On Some Difficulties ofthe Inner Life.^35
whole life. For a few advanced beings this
life of sensation is transcended. The vast
majorityoccupythevariousstageswhichstretch
between this life of sensation and thatwhich
hastranscendedsuchsensation: thoseofmixed
sensation and emotion and thought in diverse
proportions, and of emotion and thought in
diverse proportions. Inthe life thatiswholly
of sensation there is no multiplicityof "^1 s,'
and thereforeno conflict; in the lifethat has
transcended sensationthere is an Inner Ruler,Immortal, and there is no conflict; but in all
the ranges between there are manifold "I's
"
andamongthemconflict.
Let us consider this life of sensation asfound in the savage of low development.
There is an "I," passionate, craving, fierce,
grasping, when aroused toactivity. But there
is no conflict, savewith the world outsidehis
physical body. With that he may war, but
inner war he knows not. He does what he
wants, without questionings beforehand or re-morse afterwards; the actions of the body
followthe promptingsof desire,and the mind
does not challenge, norcriticise, nor condemn.
It merelypictures and records, storingup ma-
terials for future elaboration. Its evolution is