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truth of our existence, that which can manifest this truth..
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(m) With this growing awareness, the child should be taught to concentrate on this presence and make it more and more a living fact.
(n) The child should be taught that whenever there is an inner uneasiness, he should not pass it off and try to forget it, but should attened to it, and try to find our by an inner observation the cause of the uneasiness so that it can be removed by inner or other methods.
still another exercise; whenever there is a disagreement on any matter, as a decision to take, or an act to accomplish, one must not stick to one's own conception or point of view. On the contary, one must try to understand the other person's point of view, put oneself in his place and, instead of quarrelling or even fighting find out a solution which can reasonably satisfy both parties, there is always one for men of goodwill.
And there are many such exercises.
A wide, subtle, rich, complex, attentive and quiet and silent mind is an asset not only for the psychic and spiritual discovery, but also for manifesting the psychic and spiritual truths and powers.
(0) It should be emphasised that if one has a sincere and steady aspiration, a persistent and dynamic will, one is sure to meet in one way or another, externally by study and instruction, internally by concentration, revelation and experience, the help one needs to reach the goal. Only one thing is absolutely indispensable : the will to discover and realise. This discovery and this realisation should be the primary occupation of the being, the pearl of great price which one should acquire at any cost. Whatever one does, wh-tever cne's occupation and activity, the will to find the truth of one's being and to unite with it must always be living, always present behind all that one dces and that one experiences, all that one thinks.
(ii) The vital being in us is the seat of impulses and desires, of enthusiasm and violence, of dynamic energy and desperate de pression, of passions and revolt. The vital is a good worker, but most often it seeks its own satisfaction. If that is refused totally or even partially, ii gets vexed, sulky and goes on strike.
An exercise at these moments is to remain quiet and refuse to act. For it is important to realise that at such times one does stupid things and in a few minutes candestoy or spoil what one has gained in months of regular effort, losing thus all the progress made.
(p) There are aspects of the mental, vital and physical development which contribute to the psychic and spiritual education. They can be briefly mentioned :
Another exercise is to deal with the vital as one deals with a child in revolt, with patience and persevera nce showing it the truth and light, endeavouring to convince it and awaken in it the good will which for a moment was veiled.
(1) In its natural state the human mind is always limited in its vision, narrow in its understanding, rigid in its conceptions, and a certain effort is needed to enlarge it, make it supple and deep. Hence, it is very necessary to develop in the child the inclination and capacity to consider everything from as many points of view as possible. There is an exercise in this connection which gives greater suppleness and elevation to thought It is as follows. A clearly formulated thesis is set; against it is opposed the anti-thesis, formulated with the same precision. Then by careful reflection the pro- blem must be widened or transcended so that a syrthesis is found which unites the two contrarics in a larger, higher and more comprehensive idea..
Another exercise is to control the mind from judging things and people. For true knowledge belongs to a region much higher than that of the human mind, even beyond the region of pure ideas. The mind has got to be made silent and attentive in order to receive know- ledge froin above and manifest it..
A wide and strong, calm but dynamic vital capable of right emotion, right decision, and right execution by force and energy, is an invaluable aid to the psychic and spiritual realisations.
(iii) The body by its nature is a docile and faithfal instrument. But it is very often misused by the mind with its dogmas, its rigid and arbitrary principles, and by the vital with its passions, its excesses and dissipations. It is thes which are the cause of the bodily fatigue, exhaustion and disease. The body must therefore be free from the tyranny of th: mind and of the vital; and this can be done by training the body to feel and sense the psychic presence within and to learn to obey its governance. The emphasis on the development of strength, suppleness, calm, quiet, poise, grace and beauty in physical education
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