ee#ope- an totrain


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hi+ o-y to the highe+t -egree of perfection in or-er that it ay e u+e- to a-antage.

he o-y +hou#- e ept in goo- hea#th an- con-ition an- traine- to oey the or-er+ of the in-, ratherthanto ru#e the in-, a+ i+ +o often the ca+e.

he care of the o-y, un-er the inte##igent contro# of the in-, i+ an iportant ranch of Yogiphi#o+ophy, an-i+ non a+ "Hatha Yoga." /e are preparing a #itt#e te:too upon "Hatha Yoga," hich i## +oon erea-yfor the pre++, that i## gie the Yogi teaching+ upon thi+ o+t iportant ranch of +e#f -ee#opent.he Yogiphi#o+ophy teache+ that the phy+ica# o-y i+ ui#t up of ce##+, each ce## containing ithin it a iniature"#ife,"hich contro#+ it+ action. he+e "#ie+" are rea##y it+ of inte##igent in- of a certain -egree of groth,hichena#e the ce##+ to perfor their or proper#y. he+e it+ of inte##igence are, of cour+e, +uor-inate tothecontro# of the centra# in- of the an, an- i## rea-i#y oey or-er+ fro hea-5uarter+, gien either+ucon+ciou+#y or con+ciou+#y. he+e ce## inte##igence+ anife+t a perfect a-aptation for their particu#aror.he +e#ectie action of the ce##+, e:tracting fro the #oo- the nouri+hent nee-e- an- re4ecting thathich i+not re5uire-, i+ an in+tance of thi+ inte##igence. he proce++ of -ige+tion, a++ii#ation, etc., +ho+ theinte##igence of the ce##+, either +eparate#y or co##ectie#y in group+. he hea#ing of oun-+, the ru+h ofthece##+ to the point+ here they are o+t nee-e-, an- hun-re-+ of other e:ap#e+ non to the +tu-ent ofphy+io#ogy, a## ean to the Yogi +tu-ent e:ap#e+ of the "#ife" ithin each ato. %ach ato i+ to theYogi a#iing thing, #ea-ing it+ on in-epen-ent #ife. he+e ato+ coine into group+ for +oe en-, an- thegroupanife+t+ a group8inte##igence, a+ #ong a+ it reain+ a group the+e group+ again coining in turn, an-foring o-ie+ of a ore cop#e: nature, hich +ere a+ ehic#e+ for higher for+ of con+ciou+ne++./hen-eath coe+ to the phy+ica# o-y the ce##+ +eparate an- +catter, an- that hich e ca## -ecay +et+ in.he forcehich ha+ he#- the ce##+ together i+ ith-ran, an- it ecoe+ free to go it+ on ay an- for necoination+. Soe go into the o-y of the p#ant+ in the icinity, an- eentua##y fin- the+e#e+ againin theo-y of an ania# other+ reain in the organi+ of the p#ant other+ reain in the groun- for a tie,ut the#ife of the ato ean+ ince++ant an- con+tant change. A+ a #ea-ing riter ha+ +ai-7 "@eath i+ ut ana+pect of#ife, an- the -e+truction of one ateria# for i+ ut a pre#u-e to the ui#-ing up of another."

/e i## not -eote further +pace to the con+i-eration of the phy+ica#, a+ that i+ a +u4ect y it+e#f, an-,then,our +tu-ent+ are no -out an:iou+ to e #e- into +u4ect+ ith hich they are not 5uite +o fai#iar. So


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e i###eae thi+ fir+t princip#e an- pa++ on to the +econ-, i+hing, hoeer, again to rein- the +tu-ent thatthe fir+t+tep in Yogi -ee#opent con+i+t+ of the a+tery of the phy+ica# o-y an- it+ care an- attention. /ei## haeore to +ay of thi+ +u4ect efore e are through ith thi+ cour+e.

?. he A+tra# Bo-y.hi+ +econ- princip#e of an i+ not near#y +o e## non a+ it+ phy+ica# rother, a#though it i+ c#o+e#yconnecte- ith the #atter an- i+ it+ e:act counterpart in appearance. he a+tra# o-y ha+ een non topeop#ein a## age+, an- ha+ gien ri+e to any +uper+tition+ an- y+terie+, oing to a #ac of no#e-ge of it+nature.It ha+ een ca##e- the "etherea# o-y" the "f#ui-ic o-y" the "-ou#e" the "raith" the"@oppe#ganger," etc.It i+ copo+e- of atter of a finer 5ua#ity than that copo+ing our phy+ica# o-ie+, ut atter none the#e++.In or-er to gie you a c#earer i-ea of hat e ean, e i## ca## your attention to ater, hichanife+t+ in+eera# e##8non for+. /ater at a certain teperature i+ non a+ ice, a har-, +o#i- +u+tance at a#itt#ehigher teperature it a++ue+ it+ e+t non for, hich e ca## "ater" at a +ti## higher teperatureite+cape+ in the for of a apor hich e ca## "+tea," a#though the rea# +tea i+ ini+i#e to the huaneye,an- ecoe+ apparent on#y hen it i:e+ ith the air an- ha+ it+ teperature #oere- a #itt#e, hen itecoe+ apor i+i#e to the eye, an- hich apor e ca## "+tea."

he a+tra# o-y i+ the e+t counterpart of the phy+ica# o-y an- ay e +eparate- fro it un-er certaincircu+tance+. )r-inari#y, con+ciou+ +eparation i+ a atter of con+i-era#e -ifficu#ty, ut in per+on+ ofacertain -egree of p+ychica# -ee#opent the a+tra# o-y ay e -etache- an- often goe+ on 4ourney+.o thec#airoyant i+ion the a+tra# o-y i+ +een #ooing e:act#y #ie it+ counterpart, the phy+ica# o-y, an-unite- to


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it y a +#en-er +i#en cor-.

he a+tra# o-y e:i+t+ +oe tie after the -eath of the per+on to ho it e#ong+, an- un-er certaincircu+tance+ it i+ i+i#e to #iing per+on+, an- i+ ca##e- a "gho+t." here are other ean+ herey the+pirit+

of tho+e ho hae pa++e- on ay ecoe anife+t, an- the a+tra# +he## hich i+ +oetie+ +een after itha+een +#oughe- off y the +ou# hich ha+ pa++e- on i+ in +uch ca+e+ nothing ore than a corp+e of fineratterthan it+ phy+ica# counterpart. In +uch ca+e+ it i+ po++e++e- of no #ife or inte##igence, an- i+ nothing orethan ac#ou- +een in the +y earing a re+e#ance to a huan for. It i+ a +he##, nothing ore. he a+tra#o-y of a-ying per+on i+ +oetie+ pro4ecte- y an earne+t -e+ire, an- i+ at +uch tie+ +een y frien-+ an-re#atie+ith ho he i+ in +ypathy. here are any ca+e+ of thi+ in- on recor-, an- the +tu-ent proa#y i+aareof occurrence+ of thi+ in-.

/e i## hae ore to +ay aout the a+tra# o-y an- a+tra# +he##+ in other #e++on+ in thi+ cour+e. /e i##haeocca+ion to go into further -etai# hen e reach the +u4ect of the a+tra# p#ane, an-, in fact, the a+tra#o-yi## for a part of +eera# #e++on+.

he a+tra# o-y i+ ini+i#e to the or-inary eye, ut i+ rea-i#y perceie- y tho+e haing c#airoyantpoer ofa certain -egree. ;n-er certain circu+tance+ the a+tra# o-y of a #iing per+on ay e +een y frien-+an-other+, the enta# con-ition of the per+on+ an- the o+erer haing uch to -o ith the atter. )fcour+e, thetraine- an- -ee#ope- occu#ti+t i+ a#e to pro4ect hi+ a+tra# o-y con+ciou+#y, an- ay ae it appear ati##ut +uch poer+ are rare an- are ac5uire- on#y after a certain +tage of -ee#opent i+ reache-.

he a-ept +ee+ the a+tra# o-y ri+ing fro the phy+ica# o-y a+ the hour of -eath approache+. It i+ +eenhoering oer the phy+ica# o-y, to hich it i+ oun- y a +#en-er threa-. /hen the threa- +nap+ theper+on i+-ea-, an- the +ou# pa++e+ on carrying ith it the a+tra# o-y, hich in turn i+ -i+car-e- a+ the phy+ica#o-yha+ een efore. It u+t e reeere- that the a+tra# o-y i+ ere#y a finer gra-e of atter, an- that iti+ere#y a ehic#e for the +ou#, 4u+t a+ i+ the phy+ica#, an- that oth are -i+car-e- at the proper tie. hea+tra#o-y, #ie the phy+ica#, -i+integrate+ after the -eath of the per+on, an- per+on+ of a p+ychic nature+oetie++ee the -i++o#ing fragent+ aroun- ceeterie+, in the +hape of io#et #ight.


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/e are ere#y ca##ing attention to the -ifferent ehic#e+ of the +ou# of an, hi+ +een princip#e+, an- eu+tha+ten on to the ne:t princip#e.

/e ou#- #ie to +pea to you of the intere+ting phenoenon of the ego #eaing the phy+ica# o-y inthe

a+tra# o-y hi#e one i+ "a+#eep." /e ou#- #ie to te## you 4u+t hat occur+ -uring, +#eep, an- ho oneaygie or-er+ to hi+ a+tra# +e#f to gain certain inforation or to or out certain pro#e+ hi#e he i+,rappe-in +#eep, ut that e#ong+ to another pha+e of our +u4ect, an- e u+t pa++ on after ere#y hettingyourappetite. /e i+h you to get the+e +een princip#e+ e## fi:e- in your in-, +o that you ay e a#e toun-er+tan- the ter+ hen e u+e the #ater on.

3. !rana, or Vita# &orce./e hae +ai- +oething of !rana in our #itt#e oo, "he Science of Breath," hich any of you haerea-.A+ e +ai- in that oo, !rana i+ unier+a# energy, ut in our con+i-eration of it e i## confineour+e#e+ tothat anife+tation of !rana hich e ca## ita# force. hi+ ita# force i+ foun- in a## for+ of #ife 8 frotheaoea to an 8 fro the o+t e#eentary for of p#ant #ife to the highe+t for of ania# #ife. !rana i+a##8pera-ing. It i+ foun- in a## thing+ haing #ife, an- a+ the occu#t phi#o+ophy teache+ that #ife i+ in a##thing+

8in eery ato 8 the apparent #ife#e++ne++ of +oe thing+ eing on#y a #e++er -egree of anife+tation,e ayun-er+tan- that !rana i+ eeryhere, in eerything. !rana i+ not the %go, ut i+ ere#y a for of energyu+e-y the %go in it+ ateria# anife+tation. /hen the %go -epart+ fro the phy+ica# o-y, in hat e ca##"-eath," the !rana, eing no #onger un-er the contro# of the %go, re+pon-+ on#y to the or-er+ of thein-ii-ua#ato+ or their group+, hich hae fore- the phy+ica# o-y, an- a+ the phy+ica# o-y -i+integrate+ an-i+


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re+o#e- ac to it+ origina# e#eent+, each ato tae+ ith it +ufficient !rana to ena#e it to for necoination+, the unu+e- !rana returning to the great unier+a# +torehou+e fro hence it cae.

!rana i+ in a## for+ of atter, an- yet it i+ not atter 8 it i+ the energy or force hich aniate+ atter./e

hae gone into the atter of !rana in our #itt#e oo preiou+#y referre- to, an- e -o not i+h to taeup the+tu-ent+6 tie in repeating hat e +ai- there.

But efore taing up the ne:t princip#e, e i+h to -irect the +tu-ent6+ attention to the fact that !rana i+theforce un-er#ying agnetic hea#ing, uch of enta# hea#ing, a+ent treatent, etc. hat hich ha+ een+poen of y any a+ huan agneti+ i+ rea##y !rana.

In "Science of Breath," e hae gien you -irection+ for increa+ing the !rana in your +y+te-i+triuting itoer the o-y, +trengthening each part an- organ an- +tiu#ating eery ce##. It ay e -irecte- toar-re#ieing pain in one6+ +e#f another+ y +en-ing to the affecte- part a +upp#y of !rana e:tracte- frothe air.It ay e pro4ecte- to a -i+tance +o far a+ to affect other per+on+. he thought of the pro4ector +en-+forth an-co#or+ the !rana gathere- for the purpo+e, an- fin-+ #o-gent in the p+ychic organi+ of the patient.(ie thearconi ae+ it i+ ini+i#e to the eye of an ith the e:ception of certain per+on+ ho haeattaine- ahigh -egree of c#airoyant poer it pa++e+ through interening o+tac#e+ an- +ee+ the per+on attune-toreceie it.

hi+ tran+ferring of !rana un-er the -irection of the i## i+ the un-er#ying princip#e of thoughttran+ference,te#epathy, etc. )ne ay +urroun- hi+e#f ith an aura of !rana, co#ore- ith +trong po+itie thought,hichi## ena#e hi to re+i+t the a-er+e thought ae+ of other+, an- hich i## ena#e hi to #ie +erenein anato+phere of antagoni+tic an- inharoniou+ thought.

