The spiritual life

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292 TheSpiritualLife.


lionofbodiesbuttheunderstandingofessences,
not the observation of effects but the under-

standing of causes, so that wisdom there sees


andhearsandknows,anddealswiththecauses


ofthingsinsteadofwithresults,withthethings
themselves instead of with their appearances.

Mankindwillhavevisionreachingforwardinto


thefuture,creatingcauseswhichwillbeworked


out in following centuries. Helpinevolution


willthenpourinfromeveryside,forthemajority


instead of hindering will forward, instead of

making obstacles, will lift the backward over


them,fortheywillunderstandthe DivineLaw


and becomeco-workerswithit.in the progress


oftheworld.

Seehowthesidesofthepyramidseemtobe


approaching each other as weclimb upwards,


andlove andwisdom areblendingtheiractivi-


ties. So also with power. From what has


been saidisseen thekindof power thatthen


will bein theworld, and howit will quicken


evolution. Fortohavepoweronthedevachanic


planeisto bea fuller expressionof the Good


Law,a deeper channel forits mightycurrent;


perfectexecutionisguidedbyperfectlyrational-


isedobedience,whileeachis theLawinaction


andisthereforeoverwhelminginstrength. We


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