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“We must accept our burdens gracefully, for when the student takes the Path, he is often plunged into ranges of experience which other men escape, in order to teach him to have command of himself in his environment, and thus learn the reason why he has been placed there.”

In this intermediate state, that is beyond good and evil, we receive that illumination that will make us harmless to our neighbors, harmless in that we will neither oppose them by force nor by argument. This is the wisdom that some of the great Masters use when dealing with humanity. This consciousness makes us indifferent to people and things. This is not a callous state, for we are more sensitive to their pain and sufferings than ever, but we can see deeper and help with greater understanding; for, if we would be of use to this world, there comes a time when we must detach ourselves from it.

The law of the magician is not easy to learn, for it is very exacting and no one can gain such knowledge without careful and difficult training.

Just as we aspire to become an instrument of the Dayspring of Youth and manifest in its intelligence, so must the magician be immersed in his own individual Dayspring of Youth before he can make anything obey his direction. That is, he must do two things: be a ruler in Nature's consciousness and still remain her pupil. In everything in this science there is a definite bridge to be crossed before one can gain the approval of any power.

In every large city throughout the world some great soul dwells, whose mission is to stimulate youthful minds to search for Truth. Many people nowadays are becoming sensitive, and apprehend the thought atmosphere of others, be it good or evil. It is through this thought atmosphere that the occult students of the darker side, when extending their range of Consciousness, seek to form groups. Thus, they gain power and substance to carry on their work, and easily gain their bread and butter. But no student of white magic will set a price on the things of the spirit. It is through such extension of Consciousness and sensitivity to thought atmosphere that certain undying immortals living in this world today seek to further its evolution. This natural system of thought transference, among those sufficiently developed to respond to thought vibration, is one of the surprises of Yoga practice. America has a number of holy men living in seclusion, remote from the world, sometimes in etheric bodies, who watch over her destiny, and when an earnest student sincerely seeks truth, he is protected by these Elder Brothers. When the student is duly and truly prepared, and has been found to be worthy and well qualified, he is given his instruction. One student was watched over during seven years of preparation, by one of these Elder Brothers, before the instruction came which set his feet upon the upward path, which will lead him through conscious nature to the plane of heavenly peace—the presence of the Lord God of Truth within.

I FOUND HIM

We are held responsible for our prayers, and as we have not learned how to pray we often inflict our conditions onto those for whom we pray. A group of people praying about a sick bed can sometimes drive out the real personality from the body and allow an obsessing entity to enter. When we pray we often visualize the person for whom we pray; but we fail to realize that we send our own atmosphere to them instead. This can frequently bring greater disorder than ever. There are many religious organizations that pray at mass meetings for individuals that they may be converted to their beliefs. They imagine they are helping them, but are on the contrary similar to highwaymen on the mental plane; for they seek to dominate them regardless of their liberty of experience. This can often shut out the true light from those sincerely seeking it. When the Yogi wishes to assist a person, he first seeks union with his Innermost and asks It for direction; he then contacts the Innermost of the other person and receives the information best needed to help the individual.