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and the powers of his soul were developed. In this state he was thrown into the lion's den, with the result recorded. The sceptic as to the divine authenticity of seriptures can readily accept this story as literally true when he recalls the experiments made in Paris a few years ago. In that city a young lady was hypnotized and placed in a den of lions. The object of the experiment is not now recalled; but the result was just the same as that recorded of the ancient prophet. She had no fear of the lions, and the lions paid not the slightest attention to her. The adepts of India, and even the inferior priests of the Buddhistic faith, often display their powers by entering the jungles, so infested by man-eating tigers that ordinary man would not live an hour, and remain there all night, with no weapons of defence save the God-given powers of the soul.” --(The Law of Psychic Phenomena).
Religion teaches that what was done once can be done again, and by each and every one of us; and Dr. Coche's experiment is a practical demonstration of its eternal truth. When man becomes perfect, like the Father,' he will have the power of performing all the miracles which have been ascribed to the numerous Godmen of the past. But the acquisition of the 'Father-like' perfection depends, as has been seen before, upon the dominion one acquires over one's objective mind, which will set the subjective intelligence free, and enable the soul to realize its latent godly powers and divine potencies. The secret of success lies in the removal of the wrong impressions which are now guiding our conduct in the numerous walks of life, and which have formed deep-rooted habits of thought with us. Religion points out that the initial cause of misery is the belief in one's identity with the body, and prescribes a renunciation of all those thoughts and deeds which encourage, or confirm, this kind of belief. Suggestion must also be harnessed into service, since it is one of the most potent
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| SR No. | 006702 |
| Book Title | Key of Knowledge |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Champat Rai Jain |
| Publisher | ZZZ Unknown |
| Publication Year | 1919 |
| Total Pages | 1204 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 25 MB |