/e a-i+e +tu-ent+ to rerea- that portion of "Science of Breath" hich -ea#+ ith the u+e of !rana. /epropo+e going into great -etai# regar-ing thi+ pha+e of the +u4ect, -uring the cour+e of the+e #e++on+,ut"Science of Breath" gie+ a goo- fun-aenta# i-ea of the nature of !rana an- the etho-+ of it+ u+e,an-+tu-ent+ i## -o e## to refre+h their in-+ on thi+ +u4ect.

/e -o not i+h to eary you y thi+ -e+cription of each of the +een princip#e+, an- e are aare thatyouare ipatient to enter into the ore intere+ting pha+e+ of the +u4ect. But it i+ a+o#ute#y nece++ary thatyou


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otain a c#ear i-ea of the+e +een princip#e+, in or-er that you ay un-er+tan- that hich fo##o+, an-tooiate the nece++ity of your eing "+ent ac" to re#earn the #e++on hich you hae "+ippe-." /e ha-thi+i-ea in in- hen e +tarte- thi+ c#a++ in *oeer, 1903, in+tea- of aiting unti# anuary, 190$, an-e

gie you the *oeer an- @eceer #e++on+ a+ "goo- ea+ure," +o a+ to e a#e to reach the oreintere+ting part of the +u4ect y the anuary #e++on.

/e i## #eae the +u4ect of !rana an- i## pa++ on to the ne:t princip#e ut e tru+t that you i## not#eaethi+ part of the #e++on unti# you hae ac5uire- a c#ear i-ea of !rana an- it+ 5ua#itie+ an- u+e+. Stu-yyour"Science of Breath" unti# you un-er+tan- +oething of !rana.

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he /e+tern rea-er ho ha+ +tu-ie- the riting+ of +oe of the recent /e+tern p+ycho#ogi+t+ i##recogni2ein the In+tinctie in- certain attriute+ of the +o8ca##e- "+u4ectie" or "+ucon+ciou+" in-+ +poenof +ofre5uent#y y the +ai- riter+. he+e riter+ -i+coere- in an the+e characteri+tic+, a+ e## a+ certainhigherpha+e+ of the in- coining fro the Spiritua# in-, an- ithout +topping to ine+tigate further, theya-ance- a "ne" theory that an i+ po++e++e- of to in-+, i.e., the "o4ectie" an- "+u4ectie," ora+ +oehae tere- the, the "con+ciou+ an- "+ucon+ciou+." hi+ a+ a## ery e## +o far a+ it ent, utthe+eine+tigator+ +et the "con+ciou+" in- a+i-e an- un-#e- a## the re+t into their "+ucon+ciou+" or"+u4ectie"in-, ignoring the fact that they ere i:ing the highe+t an- #oe+t 5ua#itie+ of in- an- putting thein the


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+ae c#a++, an- #eaing the i--#e 5ua#ity y it+e#f. he "+u4ectie in-" an- the "+ucon+ciou+"theorie+are ery confu+ing, a+ the +tu-ent fin-+ groupe- together the o+t +u#ie f#a+he+ of geniu+ an- the+i##ie+tnothing+ of the an of #o -ee#opent, the in- of the #atter eing a#o+t a#together "+u4ectie."

o tho+e ho hae rea- up on the+e theorie+, e ou#- +ay that +uch rea-ing i## ateria##y he#p thetoun-er+tan- the three enta# princip#e+ of an, if they i## reeer that the "con+ciou+" or"o4ectie" in-corre+pon-+ ery near#y ith the "Inte##ect" princip#e in the Yogi phi#o+ophy an- that the #oe+tportion+ ofthe "+u4ectie" or "+ucon+ciou+" in- are hat the Yogi+ ter the "In+tinctie in-" princip#ehi#e thehigher an- +u#ie 5ua#itie+, hich the /e+tern riter+ hae notice- an- hae groupe- ith the #oer5ua#itie+ in foring their "+u4ectie in-" an- "+ucon+ciou+ in-" theorie+, i+ the "Spiritua# in-"princip#e of the Yogi+, ith the -ifference that the "Spiritua# in-" ha+ a--itiona# propertie+ an-5ua#itie+ ofhich the+e /e+tern theori+t+ hae neer -reae-. A+ e touch upon each of the+e three enta#princip#e+,you i## +ee the point+ of re+e#ance an- the point+ of -ifference eteen the Yogi teaching+ an- the/e+tern theorie+.

/e i+h it -i+tinct#y un-er+too-, hoeer, that e -o not -e+ire to -etract fro the prai+e 4u+t#y earne-ythe+e /e+tern ine+tigator+ in fact, the Yogi+ oe the a -et of gratitu-e for preparing the /e+ternin-for the fu##er teaching+. he +tu-ent ho ha+ rea- the or+ of the riter+ referre- to i## fin- it eryuchea+ier to gra+p the i-ea of the three enta# princip#e+ in an than if he ha- neer hear- of any -ii+ionin thefunctioning of the in- of an. )ur principa# rea+on for ca##ing attention to the i+tae of the /e+tern-ua#8in- theorie+ a+ that to the in- of the Yogi it i+ painfu# to +ee that hich he no+ to e thehighe+tanife+tation of in-, that hich i+ the +eat of in+piration an- f#a+he+ of geniu+, that hich touche+ thepureSpirit the Spiritua# in-, hich i+ 4u+t eginning to aaen in en of -ee#opent an- groth 8confu+e-an- confoun-e- ith an- p#ace- in the +ae c#a++ ith the #oe+t enta# princip#e the In+tinctiein-hich, hi#e o+t nece++ary an- u+efu# to an, un-er the -irection of hi+ higher princip#e i+ +ti##+oethinghich i+ coon to the o+t un-ee#ope- an, een to the #oer for of the ania# ing-o 8 yea,een tothe p#ant #ife. /e tru+t that the +tu-ent i## free hi+ in- of preconceie- i-ea+ on thi+ iportant+u4ect, an-i## #i+ten to hat e +ay efore foring hi+ fina# opinion. In our ne:t #e++on, e i## go into -etai#regar-ing


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each of the three enta# !rincip#e+.

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In our &ir+t (e++on e ca##e- your attention rief#y to the three #oer princip#e+ of an 8 i.e., 1 thephy+ica#o-y ? the a+tra# o-y 3 !rana, or ita# force. /e a#+o #e- up to the +u4ect of the enta#princip#e+,hich for the fourth, fifth, an- +i:th, re+pectie#y, of the +een princip#e+ of an.

&or conenience +ae, e i## again enuerate the four higher princip#e+7

Inte##ect.$ In+tinctie in-.hi+ terino#ogy i+ ore or #e++ un+ati+factory, ut e a-opt it in preference to the San+crit ter+hichproe +o pu22#ing an- e#u+ie to the aerage /e+tern +tu-ent.

he three #oer princip#e+ are the o+t ateria#, an- the ato+ of hich they are copo+e- are, ofcour+e,


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in-e+tructi#e, an- go on foreer in count#e++ for+ an- a+pect+ ut the+e princip#e+, +o far a+ the egoi+concerne-, are thing+ ere#y to e u+e- in connection ith a particu#ar earth 8 #ife, 4u+t a+ an u+e+c#othing,heat, e#ectricity, etc., an- they for no part of hi+ higher nature.

he four higher princip#e+, on the contrary, go to ae up the thining part of an 8 the inte##igent part,+o to+pea. %en the #oe+t of the four, the in+tinctie in-, goe+ to for the higher part of the an.

ho+e ho hae not con+i-ere- the +u4ect at a## are apt to regar- a+ a+ur- the +ugge+tion that thein- ofan function+ on ore than one p#ane. Stu-ent+ of p+ycho#ogy, hoeer, hae #ong recogni2e- thearyingpha+e+ of entation, an- any theorie+ hae een a-ance- to account for the +ae. Such +tu-ent+ i##fin-that the Yogi phi#o+ophy a#one gie+ the ey to the y+tery. ho+e ho hae +tu-ie- the -ua#8in-theorie+of certain /e+tern riter+ i## a#+o fin- it ea+ier to conceie of ore than one p#ane of enta#ity.

At fir+t +ight it ou#- +ee that the con+ciou+, rea+oning part of an6+ in- -i- the o+t or if,in-ee-, nota## of it. But a #itt#e ref#ection i## +ho u+ that the con+ciou+, rea+oning or of the in- i+ ut a +a##fraction of it+ ta+. an6+ in- function+ on three p#ane+ of effort, each p#ane +ha-ing ipercepti#yinto thep#ane+ on either +i-e of it 8 the one ne:t higher or the one ne:t #oer. he +tu-ent ay thin of theattereither a+ one in- functioning a#ong three #ine+, or a+ three in-+ +ha-ing into each other oth ie+haeore or #e++ of the truth in the the rea# truth i+ too cop#e: to e con+i-ere- in -etai# in ane#eentary#e++on. he principa# thing i+ to get the i-ea fi:e- in the in- 8 to for enta# peg+ upon hich tohang futureinforation. /e i## touch rief#y upon the +eera# "in-+," or p#ane+ of enta# effort, eginning iththe#oe+t, the in+tinctie in-.

$ he In+tinctie in-.hi+ p#ane of entation e +hare in connection ith the #oer ania#+, in, at #ea+t, it+ #oer for+. It i+thefir+t p#ane of entation reache- in the +ca#e of eo#ution. It+ #oe+t pha+e+ are a#ong #ine+ in hichcon+ciou+ne++ i+ +carce#y ei-ent, an- it e:ten-+ fro thi+ #o#y p#ace in the +ca#e unti# it anife+t+ aeryhigh -egree of con+ciou+ne++ in copari+on ith it+ #oe+t pha+e+ in fact, hen it egin+ to +ha-e intothefifth princip#e, it i+ -ifficu#t to -i+tingui+h it fro the #oe+t for+ of the #atter.

he fir+t -an of the in+tinctie in- ay e +een een in the inera# ing-o, ore particu#ar#y in


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cry+ta#+,etc. hen in the p#ant ing-o it gro+ ore -i+tinct an- higher in the +ca#e, +oe of the higherfai#ie+ ofp#ant+ +hoing een a ru-ientary for of con+ciou+ne++. hen in the or#- of the #oer ania#+ are+eenincrea+ing anife+tation+ of the in+tinctie in-, fro the a#o+t p#ant #ie inte##igence of the #oer

for+unti# e reach a -egree a#o+t e5ua# to that of the #oe+t for of huan #ife. hen, aong en, e +eeit+ha-ing gra-ua##y into the fifth princip#e, the inte##ect, unti# in the highe+t for of an to-ay e +ee thefifthprincip#e, inte##ect, in contro# to a certain e:tent, an- +uor-inating the fourth princip#e to it, eitheri+e#y oruni+e#y. But, reeer thi+, that een the highe+t for of an carrie+ aout ith hi the fourthprincip#e,the in+tinctie in-, anin arying -egree+ u+e+ it, or i+ u+e- y it. he in+tinctie in- i+ o+t u+efu#toan in thi+ +tage of hi+ -ee#opent 8 he cou#- not e:i+t a+ a phy+ica# eing ithout it, in fact 8 an- heayae a o+t a#ua#e +erant of it if he un-er+tan-+ it ut oe to hi if he a##o+ it to reain incontro# or tou+urp prerogatie+ e#onging to it+ higher rother. *o, right here e u+t ca## your attention to thefact thatan i+ +ti## a groing creature 8 he i+ not a fini+he- pro-uct y any ean+. He ha+ reache- hi+ pre+ent+tage ofgroth after a toi#+oe 4ourney ut it i+ ere#y +unri+e yet, an- the fu## -ay i+ far off. he fifthprincip#e, theinte##ect, ha+ unfo#-e- to a certain -egree, particu#ar#y in the ore a-ance- en of to-ay, ut theunfo#-enti+ ere#y eginning ith any.

any en are ut #itt#e ore than ania#+, an- their in-+ function a#o+t entire#y upon thein+tinctiep#ane. An- a## en of to-ay, ith the e:ception+ of a fe ery high#y -ee#ope- in-ii-ua#+, hae nee-to eon guar- #e+t the in+tinctie in- -oe+ not occa+iona##y un-u#y a++ert it+ poer oer the, hen theyare offtheir guar-.


