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FAITH KNOWLEDGE AND CONDUCT
Rebirth amongst men needs no further explanation now, as it is all a question of the internal vibrations of the impulses in the will. Nor need we discuss the conditions governing rebirth in the lower grades of life-the animal and vegetable forms.
Material vibrations are intimately associated with colour from which the soul is free. But because of the conjunction of matter, will, as the repository of character, is also characterised with colour. This cannot be seen by the eye, but can be perceived by clairvoyant vision. The prominent colours are six: black, blue, pigeon-like, yellow, pink and white. There are many shades of these colours, and they change with the change of the impulsions from time to time; but the types are only six. These are termed lesiyās (soulpaints or auras). The lesiyās really represent so many different types of internal vibrations, and determine the future re-birth of the soul. The black is the worst of all, and takes one to the very worst surroundings and regions. The white is the best and is associated with life in the highest heavens. The others account for the intermediate grades of life.
From the standpoint of material parallelism, the fusion of spirit and matter is the closest where the gratification of desires is the deepest. It was seen in connection with the feeling of pleasure and pain that they
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