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mental apparatus must be in readiness to become active in turning or translating the vibrations into perception, thought and ideas.
To improve the sense organs so that they may be better channels through which to receive knowledge – all knowledge of any sort whatever being built up from the perceptions known through the senses — the three things above- named must exist, namely, desire, appreciation, and work.
The desire must be no mere motive of pleasure or amusement.
It must be a yearning for the faculty, so that one is prepared to acquire it at some cost, such as giving up any pleasure of food or habits of life that hinder the acquisition of the faculty. The object of acquiring the faculty must be to have a better understanding of the universe, and to get additional knowledge so that we follow it changing our lives
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