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he #oe+t pha+e of the or of the in+tinctie in- i+ ain to the +ae or anife+ting in the p#anting-o. he or of our o-ie+ i+ perfore- y thi+ part of the in-. he con+tant or of repair,rep#aceent, change, -ige+tion, a++ii#ation, e#iination, etc., i+ eing perfore- y thi+ part of thein-, a##e#o the p#ane of con+ciou+ne++. he on-rou+ or of the o-y, in hea#th an- +icne++, i+ faithfu##y

carrie-on y thi+ part of our in-+, a## ithout our con+ciou+ no#e-ge. he inte##igent or of eery organ,part,ance## of the o-y i+ un-er the +uperinten-ence of thi+ part of the in-. 'ea- in "Science of Breath"of theare#ou+ proce++ of the circu#ation of the #oo-, it+ purification, etc., an- rea#i2e, faint#y, hat aon-erfu#or i+ een thi+ #oe+t pha+e of the in+tinctie in-. /e i## +ho ore of it+ oring+ in ourforthcoingor "Hatha Yoga," ut any +choo# phy+io#ogy i## gie you a c#ear i-ea of hat it -oe+, a#though it+riter-oe+ not te## the cau+e ehin- it. hi+ part of the or of the in+tinctie in- i+ e## perfore- in the#oerania#+, p#ant+, anin an, unti# the #atter egin+ to unfo#- a #itt#e inte##ect, hen he often egin+ toe--#eith the or proper#y e#onging to thi+ p#ane of the in-, an- +en-+ to it a-er+e +ugge+tion+, fearthought+,etc. Hoeer, thi+ trou#e i+ ut teporary, a+, hen the inte##ect unfo#-+ a #itt#e farther, it +ee+ the errorintohich it ha+ fa##en an- procee-+ to rectify the trou#e an- to preent it+ recurrence.

But thi+ i+ on#y a part of the proince of the in+tinctie in-. A+ the ania# progre++e- a#ong the +ca#eofeo#ution, certain thing+ ecae nece++ary for it+ protection an- e##8eing. It cou#- not rea+on onthe+ething+, +o that on-erfu# inte##igence -e##ing, +ucon+ciou+#y, in the in+tinctie in- unfo#-e- unti# ita+a#e to gra+p the +ituation an- eet it. It arou+e- the "fighting in+tinct" in the rute for it+ pre+eration,an-thi+ action of the in+tinctie in-, ery goo- for it+ purpo+e an- e++entia# to the pre+eration of the #ifeof theania#, i+ +ti## ith u+ an- occa+iona##y pro4ect+ it+e#f into our enta#ity ith a +urpri+ing -egree of+trength.here i+ a great -ea# of the o#- ania# fighting +pirit in u+ yet, a#though e hae anage- to contro# itan- toho#- it in re+traint, than+ to the #ight otaine- fro our unfo#-ing higher facu#tie+. he in+tinctiein- a#+otaught the ania# ho to ui#- it+ ne+t+, ho to igrate efore approaching inter, ho to hiernate,an-thou+an-+ of other thing+ e## non to +tu-ent+ of natura# hi+tory. An- it teache+ u+ ho to -o theanything+ hich e perfor in+tinctie#y, a+ it a#+o a++ue+ ta++ hich e #earn ho to perfor yean+ of


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our inte##ect, an- hich e pa++ on to the in+tinctie in-, hich afterar- perfor+ theautoatica##y ornear#y +o. It i+ a+toni+hing ho any of our -ai#y ta++ are perfore- un-er the -irection of ourin+tinctiein-, +u4ect ere#y to a ca+ua# +uperi+ion of the Inte##ect. /hen e #earn to -o thing+ "y heart," ehae

rea##y a+tere- the on the inte##ectua# p#ane, an- then pa++e- the on to the in+tinctie p#ane ofentation.he oan ith her +eing achine, the an ho run+ hi+ engine, the painter ith hi+ ru+h, a## fin-thein+tinctie in- a goo- frien-, in fact the inte##ect ou#- +oon tire if it ha- the+e eery 8 -ay ta++ toperfor.*ote the -ifference eteen #earning to -o a thing, an- then -oing it after it ha+ een #earne-. he+eanife+tation+ of the in+tinctie in- are of cour+e aong it+ higher pha+e+, an- are -ue #arge#y to it+contactith an- #en-ing ith the unfo#-ing inte##ect.

he in+tinctie in- i+ a#+o the "hait" in-. he inte##ect either that of the oner of the in+tinctiein-, orof +oe other an pa++e+ on i-ea+ to it, hich it afterar- faithfu##y carrie+ out to the #etter, un#e++correcte-or gien etter in+truction+, or or+e one+, y the inte##ect of +oe one.

he in+tinctie in- i+ a 5ueer +torehou+e. It i+ fu## of thing+ receie- fro a ariety of +ource+. Itcontain+any thing+ hich it ha+ receie- through here-ity other thing+ hich hae unfo#-e- ithin it, the+ee-+ ofhich ere +on at the tie of the pria# ipu#+e hich +tarte- #ife a#ong the path other thing+ hichit ha+receie- fro the inte##ect, inc#u-ing +ugge+tion+ fro other+, a+ e## a+ thought8ae+ +ent out frothein-+ of other+, hich hae taen #o-gent ithin it+ corri-or+. A## +ort+ of foo#i+hne++ a+ e## a+i+-o i+there. /e i## -ea# ith thi+ pha+e of the +u4ect in future #e++on+, un-er the hea- of Sugge+tion an-AutoSugge+tion, hought !oer, etc.

In+tinctie in- anife+t+ arying -egree+ of con+ciou+ne++, arying fro a#o+t a+o#ute +u8con+ciou+ne++to the +ip#e con+ciou+ne++ of the highe+t of the #oer ania#+ an- the #oer for+ of an.

Se#f8con+ciou+ne++ coe+ to an ith the unfo#-ent of the inte##ect, an- i## e +poen of in it+proper


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p#ace. Co+ic or unier+a# con+ciou+ne++ coe+ ith the unfo#-ent of the +piritua# in- an- i## etouche-upon #ater on. hi+ gra-ua# groth of con+ciou+ne++ i+ a o+t intere+ting an- iportant ranch of the+u4ectefore u+, an- i## e referre- to, an- +poen of, at -ifferent point+ in thi+ cour+e.

Before e pa++ on to the ne:t princip#e, e u+t ca## your attention to the fact that the in+tinctie in-i+ the+eat of the appetite+, pa++ion+, -e+ire+, in+tinct+, +en+ation+, fee#ing+, an- eotion+ of the #oer or-er,anife+te- in an a+ e## a+ in the #oer ania#+. here are of cour+e higher i-ea+, eotion+,a+piration+, an--e+ire+, reaching the a-ance- an fro the unfo#-ing +piritua# in-, ut the ania# -e+ire+, an- theor-inaryfee#ing+, eotion+, etc., e#ong to the in+tinctie in-. A## the "fee#ing+" e#onging to our pa++iona#an-eotiona# nature e#ong to thi+ p#ane. A## ania# -e+ire+, +uch a+ hunger an- thir+t, +e:ua# -e+ire+ onthephy+ica# p#ane a## pa++ion+, +uch a+ phy+ica# #oe, hatre-, eny, a#ice, 4ea#ou+y, reenge, are a part ofit.he -e+ire for the phy+ica# un#e++ a+ a ean+ of reaching higher thing+, the #onging for the ateria#,a##e#ong to thi+ p#ane. he "#u+t of the f#e+h, the #u+t of the eye+, the pri-e of #ife," are on thi+ p#ane. hi+princip#e i+ the o+t ateria# of the three enta# princip#e+, an- i+ the one hich i+ apt to in- u+ thec#o+e+tto the earth an- earth#y thing+. 'eeer, that e are not con-ening ateria# or "earth#y" thing+ 8they area## right in their p#ace ut an in hi+ unfo#-ent gro+ to +ee the+e thing+ a+ on#y a ean+ to an en- 8on#y a+tep in the +piritua# eo#ution. An- ith c#earer i+ion he cea+e+ to e oun- too tight#y to the ateria#+i-e of#ife, an-, in+tea- of regar-ing it a+ the en- an- ai of a## thing+, +ee+ that it i+, at the e+t, on#y a ean+to ahigher en-.

any of the "rute" in+tinct+ are +ti## ith u+, an- are uch in ei-ence in un-ee#ope- peop#e.)ccu#ti+t+#earn to cur an- contro# the+e #oer in+tinct+, an- to +uor-inate the to the higher enta# i-ea#+hich openup to the. Be not -i+courage-, -ear +tu-ent, if you fin- uch of the ania# +ti## ithin you. It i+ no+ign of"a-ne++," or ei# in fact the recognition of it y one i+ a +ign that hi+ unfo#-ent ha+ egun, for,efore, the+ae thing a+ there an- not recogni2e- for hat it i+, herea+ no it i+ oth +een an- recogni2e-.Dno#e-ge i+ poer #earn to no the renant+ of the rute nature ithin you an- ecoe a taer ofi#-ea+t+. he higher princip#e+ i## a#ay+ otain the a+tery, ut patience, per+eerance, an- faith arere5uire-for the ta+. he+e "rute" thing+ ere a## right in their tie 8 the ania# ha- nee- of the they ere


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"goo-"for the purpo+e inten-e-, ut no that an i+ reaching higher point+ on the path, he +ee+ c#earer an-#earn+ to+uor-inate the #oer part+ of hi+e#f to the higher.

he #oer in+tinct+ ere not ip#ante- in your nature y "the -ei#" you cae y the hone+t#y. hey

caein the proce++ of eo#ution a+ a proper an- right thing, ut hae een #arge#y outgron an- can no e#eftehin-. So -o not fear the+e inheritance+ fro the pa+t you can put the a+i-e or +uor-inate the tohigherthing+ a+ you 4ourney a#ong the path. @o not -e+pi+e the, though you trea- the un-er foot 8 they arethe+tep+ upon hich you hae reache- your pre+ent high e+tate, an- upon hich you i## attain +ti##greaterheight+.

> he Inte##ect./e no reach the enta# princip#e hich -i+tingui+he+ an fro the rute.

he fir+t four princip#e+ an +hare+ in coon ith the #oer for+ of #ife, ut hen the fifthprincip#eegin+ to unfo#- he ha+ reache- an iportant +tage of the 4ourney a#ong the path of attainent. He fee#+hi+anhoo- anife+ting ithin hi.

*o, reeer, that there i+ no io#ent change or are- tran+ition fro the con+ciou+ne++ of thefourthprincip#e into that of the fifth. A+ e hae efore e:p#aine-, the+e princip#e+ +ha-e into each other, an-#en-a+ -o the co#or+ of the +pectru. A+ inte##ect unfo#-+, it i##uinate+ faint#y the fourth princip#e, an-en-o+in+tinctie #ife ith rea+on. Sip#e con+ciou+ne++ +ha-e+ into +e#f8con+ciou+ne++. Before the fifthprincip#e-an+ fair#y, the creature haing the four princip#e+ e## -ee#ope- ha+ pa++ion+ ut no rea+oneotion+ utnot inte##ect -e+ire+ ut no rationa#i2e- i##. It i+ the +u4ect aaiting the onarch, the +#eeperaaiting the


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agic touch of the one ho ha+ een +ent to aaen hi fro the enchanter6+ -eep +#eep. It i+ the ruteaaiting the coing of that hich i## tran+for it into a an.

In +oe of the #oer ania#+, the fourth princip#e ha+ attracte- to it+e#f the #oe+t +ha-ing of the fifthprincip#e, an- the ania# anife+t+ +ign+ of a faint rea+oning. )n the other han-, in +oe of the #oer

for+of an 8 the Bu+han, for e:ap#e8, the fourth princip#e ha+ +carce#y een percepti#y co#ore- y theincoing fifth princip#e, an- the "an" i+ +carce#y ore than a rute, in fact i+ ore of a rute,enta##y, than+oe of the higher -oe+ticate- ania#+, ho, haing een for any generation+ in c#o+ecopanion+hipith an, hae een co#ore- y hi+ enta# eanation+.

he fir+t +ign of the rea# unfo#-ent of the fifth princip#e, inte##ect, i+ the -aning of +e#f8con+ciou+ne++. Inor-er ore fu##y to un-er+tan- thi+, #et u+ con+i-er hat con+ciou+ne++ rea##y i+.

