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for good or evil. Therefore if such a power as this is in our means we should never influence other people for evil.
We can store magnetism by physical means and by other means. There are rules of diet, of sitting in certain positions, of breathing in certain ways, which, unless our will is strong, we shall not be able to follow. We cannot sit in a certain position for any length of time without some effort of will. Concentration of any kiud also requires will and strengthens the will on the physical piane, and the magnetism may be stored by thinking. Many of our ceremonies are arranged with reference to this fact. Religious ceremonies, according to the Jain philosophy, are designed for this purpose. In certain communities all gather for the purpose of concentration, and recite certain acts which they inay have committed against the laws of nature, and thereby restore the equilibrium which was lost by the commision of those acts, and repair the waste of magnetism. The concentration of many is more than the concentration of one alone. In this cereriony they assume different positions, each of which has its meaning, and is designed to help the effort of concentration.
There are other ways of storing magnetism, and all these have some connection with our religious ceremonies, and are restored to every day when we go to the temple. Of course when you have kept your will power in a certain condition a long time it is a sign of
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