The spiritual life

The UseofEvil.^189 noideaofgoodcanbepresentinthemind, for we realise "good"only by contrast with that whichis*'not-good"andwhich ...

190 The SpiritualLife. are the reflectors of light, themselves being dark. Take still further an extension of the same thought. ...

The UseofEvil. 191 power of answering to that which is outside, andoffeelingthevibrationtowhichitanswers. Bycomingintocontactwit ...

192 The Spiritual Life. more and more complicated relationships with others which surround them, and in these organisationsthere ...

The Use ofEvil. 193 lead towardsthe poleof Spirit. Thegrosser side of manifestations of the One Life is that whichwe describe as ...

194 The Spiritual Life. realisetherelativityofevil, andunderstandthat aqualityv^hich at onetimew^as good,as sub- serving the pro ...

The Use ofEvil.^195 buildingtogetherofacomplicated unity. Then he names"good"all thatworksinthat direc- tion, andcalls"evil"all ...

196 The Spiritual Life. oftheseparatematerialsmakingadesertwhere beforewasafertileplain,and yousay: "See, thisisevil." Yetwiserm ...

The Useof Evil,^197 youfindthat wheretherewasagrindingglacier there Is now a newchannel, a channel which has been dug out of the ...

198 TheSpiritualLife. been gradually evolved, those human beings whohavebegun to reason,w^hohavebegunto remember, to compare,and ...

The Useof Evil. 199 retardation; who realises hisplace inthe uni- verse,whorealises the true workingof nature, andwhomaydelibera ...

200 The Spiritual Life. everything which sets itself against it, and causesfriction and retardation,wearsitself out bythe veryfr ...

The Use ofEvil.^201 is the manifestation of the opposing poles of Spirit and matter, of light and darkness, that 1 spoke of in t ...

202 The Spiritual Life. belong,andthearmbecomesasrigidasastone orapiece of wood; it has lost the muscular powerforwant of exerci ...

The Use of Evil.^203 can draw from the surrounding Divine life is limited only by our capacity to receive and hold. Thereistheus ...

204 The Spiritual Life. thetendencyto falseness,thereis developedin you the increasing power to be true. Now whatisTruth? Truthi ...

The Use ofEvil. 205 first was terrifying to it, that which was an object of terrortoitwhen first seen,gradually loses its terrif ...

206 TheSpiritual Life. the condition of perfection would be absent without evil, and the presence of evil in the universemakesit ...

The UseofEvil. 207 penalty but by an inherent necessity. And suffering gives rise to a feeling of repulsion towards the cause of ...

208 TheSpiritual Life. strugglingincorruptionandinevil,youwillnot feel angernor intolerance,norhatred,but you will know that thi ...