Aong the #oer ania#+ there i+ ery #itt#e of that hich e ca## con+ciou+ne++. he con+ciou+ne++ ofthe#oer ania# for+ i+ ut #itt#e ore than ere +en+ation. (ife in the ear#y +tage+ i+ a#o+t autoatic.

he entation i+ a#o+t entire#y a#ong +ucon+ciou+ #ine+, an- the entation it+e#f i+ on#y that hich i+concerne- ith the phy+ica# #ife of the ania# 8 the +ati+faction of it+ priitie ant+. After a it, thi+priitie con+ciou+ne++ -ee#ope- into hat p+ycho#ogi+t+ ter +ip#e con+ciou+ne++. Sip#econ+ciou+ne++i+ an "aarene++" of out+i-e thing+ 8 a perception an- recognition of thing+ other than the inner +e#f.hecon+ciou+ attention i+ turne- outar-. he ania#, or #o or-er of an, cannot thin of hi+ hope+ an-fear+,hi+ a+piration+, hi+ p#an+, hi+ thought+, an- then copare the ith the #ie thought+ of other+ of hi+in-. Hecannot turn hi+ ga2e inar- an- +pecu#ate upon a+tract thing+. He +ip#y tae+ thing+ for grante- an-a++ no5ue+tion+. He -oe+ not attept to fin- +o#ution+ for 5ue+tion+ ithin hi+e#f, for he i+ not aare that+uch5ue+tion+ e:i+t.

/ith the a-ent of +e#f8con+ciou+ne++ an egin+ to for a conception of the "I" He egin+ to coparehi+e#f ith other+ an- to rea+on aout it. He tae+ enta# +toc, an- -ra+ conc#u+ion+ fro hat hefin-+in hi+ in-. He egin+ to thin for hi+e#f, to ana#y2e, c#a++ify, +eparate, -e-uce, etc. A+ he progre++e+heegin+ to thin out thing+ for hi+e#f, an- pa++e+ a#ong ne an- fre+h +ugge+tion+ to hi+ in+tinctiein-. Heegin+ to re#y upon hi+ on in-, rather than #in-#y accepting that hich eanate+ fro the in- ofother+.He egin+ to create for hi+e#f, an- i+ no #onger a ere enta# autoaton.


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An- fro a ere g#iering of con+ciou+ inte##igence there ha+ gron the highe+t inte##igence ofto-ay. Ao-ern riter forci#y e:pre++e+ the groth in the fo##oing or-+7 "&or +oe hun-re-+ of year+,upon thegenera# p#ane of +e#f8con+ciou+ne++, an a+cent, to the huan eye gra-ua##y, ut fro the point of ieof

co+ic eo#ution rapi-, ha+ een a-e. In a race, #arge8raine-, a#ing erect, gregariou+, ruta#, uting ofa## other rute+, an in appearance ut not in fact, a+ fro the highe+t +ip#e8con+ciou+ne++ orn thea+ichuan facu#ty +e#f8con+ciou+ne++, an- it+ tin, #anguage. &ro the+e an- hat ent ith the+e,through+uffering, toi#, an- ar through e+tia#ity, +aagery, arari+ through +#aery, gree-, effort throughcon5ue+t+ infinite, through -efeat+ oerhe#ing, through +trugg#e unen-ing through age+ of ai#e+++ei8ruta# e:i+tence through +u+i+tence on errie+ an- root+ through the u+e of the ca+ua##y foun-+tone or+tic through #ife in -eep fore+t+, ith nut+ an- +ee-+, an- on the +hore+ of ater+ ith o##u++,cru+tacean+,an- fi+h for foo- through that greate+t, perhap+, of huan ictorie+, the -oe+tication an- +u4ugationof firethrough the inention an- art of o an- arro through the taing of ania#+ an- the reaing ofthe to#aor through the #ong #earning hich #e- to the cu#tiation of the +oi# through the a-oe ric an- theui#-ing of hou+e+ therefro through the +e#ting of eta#+ an- the +#o irth of the art+ hich re+tuponthe+e through the +#o aing of a#phaet+ an- the eo#ution of the ritten or- in +hort, throughthou+an-+of centurie+ of huan #ife, of huan a+piration, of huan groth, +prang the or#- of en an- oena+ it+tan-+ efore u+ an- ithin u+ to-ay ith a## it+ achieeent+ an- po++e++ion+."

Se#f8con+ciou+ne++ i+ a thing ea+y to coprehen-, ut -ifficu#t to -efine. )ne riter ha+ e:pre++e- ite##


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hen he +ay+ that ithout +e#f8con+ciou+ne++ a creature ay no ut on#y y the ai- of +e#f8con+ciou+ne++i+ it po++i#e for hi to no that he no+.

An- ith thi+ unfo#-ent of the inte##ect cae the eginning+ of a## the on-erfu# achieeent+ of the

huanin- of to-ay. But great a+ are the+e achieeent+, the+e are a+ nothing to hat i+ yet efore the race.&roictory on to ictory i## the inte##ect progre++. In it+ unfo#-ent, a+ it egin+ to receie ore an- ore#ightfro the ne:t highe+t princip#e, the +piritua# in-, it i## achiee thing+ a+ yet un-reae- of. An- yet,poororta#, reeer, inte##ect i+ thir- fro the highe+t in the +ca#e on the princip#e+ of an. here are toprincip#e+ a+ uch higher than inte##ect, a+ inte##ect i+ higher than the princip#e e#o 8 in+tinctiein-. @onot ae a Eo- of inte##ect -o not a##o the pri-e of inte##ect to #in- you.

he iportance of the aaening of +e#f8con+ciou+ne++ ay e ore c#ear#y recogni2e- hen e te##you thatthe occu#t -octrine i+ that once the +e#f8con+ciou+ne++ i+ aaene- into eing, once the "I" ha+ een fe#tan-recogni2e-, the rea# aaene- #ife of the +ou# egin+. /e -o not refer to the #ife that coe+ after the+piritua#aaening 8 that i+ a +ti## higher +tage ut to the enta# aaening of the +ou# to the "I" con+ciou+ne++.hi+ i+the +tage here the ay ego fir+t egin+ it+ aing e:i+tence. !reiou+ to that tie it ha+ +#uere-on, a#ieut not con+ciou+ of it+e#f, an- no the tie of #aor pain+ an- irth i+ at han-. he +ou# ha+ to eetnecon-ition+, an- ha+ any an o+tac#e to oercoe efore it reache+ +piritua# anhoo-. anye:perience+ i##it un-ergo, any tria#+ i## it e force- to eet ut +ti## the progre++ i+ on an- on an- on.

At tie+ there ay e +etac+, an- it ay een +ee to retrogra-e, ut +uch o+tac#e+ are +oon+urounte-an- the +ou# tae+ up it+ 4ourney again. here i+ no rea# going acar- on the path, an- +#o a+ theprogre++ay +ee, each of u+ i+ oing +tea-i#y forar-.

/e ha- hope- to e a#e to reach the +u4ect of the +i:th princip#e, +piritua# in-, in thi+ #e++on, ut e+eethat e hae not +ufficient +pace at our -i+po+a#, +o e u+t -efer that o+t intere+ting +u4ect, a+ e##a+ thatof the +eenth princip#e, +pirit, unti# the ne:t #e++on. /e are aare that our +tu-ent+ are eager to pre++forar-,an- e are a+ting a+ #itt#e tie a+ po++i#e on the ay ut there are certain fun-aenta# truth+ hichu+te c#ear#y un-er+too- efore e -are tae another +tep.


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here are a nuer of #e++on+ to e -ran fro the +u4ect+ of the in+tinctie in- an- the inte##ect,an- thi+i+ a+ goo- a p#ace a+ any in hich to con+i-er the.

)ne of the+e #e++on+ i+ that the aaening of inte##ect -oe+ not nece++ari#y ae the creature a etter

eing, inthe +en+e of eing "goo-." /hi#e it i+ true that an unfo#-ing princip#e or facu#ty i## gie an upar-ten-encyto an, it i+ e5ua##y true that +oe en are +o c#o+e#y rappe- in the fo#-+ of the ania# +heath 8 +o+teepe- inthe ateria# +i-e of thing+ 8 that the aaene- inte##ect on#y ten-+ to gie the increa+e- poer+ togratifytheir #o -e+ire+ an- inc#ination+. an, if he choo+e+, ay e:ce# the ea+t+ in e+tia#ity he ay-e+cen- to-epth+ of hich the ea+t ou#- neer hae thought. he ea+t i+ goerne- +o#e#y y in+tinct, an- hi+action+,+o propte-, are perfect#y natura# an- proper, an- the ania# i+ not #ae- for fo##oing the ipu#+e+of it+nature. But an, in ho inte##ect ha+ unfo#-e-, no+ that it i+ contrary to hi+ highe+t nature to-e+cen- tothe #ee# of the ea+t+ yea, #oer y far. He a--+ to the rute -e+ire+ the cunning an- inte##igence hichhaecoe to hi, an- -e#ierate#y pro+titute+ hi+ higher princip#e to the ta+ of carrying out the agnifie-ania#propen+itie+. Very fe ania#+ au+e their -e+ire+ 8 it i+ #eft for +oe en to -o +o. he higher the-egree ofinte##ect unfo#-e- in a an, the greater the -epth+ of #o pa++ion+, appetite+, an- -e+ire+ po++i#e tohi. Heactua##y create+ ne rute -e+ire+, or rather, ui#-+ e-ifice+ of hi+ on upon the rute foun-ation+. It i+unnece++ary for u+ to +tate that a## occu#ti+t+ no that +uch a cour+e i## ring certain con+e5uence+ init+train, hich i## re+u#t in the +ou# haing to +pen- any eary year+ in retracing it+ +tep+ oer theacar-roa- it ha+ tro--en. It+ progre++ ha+ een retar-e-, an- it i## e cope##e- to re8trae# the roa- tofree-o, incoon ith the ea+t #ie nature+ of un-ee#ope- creature+ ho+e proper +tate of the 4ourney it i+,haing ana--itiona# ur-en in the +hape of the horror of con+ciou+ne++ of it+ +urroun-ing+, herea+ it+copanion+hae no +uch con+ciou+ne++ an- con+e5uent#y +uffer not. If you can iagine a cii#i2e-, refine- anhaing to


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#ie aong Au+tra#ian Bu+hen for any year+, ith a fu## reco##ection of hat he ha+ #o+t, you ayfor afaint i-ea of the fate in +tore for one ho -e#ierate#y +in+ hi+ high poer+ to the accop#i+hent of#oen-+ an- -e+ire+. But een for +uch a +ou# there i+ e+cape 8 in tie.

(et your higher nature e on guar- an- refu+e to e -ran ac into the rute #ife hich ha+ eenpa++e-through. Deep your ga2e upar-, an- #et your otto e7 "&orar-." he rute nature ay e:ert a pu##-onar-, ut the +piritua# in- i## gie you a he#ping han-, an- i## +u+tain you if you ut tru+t toit. heinte##ect i+ eteen the to, an- ay e inf#uence- y either or oth. ae your choice, oh, +trugg#ing+ou#.Your he#p i+ ithin you #oo to it, an- refu+e to e -ragge- ac into the ire of the ania# in-.anife+tthe "I" ithin you an- e +trong. You are an iorta# +ou#, an- are oing on an- on an- on to +ti##greaterthing+. !eace e your+.

H% HI'@ (%SS)*.

H% S!I'I;A( !'I*CI!(%S.

In our Secon- (e++on e gae you a rief out#ine of the &ourth an- &ifth !rincip#e+ of an, i.e. $In+tinctie in-, an- > Inte##ect. A+ e hae to#- you efore, an ha+ pa++e- through the &ourth!rincip#e+tage to it+ e:tree, an- ha+ no pa++e- on to a con+ciou+ne++ of the &ifth !rincip#e, Inte##ect. Soe ofu+hae -ee#ope- the Inte##ectua# +tage to a con+i-era#e e:tent a#though e hae practica##y con5uere-ut afe +5uare i#e+ of the ne territory of the in-, an- there i+ +ti## a great ta+ efore u+, hi#e otheren+ee to hae a con+ciou+ne++ a#o+t a#together ithin the or-er+ of the In+tinctie in-, an- haeon#y ag#iering of Inte##ect.

