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the uppermost place in our hearts. It follows logically from this that no amount of others' blood can bring the blissful Godhood into manifestation, so long as the lower end of the see-saw remains above the threshold of consciousness; and it further follows that the only sacrifice which can ever succeed in securing for us the realization of our own true nature is none other than the destruction of the sense of egotism.
RESURRECTION.
To complete our explanation of sacrificial symbology, we have to observe that the zodiacal man consists of positive and negative parts, like everything else in nature (Brihajjatakam). Of the four kinds of tendencies represented by the four quadrupeds, the lion (Leo), the ram, the bull and the he-goat, the only positive one is fearlessness, symbolized by the lion. Now, since the object of sacrifice is the attainment of one's hidden Godhood, therefore, only those tendencies which are negative, that is to say, which produce negativity, hence, weakness, are to be destroyed. For this reason were the ram, the bull and the he-goat, the symbols of negative, i.e., weakening tendencies, in the nature of the soul, selected by the ancients for sacrificial offering, to propitiate the higher Self.
The higher Self is pure Will which comes into manifestation only when the weakening tendencies are brought under control. Hence, anything which removes weakness from the soul directly goes to develop the Will; in other words, Will can only be developed by a deliberate eradication, i.e., sacrificing, of all those tendencies, inclinations and emotions which act as obstacles on the path of emancipation. It is thus clear that sensuality, pride,
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