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powerthat I wielded inthenext." Andeven

inonelifeyoucanseeit,eveninonebriefspan

from thecradle tothe grave youcantracethe

working of the law. Yougrow, not bywhat

yougainof outerfruit,but bytheinnerunfold-

ingnecessaryforyoursuccessinthestruggle.

Now, if long natural experience has made

wisetheman,theseobjects lose theirpowerto

attract,and the first tendency thenistocease

from effort; but that would mean stagnation.

Whentheobjectsoftheworldare becoming a

little lessvaluable than theywere,then is the

timetolookforsomenewmotive,andthemotive

toactionforthespirituallifeis,first,toperform

action because it is duty,and not in orderto

gainthepersonalrewardthatitmaybring. Let

me takethecaseof amanof the world anda

spiritualman,andseewhatitneedstoturnone

mto the other. I take one inwhichyouwill

notquestion that heisa man of theworld,a

manwhoismakingsomeenormousfortune,who

puts before himself as the one object of life

money, to be rich. It is a common thing.

Now,for a moment,pause on the life of the

manwho has determinedto be rich. Every-

thingissubordinatedtothatoneaim. Hemust

bemaster of his body, for if that body is his

masterhewillwastewitheveryweekandmonth

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