*ot on#y i+ thi+ true of the +aage race+, ut any, ery any of +o8ca##e- "cii#i2e-" peop#e hae not#earne-to -o their on thining, an- +ee i##ing to a##o other+ to -o their thining for the, they fo##oingcertain#ea-er+ ith the +tupi- hait of the +heep. But +ti## the race i+ progre++ing, +#o#y ut +ure#y, an- anyarethining no ho neer thought efore, a greater nuer are refu+ing to tae their thining +econ-han-, an-are in+i+ting upon noing for the+e#e+. /hen e con+i-er that there are any en in ho the&ifth!rincip#e, the Inte##ect, ha+ +carce#y unfo#-e-, an- that the race in genera# ha+ taen ut a fe +tep+ intothe


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#an- of the Inte##ect, e egin to rea#i2e ho -ifficu#t it i+ for any of u+ e:cept the an or oan ofe:ceptiona# +piritua# unfo#-ent to coprehen- een faint#y the +ti## higher !rincip#e+. It i+ +oething#ie aan orn #in- trying to coprehen- #ight or one orn -eaf en-eaoring to for a enta# concept of+oun-.)ne can on#y for an i-ea of +oething ain to hi+ e:perience+. A an ho ha+ neer ta+te- anything

+eetcannot for an i-ea of +ugar.

/ithout e:perience or con+ciou+ne++ of a thing, our in-+ are una#e to for a concept.

But near#y a## of u+ ho hae een attracte- to the+e #e++on+ or ho hae attracte- the+e #e++on+ to u+,haeha- e:perience+ hich i## ena#e u+ to coprehen- +oething of the Si:th !rincip#e 8 hae ha-g#iering+of con+ciou+ne++ hich he#p u+ to un-er+tan- +oething of the Spiritua# in-. A ten-ency toar- theoccu#t thehunger of the +ou# for ore #ight are in-ication+ that the Si:th !rincip#e, Spiritua# in-, i+ eginning to+ha-e into our con+ciou+ne++, an-, a#though it ay e age+ efore e aaen into fu## Spiritua#Con+ciou+ne++, e are +ti## eing inf#uence- an- he#pe- y it.

hi+ +piritua# unre+t often cau+e+ u+ great -i+cofort, unti# e fin- our+e#e+ on the right roa- tono#e-ge,an- een thereafter e fee# ore or #e++ un+ati+fie- y the fe cru+ that -rop to u+ fro the ta#e ofDno#e-ge. But -e+pair not, +eeer+ after the ruth the+e pain+ are ut the traai# of +piritua# irth 8greatthing+ are efore you 8 tae courage an- fear not.

oar- the en- of thi+ #e++on e i## +pea of the proce++ of "I##uination" or Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++,hich ha+ coe, or i+ coing, to any of u+, an- hat e hae to +ay ay thro #ight upon any


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e:perience+ hich hae coe to you, an- for hich you hae heretofore ha- no e:p#anation.

/e i## no tae up the +u4ect of the Si:th !rincip#e, Spiritua# in-, hich i## e ore or #e++ p#aintotho+e ho hae ha- g#iering+ of con+ciou+ne++ fro thi+ p#ane of the +ou#, ut hich i## e fu## of

"har-+aying+." an- "-ar corner+" to tho+e ho hae not a+ yet reache- thi+ +tage of unfo#-ent. heSeenth!rincip#e, he Spirit, hoeer, i+ eyon- the coprehen+ion of any e:cept the fe en#ightene- an-high#y-ee#ope- +ou#+, in an- out of the o-y, ho are a+ far aoe the or-inary an a+ the aerageen#ightene-an i+ aoe the Bu+han. /e can ut pa++ on to you enough to gie you a genera# inte##ectua# i-ea ofhati+ eant y "Spirit" the con+ciou+ne++ of it i+ +ti## far eyon- the race in it+ pre+ent +tage.It i+ e##,hoeer,to no of the e:i+tence of Spirit, a+ it he#p+ u+ to un-er+tan- +oething of the Spiritua# in-, hichi+Spirit6+ ean+ of counication ith the Inte##ectua# con+ciou+ne++. he coprehen+ion of Spiritua#in-,hoeer, open+ up +uch a on-erfu# or#- of thought that e are +ati+fie- to #eae the un-er+tan-ingof Spiritunti# +uch tie a+ e i## gro into a con+ciou+ne++ of it.

= he Spiritua# in-.he Si:th !rincip#e, Spiritua# in-, ha+ een +ty#e- y +oe riter+ "he Supercon+ciou+ in-,"hich teri+ a fair#y goo- one, a+ it -i+tingui+he+ eteen the #oer Sucon+ciou+ in- or In+tinctie in-, theCon+ciou+ in- or Inte##ect, an- it+e#f, hich #atter, hi#e out+i-e of the rea# of or-inary huancon+ciou+ne++, i+ +ti## a ery -ifferent thing fro the #oer or In+tinctie in-.

/hi#e the actua# e:i+tence of the Spiritua# in- ha+ een a-e anife+t to ut a #iite- nuer of thehuanrace, there are any ho are ecoing con+ciou+ of a higher "Soething /ithin," hich #ea-+ theup tohigher an- no#er thought+, -e+ire+, a+piration+, an- -ee-+. An- there i+ a +ti## greater nuer horeceie afaint g#iering of the #ight of the Spirit, an-, though they no it not, are ore or #e++ inf#uence- yit. Infact, the entire race receie+ +oe of it+ eneficent ray+, a#though in +oe ca+e+ the #ight i+ +oe-ie- ythe -en+e ateria# o+tac#e+ +urroun-ing the an that hi+ +piritua# ti#ight i+ a#o+t ain to the#acne++ ofnight. But an i+ eer unfo#-ing, -i+car-ing +heath after +heath, an- i+ +#o#y coing hoe. he #ighti##eentua##y +hine fu## upon a##.

A## that e con+i-er goo-, no#e, an- great in the huan in- eanate+ fro the Spiritua# in- an- i+


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gra-ua##y unfo#-e- into the or-inary con+ciou+ne++. Soe %a+tern riter+ prefer the ter "pro4ecte-" a+orecorrect#y in-icating the proce++ herey the ray of #ight i+ +ent into the con+ciou+ne++ of the an hoha+ notyet reache- the +uperhuan +tage of fu## Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++. A## that ha+ coe to an, in hi+eo#ution,

hich ten-+ toar- noi#ity, true re#igiou+ fee#ing, in-ne++, huanity, 4u+tice, un+e#fi+h #oe, ercy,+ypathy, etc., ha+ coe to hi through hi+ +#o#y unfo#-ing Spiritua# in-. Hi+ #oe of Eo- an- hi+#oe ofan ha+ coe to hi in thi+ ay. A+ the unfo#-ent goe+ on, hi+ i-ea of 4u+tice en#arge+ he ha+ oreCopa++ion hi+ fee#ing of Huan Brotherhoo- increa+e+ hi+ i-ea of (oe gro+ an- he increa+e+ ina## the5ua#itie+ hich en of a## cree-+ pronounce "goo-," an- hich ay a## e +ue- up a+ the practica#atteptto #ie out the teaching+ of that great +piritua# a+ter, hen He enunciate- that great truth e##un-er+too- ythe occu#ti+t+ of a## cree-+, ut +o #itt#e un-er+too- y any ho c#ai to e fo##oer+ of Hi, +aying7

"An- thou +ha#t #oe the (or-, thy Eo-, ith a## thy heart, an- ith a## thy +ou#, an- ith a## thy in-,an-ith a## thy +trength," an- "hou +ha#t #oe thy neighor a+ thy+e#f."

A+ an6+ Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++ egin+ to unfo#-, he egin+ to hae an ai-ing +en+e of the rea#ity ofthee:i+tence of the Supree !oer, an-, groing a#ong ith it, he fin-+ the +en+e of Huan Brotherhoo-8 ofhuan re#ation+hip 8 gra-ua##y coing into con+ciou+ne++. He -oe+ not get the+e thing+ fro hi+In+tinctiein-, nor -oe+ hi+ Inte##ect ae hi fee# the. Spiritua# in- -oe+ not run contrary to Inte##ect 8 it+ip#ygoe+ eyon- Inte##ect. It pa++e+ -on to the Inte##ect certain truth+ hich it fin-+ in it+ on region+ ofthein-, an- Inte##ect rea+on+ aout the. But they -o not originate ith Inte##ect. Inte##ect i+ co#- 8Spiritua#Con+ciou+ne++ i+ ar an- a#ie ith high fee#ing.


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an6+ groth toar- a etter an- fu##er i-ea of the @iine !oer -oe+ not coe fro Inte##ect,a#though the#atter rea+on+ upon the ipre++ion+ receie- an- trie+ to for the into +y+te+, cree-+, cu#t+, etc. *or-oe+the Inte##ect gie u+ our groing +en+e of the re#ation+hip eteen an an- an 8 the Brotherhoo- of

an.(et u+ te## you hy an i+ in-er to hi+ in- an- to for+ of #ife e#o hi than eer efore. It i+ nota#oneecau+e the Inte##ect teache+ hi the a#ue of in-ne++ an- #oe, for an -oe+ not ecoe in- or#oing yco#- rea+oning.

)n the contrary, he ecoe+ in- an- #oing ecau+e there ari+e ithin hi certain ipu#+e+ an--e+ire+coing fro +oe unnon p#ace, hich ren-er it ipo++i#e for hi to e otheri+e ithout+uffering-i+cofort an- pain. he+e ipu#+e+ are a+ rea# a+ other -e+ire+ an- ipu#+e+, an- a+ an -ee#op+the+eipu#+e+ ecoe ore nuerou+ an- uch +tronger. (oo at the or#- of a fe hun-re- year+ ago,an- #ooat it to-ay, an- +ee ho uch in-er an- ore #oing e are than in tho+e -ay+. But -o not oa+t of it,for ei## +ee a+ ere +aage+ to tho+e ho fo##o u+ an- ho i## on-er at our inhuanity to ourrother8anfro their point of ie.

A+ an unfo#-+ +piritua##y he fee#+ hi+ re#ation+hip to a## anin-, an- he egin+ to #oe hi+ fe##oanorean- ore. It hurt+ hi to +ee other+ +uffering, an- hen it hurt+ hi enough he trie+ to -o +oething toree-y it. A+ tie goe+ on an- an -ee#op+, the terri#e +uffering hich any huan eing+ un-ergoto-ayi## e ipo++i#e, for the rea+on that the unfo#-ing Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++ of the race i## ae thepain fe#t+o +eere#y y a## that the race i## not e a#e to +tan- it, an- they i## in+i+t upon atter+ eingree-ie-.&ro the inner rece++e+ of the +ou# coe+ a prote+t again+t the fo##oing of the #oer ania# nature,an-,a#though e ay put it a+i-e for a tie, it i## ecoe ore an- ore per+i+tent, unti# e are force- tohee-it. he o#- +tory of each per+on haing to a-i+or+, one at each ear, one hi+pering to hi to fo##othehigher teaching+ an- the other tepting hi to pur+ue the #oer path, i+ +hon to e practica##y true ytheoccu#t teaching regar-ing the three enta# princip#e+. he Inte##ect repre+ent+ the "I" con+ciou+ne++ oftheaerage per+on. hi+ "I" ha+ on one +i-e the In+tinctie in- +en-ing hi to the o#- -e+ire+ of theforer +e#fthe ipu#+e+ of the #e++ -ee#ope- #ife of the ania# or #oer an, hich -e+ire+ ere a## ery e## in


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#oer+tage+ of -ee#opent, ut hich are unorthy of the groing an. )n the other +i-e i+ the Spiritua#in-,+en-ing it+ unfo#-ing ipu#+e+ into the Inte##ect, an- en-eaoring to -ra the con+ciou+ne++ up to it+e#f8 toai- in the an6+ unfo#-ent an- -ee#opent, an- to cau+e hi to a+ter an- contro# hi+ #oer nature.

he +trugg#e eteen the higher an- #oer nature+ ha+ een notice- y a## carefu# o+erer+ of thehuanin- an- character, an- any hae een the theorie+ a-ance- to account for it. In forer tie+ it a+taughtthat an a+ eing tepte- y the -ei# on the one han-, an- he#pe- y a guar-ian ange# on the other.But thetruth i+ non to a## occu#ti+t+ that the +trugg#e i+ eteen the to e#eent+ of an6+ nature, note:act#yarring, ut each fo##oing it+ on #ine of effort, an- the "I" eing torn an- rui+e- in it+ effort+ toa-4u+tit+e#f.

he %go i+ in a tran+ition +tage of con+ciou+ne++, an- the +trugg#e i+ 5uite painfu# at tie+, ut thegroingan in tie ri+e+ aoe the attraction of the #oer nature, an- -aning Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++ ena#e+hito un-er+tan- the true +tate of affair+, an- ai-+ hi in a++erting hi+ a+tery oer the #oer +e#f an- ina++uing a po+itie attitu-e toar- it, hi#e at the +ae tie he open+ hi+e#f up to the #ight fro theSpiritua# in- an- ho#-+ hi+e#f in a negatie attitu-e toar- it, re+i+ting not it+ poer.

he Spiritua# in- i+ a#+o the +ource of the "in+piration" hich certain poet+, painter+, +cu#ptor+,riter+,preacher+, orator+, another+ hae receie- in a## tie+ an- hich they receie to-ay. hi+ i+ the+ource frohich the +eer otain+ hi+ i+ion, the prophet hi+ fore+ight. any hae concentrate- the+e#e+ uponhighi-ea#+ in their or, an- hae receie- rare no#e-ge fro thi+ +ource, an- hae attriute- it to eing+ofanother or#- 8 fro ange#+, +pirit+, fro Eo- Hi+e#f ut a## cae fro ithin 8 it a+ the oice oftheirHigher Se#f +peaing to the. /e -o not ean to +ay that no counication+ coe to an fro otherinte##igence+ 8 far fro thi+, e no that higher inte##igence+ -o often counicate ith an throughthechanne# of hi+ Spiritua# in- 8 ut uch that an ha+ attriute- to out+i-e inte##igence+ ha+ rea##ycoe fro


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hi+e#f. An- an, y the -ee#opent of hi+ Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++, ay ring hi+e#f into a highre#ation+hip an- contact ith thi+ higher part of hi+ nature, an- ay thu+ ecoe po++e++e- of ano#e-ge ofhich the Inte##ect ha+ not -are- -rea.

