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that there are so many planes in life and so factors, in the symmetrical development on all the planes, that the body itself will not be a fit vehicle for the manifestation of the powers which must be expressed through it, if the discipline is not extended to all the planes. If the soul's wonderful nature is to be manifested through the mentality, the mentality must be pure; if these forces are to be manifested through the moral nature, then the moral nature also must be made perfect. If we do not make the progress on all these planes at the same time then we are not able even to express our powers through all these different carries. It is not the true soul-power which is expressed under the conditions which are to be found in this country, when we see these powers exibited by mediums in a trance state, because they themselves are not able of their own accord to do these things; it must be some other influence, under which alone they can give certain results. Why? Because it is only one part of their nature which is flt to manifest the power; the other parts are not in accord with it, it is working only on one plane; the other planes must be separated or disconnected from that plane, and that is the reason why physically and mentally they are separated from the spiritual or astral nature, and even then, that which is given them is lost to them afterwards. Our mode is different. We say. that all the planes must progress simultaneously by. acting in harmony, and instead of being controlled by
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