4 TheSpiritual Life.
theenvironment; itdependsupon the attitude
of the man towards life,and I wantIf Ican
to-night to point outtoyou the wayinwhich
theworld maybeturned to theserviceof the
spiritinsteadofsubmergingit,asIadmititoften
does. Ifamandoesnotunderstandtherelation
ofthematerialandthespiritual; ifheseparates
the one from the other as incompatible and
hostile; ifontheonesideheputsthelifeofthe
world,andontheotherthelifeof thespiritas
rivals,asantagonists,asenemies,theoneofthe
other,thenthepressingnatureofworldlyoccu-
pations, the powerful shocks of the material
environment, the constant luring of physical
temptation,and the occupyingof the brainby
physicalcares-thesethingsareapttomakethe
lifeof thespirit unreal. Theyseem the only
reality,andwehavetofindsomealchem)%some
magic,bywhich the lifeof theworldshall be
seentobethe unreal,and thelifeof the spirit
the onlyreality. If wecan do that,thenthe
realitywillexpressitself throughthelifeof the
world,and that lifewill become its means of
expression,andnotabandagerounditseyes,a
gagwhich stopsthebreath. Thatiswhatwe
aretoseekforto-night.
Now, you knowhowoften Inthe past this
question, whether a man can lead a spiritual