Certain high p+ychic poer+ are a#+o open to an in thi+ ay, ut +uch poer+ are rare#y otaine- yoneunti# he ha+ ri+en aoe the attraction+ of the #oer part of hi+ nature, for un#e++ thi+ ere +o an ightu+ethe+e high gift+ for a+e purpo+e+. It i+ on#y hen an cea+e+ to care for poer for hi+ per+ona# u+e thatpoercoe+. Such i+ the (a.

/hen an #earn+ of the e:i+tence of hi+ Spiritua# in- an- egin+ to recogni2e it+ propting+ an-#ea-ing+,he +trengthen+ hi+ on- of counication ith it, an- con+e5uent#y receie+ #ight of a greaterri##iancy./hen e #earn to tru+t the Spirit, it re+pon-+ y +en-ing u+ ore fre5uent f#a+he+ of i##uination an-en#ightenent. A+ one unfo#-+ in Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++ he re#ie+ ore upon thi+ Inner Voice, an- i+a#eore rea-i#y to -i+tingui+h it fro ipu#+e+ fro the #oer p#ane+ of the in-. He #earn+ to fo##oSpirit6+#ea-ing+ an- to a##o it to #en- hi a gui-ing han-. any of u+ hae #earne- to no the rea#ity ofeing "#e-y the Spirit." o tho+e ho hae e:perience- thi+ #ea-ing e nee- not +ay ore, for they i##recogni2e 4u+that e ean. ho+e ho hae not a+ yet e:perience- it u+t ait unti# the tie coe+ for the, forecannot -e+crie it, a+ there are no or-+ to +pea of the+e thing+ hich are eyon- or-+.

oar- the c#o+e of thi+ #e++on e i## gie a rief out#ine of +oe of the pha+e+ of "I##uination" oraaening of Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++, hich ha+ coe to +oe of u+ an- i## coe to a## in thi+ orfuturepha+e+ of their unfo#-ent. /e u+t ha+ten on to a rief con+i-eration of that hich can on#y e faint#yun-er+too- y any of u+ the Seenth !rincip#e 8 Spirit.


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a## theeary age+. It a+ the fir+t to e, an- yet it i## e the #a+t to appear in fu## con+ciou+ne++.

/hen an arrie+ at a fu## con+ciou+ne++ of Spirit, he i## e +o uch higher than an that +uch aeing i+ atpre+ent inconceia#e to the Inte##ect. Confine- in any +heath+ of atter, it ha+ aite- through the

#ong an-eary age+ for een a faint recognition, an- i+ content to ait for age+ ore unti# it i+ fu##y rought intocon+ciou+ne++. an i## a+cen- any +tep+ of -ee#opent 8 fro an to archange# 8 efore Spiriti## fu##yc#ai it+ on. he Spirit i+ that ithin an hich c#o+e+t approache+ the Center 8 i+ neare+t to Eo-. Iti+ on#yin an occa+iona# preciou+ oent that e are aare of the e:i+tence of Spirit ithin u+, anin +uchoent+e are con+ciou+ of coing into the afu# pre+ence of the ;nnon. he+e oent+ ay coe henone i+engage- in -eep re#igiou+ thought 8 hi#e rea-ing a poe earing a preciou+ e++age fro +ou# to +ou#8 in+oe hour of aff#iction hen a## huan ai- ha+ fai#e- u+ an- hen huan or-+ +ee ut ocery 8 inaoent hen a## +ee+ #o+t an- e fee# the nece++ity of a -irect or- fro a eing higher thanour+e#e+./hen the+e oent+ coe they #eae ith u+ a peace hich neer afterar- entire#y e+cape+ u+, an-e areeer after change- eing+. In the oent of I##uination or the -an of Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++ ea#+o fee#the rea# pre+ence of the Spirit. In the+e oent+ e ecoe con+ciou+ of our re#ation+hip ith an-connectionith the Center of (ife. hrough the e-iu of the Spirit Eo- reea#+ Hi+e#f to an.

/e cannot -e## #onger on thi+ +u4ect 8 it oerpoer+ one, an- ere or-+ +ee too ea for u+e inconnection ith it. ho+e ho hae fe#t the ipu#+e+ of the Spiritua# in- hae een a-e faint#ycon+ciou+of the ai-ing +en+e of the Spirit, a#though they cannot gra+p it+ fu## +ignificance.


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An- tho+e ho hae not e:perience- the+e thing+ ou#- not un-er+tan- u+ if e rote o#ue+ of ouriperfect an- un-ee#ope- conception+ of the +u4ect. So e i## pa++ on, tru+ting that e haeaaene- inyour in-+ at #ea+t a faint -e+ire to e rought into a c#o+er counion an- contact ith thi+, thehighe+t part

of Se#f 8 Se#f it+e#f. he !eace of the Spirit ai-e ith you.I##uination or Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++.

/ith any, Spiritua# in- unfo#-+ gra-ua##y an- +#o#y, an-, hi#e one ay fee# a +tea-y increa+e of+piritua# no#e-ge an- con+ciou+ne++, he ay not hae e:perience- any are- an- +tart#ing change.)ther+hae ha- oent+ of hat i+ non a+ "I##uination," hen they +eee- #ifte- a#o+t out of theirnora#+tate, an- here they +eee- to pa++ into a higher p#ane of con+ciou+ne++ or eing, hich #eft theorea-ance- than eer efore, a#though they cou#- not carry ac into con+ciou+ne++ a c#ear reco##ectionof hatthey ha- e:perience- hi#e in the e:a#te- +tate of in-. he+e e:perience+ hae coe to any per+on+,in-ifferent for+ an- -egree+, of a## for+ of re#igiou+ e#ief+, an- hae een genera##y a++ociate- ith+oefeature of the particu#ar re#igiou+ e#ief entertaine- y the per+on e:periencing the i##uination. Buta-ance-occu#ti+t+ recogni2e a## of the+e e:perience+ a+ -iffering for+ of one an- the +ae thing the -aningof theSpiritua# Con+ciou+ne++ 8the unfo#-ent of the Spiritua# in-. Soe riter+ hae +ty#e- thi+e:perience"Co+ic Con+ciou+ne++," hich i+ a ery appropriate nae, a+ the i##uination, at #ea+t in it+ higherfor+,ring+ one in touch ith the ho#e of (ife, aing hi fee# a +en+e of in+hip ith a## (ife, high or#o, greator +a##, "goo-" or "a-7"

he+e e:perience+, of cour+e, ary ateria##y accor-ing to the -egree of unfo#-ent of the in-ii-ua#,hi+preiou+ training, hi+ teperaent, etc., ut certain characteri+tic+ are coon to a##. he o+tcoonfee#ing i+ that of po++e++ing a#o+t cop#ete no#e-ge of a## thing+ 8 a#o+t )ni+cience. hi+fee#inge:i+t+ on#y for a oent, an- #eae+ one at fir+t in an agony of regret oer hat he ha+ +een an- #o+t.Anotherfee#ing coon#y e:perience- i+ that of a certainty of iorta#ity 8 a +en+e of actua# eing, an- thecertaintyof haing a#ay+ een, an- of eing -e+tine- to a#ay+ e. Another fee#ing i+ the tota# +#ipping aay ofa##fear an- the ac5uireent of a fee#ing of certainty, tru+t, an- confi-ence, hich i+ eyon- thecoprehen+ion


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of tho+e ho hae neer e:perience- it. hen a fee#ing of #oe +eep+ oer one 8 a #oe hich tae+ ina##(ife, fro tho+e near to one in the f#e+h to tho+e at the farthe+t part+ of the unier+e 8 fro tho+e hoeho#- a+ pure an- ho#y to tho+e ho the or#- regar-+ a+ i#e, ice-, an- utter#y unorthy.

A## fee#ing+ of +e#f8righteou+ne++ an- con-enation +ee to +#ip aay, an- one6+ #oe, #ie the #ight ofthe+un, fa##+ upon a## a#ie, irre+pectie of their -egree of -ee#opent or "goo-ne++."

o +oe the+e e:perience+ hae coe a+ a -eep, reerent oo- or fee#ing, hich too cop#etepo++e++ion ofthe for a fe oent+ or #onger, hi#e other+ hae +eee- in a -rea an- hae ecoe con+ciou+ ofa+piritua# up#ifting accopanie- y a +en+ation of eing +urroun-e- y a ri##iant an- a##8pera-ing #ightorg#o. o +oe certain truth+ hae ecoe anife+t in the +hape of +yo#+, the true eaning of hich-i-not ecoe apparent unti#, perhap+, #ong afterar-.

he+e e:perience+, hen they hae coe to one, hae #eft hi in a ne +tate of in-, an- he ha+ neereenthe +ae an afterar-. A#though. the eenne++ of the reco##ection ha+ orn off, there reain+ acertaineory hich #ong afterar- proe+ a +ource of cofort an- +trength to hi, e+pecia##y hen he fee#+faintof faith an- i+ +haen #ie a ree- y the in-+ of conf#icting opinion+ an- +pecu#ation+ of the Inte##ect.heeory of +uch an e:perience i+ a +ource of renee- +trength 8 a haen of refuge to hich the eary+ou#f#ie+ for +he#ter fro the out+i-e or#-, hich un-er+tan-+ it not.

he+e e:perience+ are u+ua##y a#+o accopanie- ith a +en+e of inten+e 4oy in fact, the or- an-thought"oy" +ee+ to e uppero+t in the in- at the tie. But it i+ a 4oy not of or-inary e:perience 8 it i++oething hich cannot e -reae- of unti# after one ha+ e:perience- it 8 it i+ a 4oy the reco##ection ofhichi## cau+e the #oo- to ting#e an- the heart to thro heneer the in- reert+ to the e:perience. A+ ehae


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a#rea-y +ai-, there a#+o coe+ a +en+e of a "noing" of a## thing+ 8 an inte##ectua# i##uinationipo++i#e to-e+crie.

&ro the riting+ of the ancient phi#o+opher+ of a## race+, fro the +ong+ of the great poet+ of a##

peop#e+,fro the preaching+ of the prophet+ of a## re#igion+ an- tie+ e can gather trace+ of thi+ i##uinationhichha+ coe to the 8 thi+ unfo#-ent of the Spiritua# Con+ciou+ne++. /e hae not the +pace to enueratethe+enuerou+ in+tance+. )ne ha+ to#- of it in one ay, the other in another ut a## te## practica##y the +ae+tory.A## ho hae e:perience- thi+ i##uination, een in a faint -egree, recogni2e the #ie e:perience in theta#e,+ong, or preaching of another, though centurie+ ay ro## eteen the. It i+ the +ong of the Sou#, hichhenonce hear- i+ neer forgotten. hough it e +oun-e- y the cru-e in+truent of the +eiararou+ race+or thefini+he- in+truent of the ta#ente- u+ician of to-ay, it+ +train+ are p#ain#y recogni2e-. &ro )#-%gyptcoe+ the +ong fro In-ia in a## age+ 8 fro Ancient Ereece an- 'oe fro the ear#y Chri+tian +aint 8frothe Guaer &rien- 8 fro the Catho#ic ona+terie+ fro the ohae-an o+5ue 8 fro the Chine+ephi#o+opher 8 fro the #egen-+ of the Aerican In-ian hero prophet 8 it i+ a#ay+ the +ae +train, an- iti++e##ing #ou-er an- #ou-er, a+ any ore are taing it up an- a--ing their oice+ or the +oun-+ of theirin+truent+ to the gran- choru+.

hat uch i+un-er+too- /e+tern poet, /a#t /hitan, ne hat he eant an- +o -o e hen he#urte-out in uncouth er+e hi+ +trange e:perience+. 'ea- hat he +ay+ 8 ha+ it eer een etter e:pre++e-F A+in a+oon, one in+tant, Another +un, ineffa#e, fu## -a22#e+ e, An- a## the or+ I ne, an- righter,unnonor+, )ne in+tant of the future #an-, Heaen6+ #an-."

