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experience for the answer-the experience of
those who have outrun their fellows and are
alreadyfamiliarwithmanyofitspowersandits
possibilities. Service there takes on a new
aspect,forasmindtouchesmmdthelessercomes
intodirectcontactwiththeGreatOnes-sofar
as the lesser can touch the greater-and the
knowledge they impart is so full,so rich,that
as it is studied new possibilities seem always
tobewelling upwithin it, andwhat istold is
not a hundredth part of thatwhich is placed
withinreach; itseemstoencircleandpenetrate
themindtill the man is plunged intoasea of
wisdom and knowledge which permeateshim
throughandthrough. Thereagaincompassion
expands,rejoicingin thenewchannelswhich it
findsforitsoutwardflowing. Themanonthe
devachanic plane reaches downwards to all
planes,sendingdowntheforces that belong to
those higherregions tostrengthen and illumate
the minds of men, affecting them by masses
insteadofonebyone,affectingnumbersbyfar-
reachingthoughts,helpingthem toseetruthas
true, and Impressing on the inner mind that
which theouter brainisunabletocomprehend.
Thus part of the help givento those whoare
aided consists in the working on the inneror
highermind,suggestinga newidea, a scientific