An- hen he rou+e+ hi+e#f fro hi+ ec+ta+y, he crie+7 "I cannot e aae, &or nothing #oo+ to e a+it -i-efore, )r e#+e I a aae for the fir+t tie, An- a## efore ha+ een a ean +#eep.

An- e u+t 4oin ith hi hen he e:pre++e+ an6+ inai#ity to -e+crie inte##igent#y thi+ thing inthe+eor-+7 /hen I try to te## the e+t I fin-, I cannot y tongue i+ ineffectua# on it+ piot+, y reath i##not eoe-ient to it+ organ+, I ecoe a -u an.

ay thi+ great 4oy of I##uination e your+, -ear +tu-ent+. An- it i## e your+ hen the proper tiecoe+.


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/hen it coe+ -o not e -i+aye-, an- hen it #eae+ you -o not ourn it+ #o++ 8 it i## coe again.(ie on,reaching eer upar- toar- your 'ea# Se#f an- opening up your+e#f to it+ inf#uence. Be a#ay+i##ing to#i+ten to the Voice of he Si#ence 8 i##ing a#ay+ to re+pon- to the touch of he ;n+een Han-. In the#itt#e

anua#, "(ight on the !ath," you i## fin- any thing+ hich i## no perhap+ +ee p#ainer to you.@o not fear again, for you hae ith you a#ay+ the 'ea# Se#f, hich i+ a +par fro the @iine ae,an-hich i## e a+ a #ap to your feet to +ho you the ay.

!eace e unto you.

H% &);'H (%SS)*.

H% H;A* A;'A.

In our preiou+ three #e++on+ e ca##e- your attention rief#y, in turn, to the Seen !rincip#e+ of an.he+u4ect of the Con+titution of an, hoeer, i+ incop#ete ithout a reference to hat occu#ti+t+ noa+ theHuan Aura. hi+ for+ a o+t intere+ting part of the occu#t teaching+, an- reference to it i+ to efoun- inthe occu#t riting+ an- tra-ition+ of a## race+. Con+i-era#e i+apprehen+ion an- confu+ion regar-ingtheHuan Aura hae ari+en, an- the truth ha+ een o+cure- y the ariou+ +pecu#ation+ an- theorie+ of+oe ofthe riter+ on the +u4ect. hi+ i+ not to e on-ere- at hen e reeer that the Aura i+ i+i#eon#y totho+e of high#y -ee#ope- p+ychic poer. Soe po++e++ing inferior +ight, hich ha+ ena#e- the to+ee on#ycertain of the gro++er anife+tation+ of the eanation con+tituting the Aura, hae thought an- taughtthat hat


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they +a a+ a## that cou#- e +een hi#e the rea# truth i+, that +uch peop#e hae +een ut a part of theho#ething, the reain-er eing re+ere- for tho+e of higher -ee#opent.

Soe teacher+ of #ate year+ hae taught that the Aura a+ rea##y the +eera# princip#e+ of an,

pro4ectingeyon- the +pace occupie- y hi+ phy+ica# o-y ut thi+ i+ on#y true in the +ae +en+e that the #ight ofthe +uni+ a part of the +un 8 the ray+ of the e#ectric #ight a part of the #ight 8 the heat ra-iating fro a +toe theheatcontaine- ithin the +toe 8 the o-or of a f#oer the f#oer it+e#f. he Aura i+ rea##y an eanation ofone orore of the +een princip#e+ of an 8 ra-iation+ +ent forth fro the princip#e it+e#f an- not, +trict#y+peaing, apart of the princip#e, e:cept in the +en+e aoe referre- to.

%ach of the +een princip#e+ of hich an i+ copo+e- ra-iate+ energy hich i+ i+i#e to the-ee#ope-p+ychic +en+e+ of certain of our race. hi+ ra-iate- energy i+ ain to the ra-iation+ non a+ the "X8'ay," an-#ie the i+ ini+i#e to the huan eye un#e++ ai-e- y +oething hich the huan eye -oe+ notor-inari#ypo++e++. Soe of the gro++er for+ of the Aura are i+i#e to tho+e po++e++ing a coparatie#yun-ee#ope-gra-e of p+ychic poer, hi#e the higher for+ ecoe i+i#e on#y a+ the p+ychic facu#tie+ -ee#op inpoer.here are ut coparatie#y fe in the f#e+h to-ay ho hae eer +een the Aura eanating fro the+i:thprincip#e, the Spiritua# in-. An- the Aura of the +eenth princip#e, the Spirit, i+ i+i#e on#y to tho+eeing+far higher in the +ca#e than the huan race a+ e no it. he Aura eanating fro the #oer fieprincip#e+i+ +een y any of u+ ho hae -ee#ope- p+ychic poer, our c#earne++ of i+ion an- range of +ighteing-eterine- y the particu#ar +tate of -ee#opent e hae reache-.

/e i## try to gie our +tu-ent+ a genera# i-ea of the Huan Aura an- a ha+ty out#ine of that hichpertain+ toit in thi+ #e++on, ut it i## rea-i#y e +een that the +u4ect i+ one that cou#- not e e:hau+te- in ao#ue ofcon+i-era#e +i2e. It i+ a -ifficu#t atter to con-en+e inforation of thi+ nature, ut e tru+t to e a#etoconey a fair#y c#ear ipre++ion of the +u4ect to tho+e of our +tu-ent+ ho i## fo##o u+ c#o+e#y.

A+ e hae a#rea-y +tate-, each princip#e ra-iate+ energy hich, coining, con+titute+ hat i+ nona+ theHuan Aura. he Aura of each princip#e, if the other princip#e+ e reoe-, ou#- occupy the +ae+pace a+


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that fi##e- y the Aura of a## or any of the other princip#e+. In other or-+, the +eera# Aura+ of the-ifferentprincip#e+ interpenetrate each other, an-, eing of -ifferent rate+ of iration, -o not interfere one iththeother.

/hen e +pea of he Aura, e ean the entire Aura of the an, i+i#e to one of p+ychic +ight. /hene+pea of the Aura eanating fro any particu#ar princip#e, e -i+tinct#y refer to the princip#e.

he gro++e+t for of the huan Aura i+, of cour+e, that eanating fro the phy+ica# o-y. hi+ i++oetie++poen of a+ the "Hea#th Aura," a+ it i+ a +ure in-ication of the +tate of the phy+ica# hea#th of the per+onfroho+e o-y it ra-iate+. (ie a## other for+ of the Aura, it e:ten-+ fro the o-y to a -i+tance of toto threefeet, -epen-ing upon certain circu+tance+ hich nee- not e entione- at thi+ p#ace. (ie a## otherfor+ ofthe Aura, it i+ oa# or egg8+hape-. hi+ +hape coon to the +eera# anife+tation+ of the Aura ha+cau+e-+oe riter+ to refer to it a+ the "Auric %gg." he phy+ica# Aura i+ practica##y co#or#e++ or po++i#ya#o+t a#ui+h8hite, re+e#ing the co#or of c#ear ater , ut po++e++ing a pecu#iar feature not po++e++e- ytheother anife+tation+ of Aura, ina+uch a+ to the p+ychic i+ion it appear+ to e "+treae-" y nuerou+fine#ine+ e:ten-ing #ie +tiff ri+t#e+ fro the o-y outar-. In nora# hea#th an- ita#ity the+e "ri+t#e+"+tan-out +tiff#y, hi#e in ca+e+ of ipaire- ita#ity or poor hea#th they -roop #ie the +oft hair on an ania#,anin+oe ca+e+ pre+ent the appearance of a ruff#e- coat of hair, the +eera# "hair+" +tan-ing out in a##-irection+,tang#e-, ti+te-, an- cur#e-.

hi+ phenoenon i+ occa+ione- y the current of prana energi2ing the o-y to a greater or #e++ere:tent, thehea#thy o-y haing the nora# +upp#y of prana, hi#e the -i+ea+e- or ea o-y +uffer+ fro anin+ufficient+upp#y. hi+ phy+ica# Aura i+ +een y any haing a ery #iite- -egree of p+ychic +ight an- to hothehigher for+ of Aura are ini+i#e. o the -ee#ope- p+ychic it i+ +oetie+ -ifficu#t to -i+tingui+h,oing to


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it+ eing o+cure- y the co#or+ in the higher for+ of Aura, the p+ychic, in or-er to o+ere it, eingcope##e- to inhiit the ipre++ion+ of the higher for+ of Aura an- to a-it on#y the iration of theparticu#ar for of Aura hich he i+he+ to o+ere. !artic#e+ -etache- fro the phy+ica# Aura reainaroun-the +pot or p#ace here the per+on ha+ een, an- a +trong#y -ee#ope- +en+e foun- in -og+ another

ania#+ena#e+ the to fo##o up the "+cent" of the per+on or ania# they are tracing.

he Aura eanating fro the +econ- princip#e, or A+tra# Bo-y, i+, #ie the princip#e it+e#f, of aapor#ieappearance an- co#or, haing a re+e#ance to +tea 4u+t efore it -i++o#e+ an- -i+appear+ fro +ight.It i+-ifficu#t to -i+tingui+h hen it i+ intering#e- ith the other for+ of Aura, ut hen the a+tra# o-y i++eenapart fro the phy+ica# o-y it+ Aura ay e perceie-, particu#ar#y if the o+erer i+ not open to theiration+ fro the princip#e+ +en-ing forth Aura+ of ariou+ co#or+. ho+e of our rea-er+ ho haeeer +eenan a+tra# for, or hat i+ coon#y ca##e- a "gho+t6 of high or #o -egree, i## proa#y reeerhaing+een a c#ou-y egg+hape apor +urroun-ing the ore -i+tinct figure of the a+tra# for. hi+ faint, apor8#ie,oa# c#ou- a+ the a+tra# Aura. It, of cour+e, ecoe+ i+i#e to one to ho an a+tra# for"ateria#i2e+."

he Aura of the thir- princip#e, or !rana, i+ -ifficu#t to -e+crie e:cept to tho+e ho hae +een the "X8'ay." It#oo+ +oething #ie a apory c#ou- of the co#or an- appearance of an e#ectric +par. In fact, a##anife+tation+ of !rana re+e#e e#ectric #ight or +par+.!rana ha+ a faint ro+y tint hen it i+ in or neartheo-y, ut #o+e+ thi+ hue a+ it get+ a fe inche+ aay. !er+on+ of p+ychic +ight +ee p#ain#y the +par8#iepartic#e+ of !rana eing +haen fro the fingertip+ of per+on+ giing +o8ca##e- "agnetic treatent+" oraing e+eric pa++e+. It ay a#+o e +een y any per+on+ ho ae no c#ai+ of p+ychic +ight, tohoit appear+ #ie heate- air ari+ing fro a +toe or fro the heate- groun-, that i+ to +ay, a+ a co#or#e+++oething pu#+ating an- irating. hi+ pranic Aura i+ +oetie+ -ran aay fro a hea#thy +trongper+ony a ea per+on ho i+ #acing in ita#ity an- ho -ra+ aay fro the +trong one that hich i+nee-e- ythe ea one. In ca+e+ of thi+ in-, the per+on -ran upon ithout hi+ con+ent i## e:perience a fee#ingof#anguor an- #a++itu-e after eing in the copany of the per+on ho ha+ a+ore- a +hare of hi+ ita#ity.In"Science of Breath," on page =1, un-er the hea- "? &oring an Aura," e hae gien a etho-herey oneay ren-er hi+e#f iune to thi+ for of apiri+, con+ciou+ or uncon+ciou+. hi+ etho-, hi#egienin the oo for another purpo+e, i+ e5ua##y efficaciou+ in thi+ in+tance. A +tronger effect ay epro-uce- y


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foring a enta# iage of an Auric +he## through hich no force can e+cape or no out+i-e inf#uenceenterithout one6+ on con+ent. )ne ay in thi+ ay a#+o guar- hi+e#f again+t infection fro +ource+hichight +eriou+#y affect hi un#e++ +o protecte-.

he pranic Aura i+ a#+o poure- out in e+eric pa++e+ or p+ychic "treatent+" of the +ic, ut in +uchca+e+the traine- operator regu#ate+ the f#o an- tae+ the trou#e to rep#eni+h the +upp#y of prana ithin hi++y+te,hich i## generate an- eanate a con+tant f#o of pranic Aura. /e nee- not -e## upon the+e point+,a+ theyare fu##y -e+crie- in "Science of Breath," hich oo i## e rea- ith a ne #ight y the +tu-ent horea-+an- thin+ oer hat e hae +ai- aout thi+ feature of the Huan Aura.

he #itt#e oo in 5ue+tion a+ ritten for the genera# pu#ic, ho, hi#e they i## receie uchenefit froit, cannot rea- fro it the eaning hich ecoe+ perfect#y c#ear to the +tu-ent a+ he pa++e+. fro+tage to+tage of the+e #e++on+. he #itt#e oo, +ip#e an- unpretentiou+ a+ it i+, ha+ any thing+ hi--en aayin ithich ay on#y e rea- y the one ho i+ a#e to un-er+tan-. he +tu-ent i+ a-i+e- to rerea- the #itt#eoofro tie to tie an- notice ho any thing+ he fin-+ in it hich he neer efore -i+coere-.

/e no approach the o+t intere+ting feature+ concerning the Huan Aura, an- e thin that +oe ofthefact+ to e +tate- in thi+ #e++on i## e a ree#ation een to any ho are perfect#y fai#iar ith thethreeanife+tation+ of the Aura hich e hae 4u+t entione-. Soe ay -out any of the +tateent+hichi## e a-e, ut e eg to +ay to +uch peop#e that they hae the ean+ at their -i+po+a# to -ee#op an-unfo#- p+ychic poer+ of a +ufficient -egree to +ee the+e thing+ for the+e#e+ a+ thou+an-+ of other+eforethe hae -one. *othing of the occu#t teaching+ nee- reain hi--en to any one ho -out+. %ery oneayenter the occu#t or#- for hi+e#f 8 proi-ing he pay+ the price of attainent, hich price i+ not of go#-or


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+i#er, ut of the renunciation of the #oer +e#f an- the -eotion to that hich i+ highe+t in an. Soe,it i+true, rea into the p+ychic or#- ithout haing fitte- an- purifie- the+e#e+ y the proper etho-+,ut to+uch the ac5uire- facu#tie+ are a cur+e rather than a #e++ing, an- +uch are cope##e- to retrace their

+tep+ ithuch +uffering unti# they enter in y the right -oor, the ey of hich i+ rea-i#y foun- y a## ho +eefor it inthe proper +pirit.

o return to the higher anife+tation+ of the Huan Aura, e again ca## your attention to the fact thattheAura i+ +een y the p+ychic 8 o+erer a+ a #uinou+ c#ou-, near#y oa# in +hape, e:ten-ing fro tofeet tothree feet in a## -irection+ fro the o-y. It -oe+ not terinate arupt#y, ut gra-ua##y fa-e+ intofaintne++unti# it -i+appear+ entire#y. It rea##y e:ten-+ 5uite a -i+tance eyon- it+ i+i#e point. It pre+ent+ theappearance of a #uinou+ c#ou- of con+tant#y +hifting co#or+, certain co#or+, hoeer, eingpre-oinant ineach per+on, fro rea+on+ hich e i## con+i-er in a fe oent+. he+e co#or+ originate frocertainenta# +tate+ of the per+on ho the Aura +urroun-+. %ach thought, eotion, or fee#ing i+ anife+te-y acertain +ha-e or coination of co#or+ e#onging to that particu#ar thought, eotion, or fee#ing, hichco#or orco#or+ anife+t the+e#e+ in the Aura of that particu#ar enta# princip#e in hich the thought,eotion, orfee#ing natura##y originate+, an- are of cour+e i+i#e to the o+erer +tu-ying the copo+ite Aura of thethiner. he -ee#ope- p+ychic ay rea- the thought+ of a per+on a+ he can the page+ of an open oo,proi-ing he un-er+tan-+ the #anguage of the Auric co#or+, hich, of cour+e, a## -ee#ope- occu#ti+t+-o,a#though the per+on ho +tu#e+ acci-enta##y into the p+ychic or#- on rare occa+ion+ i## +eenothing utthe ref#ection of on-erfu# co#or+ appearing in a #uinou+ c#ou-, the eaning of hich i+ not non tohi.

/e thin it etter, efore procee-ing further, to gie you a genera# i-ea of the+e Auric co#or+, an- thethought,fee#ing, or eotion to hich each e#ong+. he+e co#or+ +ha-e an- #en- into thou+an-+ ofcoination+, utthe fo##oing ta#e i## perhap+ gie you a fair i-ea of the +u4ect, an- i## ena#e you ore rea-i#y toun-er+tan- hat e i## +ay a #itt#e #ater on in thi+ #e++on.

Auric Co#or+ an- heir eaning+.

B#ac7 repre+ent+ hatre-, a#ice, reenge, an- +ii#ar fee#ing+.

Eray7 of a right +ha-e, repre+ent+ +e#fi+hne++.


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Eray7 of a pecu#iar +ha-e a#o+t that of a corp+e , repre+ent+ fear an- terror.

Eray7 of a -ar +ha-e, repre+ent+ -epre++ion an- e#ancho#y.

Ereen7 of a -irty +ha-e, repre+ent+ 4ea#ou+y. If uch anger i+ ing#e- ith the 4ea#ou+y, it i##

appear a+re- f#a+he+ on the green acgroun-.

Ereen7 of a#o+t a +#ate co#or +ha-e, repre+ent+ #o -eceit.

Ereen7 of a pecu#iar right +ha-e, repre+ent+ to#erance to the opinion+ an- e#ief+ of other+, ea+ya-4u+tentto changing con-ition+, a-aptai#ity, tact, po#itene++, or#-#y i+-o, etc., an- 5ua#itie+ hich +oeightpo++i#y con+i-er "refine- -eceit."

'e-7 of a +ha-e re+e#ing the -u## f#ae hen it ur+t+ out of a urning ui#-ing, ing#e- ith the+oe,repre+ent+ +en+ua#ity an- the ania# pa++ion+.

'e-7 +een in the +hape of right re- f#a+he+ re+e#ing the #ightning f#a+h in +hape, in-icate+ anger.he+eare u+ua##y +hon on a #ac acgroun- in the ca+e of anger ari+ing fro hatre- or a#ice, ut inca+e+ ofanger ari+ing fro 4ea#ou+y they appear on a greeni+h acgroun-. Anger ari+ing fro in-ignation or-efen+eof a +uppo+e- "right," #ac+ the+e acgroun-+, an- u+ua##y +ho+ a+ re- f#a+he+ in-epen-ent of a


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acgroun-.

B#ue7 of a -ar +ha-e, repre+ent+ re#igiou+ thought, eotion, an- fee#ing. hi+ co#or, hoeer, arie+inc#earne++ accor-ing to the -egree of un+e#fi+hne++ anife+t in the re#igiou+ conception. he +ha-e+ an-

-egree+ of c#earne++ ary fro a -u## in-igo to Cri+on7 repre+ent+ #oe, arying in +ha-e accor-ingto thecharacter of the pa++ion. A gro++ +en+ua# #oe i## e a -u## an- heay cri+on, hi#e one i:e- ithhigherfee#ing+ i## appear in #ighter an- ore p#ea+ing +ha-e+. A ery high for of #oe +ho+ a co#or a#o+tapproaching a eautifu# ro+e co#or.

Bron7 of a re--i+h tinge, repre+ent+ aarice an- gree-.

)range7 of a right +ha-e, repre+ent+ pri-e an- aition.

Ye##o7 in it+ ariou+ +ha-e+, repre+ent+ inte##ectua# poer. If the inte##ect content+ it+e#f ith thing+of a#o or-er, the +ha-e i+ a -ar, -u## ye##o an- a+ the fie#- of the inte##ect ri+e+ to higher #ee#+, theco#orgro+ righter an- c#earer, a eautifu# go#-en ye##o etoening great inte##ectua# attainent, roa-an-ri##iant rea+oning, etc.

a eautifu# rich io#et, the #atter repre+enting the highe+t re#igiou+ fee#ing.

(ight B#ue7 of a pecu#iar#y c#ear an- #uinou+ +ha-e, repre+ent+ +piritua#ity. Soe of the higher-egree+ of+piritua#ity o+ere- in or-inary anin- +ho the+e#e+ in thi+ +ha-e of #ue fi##e- ith #uinou+rightpoint+, +par#ing an- tin#ing #ie +tar+ on a c#ear inter night.

he +tu-ent i## reeer that the+e co#or+ for en-#e++ coination+ an- #en-ing+, an- +hothe+e#e+in great#y arying -egree+ of rightne++ an- +i2e, a## of hich hae eaning+ to the -ee#ope-occu#ti+t.

In a--ition to the co#or+ entione- aoe, there are +eera# other+ for hich e hae no nae+, a+ theyareout+i-e of the co#or+ i+i#e in the +pectru, an- con+e5uent#y +cience, not eing a#e to perceie the,ha+not thought it nece++ary to e+to -efinite nae+ upon the, a#though theoretica##y they are non toe:i+t.Science te##+ u+ that there e:i+t hat are non a+ "u#tra8io#et" ray+ an- "u#tra8re-" ray+, neither ofhich cane fo##oe- y the huan eye+, een ith the ai- of echanica# app#iance+, the iration+ eingeyon- our+en+e+.he+e to "u#tra" co#or+ an- +eera# other+ unnon to +cience are non to occu#ti+t+ an-


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ay e+een y the per+on of a certain -egree of p+ychic poer. he +ignificance of thi+ +tateent ay eore fu##ygra+pe- hen e +tate that hen +een in the Huan Aura either of the+e "u#tra" co#or+ in-icate+p+ychic-ee#opent, the -egree of inten+ity -epen-ing upon the -egree of -ee#opent. Another reara#e

fact, totho+e ho hae not thought of the atter, i+ that the "u#tra8io#et" co#or in the Aura in-icate+ p+ychic-ee#opent hen u+e- on a high an- un+e#fi+h p#ane, hi#e "the u#tra re-" co#or, hen +een in theHuanAura, in-icate+ that the per+on ha+ p+ychic -ee#opent, ut i+ u+ing the +ae for +e#fi+h an- unorthypurpo+e+ 8 "#ac agic," in fact. he "u#tra8io#et" ray+ #ie 4u+t out+i-e of an e:tree of the i+i#e+pectrunon to +cience, hi#e the "u#tra8re-" ray+ #ie 4u+t eyon- the other e:tree. he iration+ of thefir+t aretoo high for the or-inary huan eye to +en+e, hi#e the +econ- con+i+t+ of iration+ a+ uch too #oa+ thefir+t i+ too high. An- the rea# -ifference eteen the to for+ of p+ychic poer i+ a+ great a+ i+in-icate- ythe re+pectie po+ition+ of the+e to "u#tra" co#or+. In a--ition to the to "u#tra" co#or+ 4u+t a##u-e- to,there i+another hich i+ ini+i#e to the or-inary +ight 8 the true priary ye##o, hich i+ in-icatie of theSpiritua#I##uination an- hich i+ faint#y +een aroun- the hea-+ of the +piritua##y great. he co#or hich e aretaughti+ characteri+tic of the +eenth princip#e, Spirit, i+ +ai- to e of pure hite #ight, of a pecu#iar ri##iancy,the#ie of hich ha+ neer een +een y huan eye+ 8 in fact, the ery e:i+tence of a+o#ute "hite #ight"i+-enie- y /e+tern +cience.

he Aura eanating fro the In+tinctie in- con+i+t+ principa##y of the heaier an- -u##er +ha-e+. In+#eep,hen the in- i+ 5uiet, there appear+ chief#y a certain -u## re-, hich in-icate+ that the In+tinctiein- i+


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ere#y perforing the ania# function+ of the o-y. hi+ +ha-e, of cour+e, i+ a#ay+ apparent, ut-uring theaing hour+ i+ often o+cure- y the righter +ha-e+ of the pa++ing thought+, eotion+, or fee#ing+.

'ight here it ou#- e e## to +tate that een hen the in- i+ ca# there hoer in the Aura the +ha-e+

in-icatie of the pre-oinant ten-encie+ of the an, +o that hi+ +tage

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