the dore lectures on mental science(脑科学讲座)-第7章
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individuality； and as we begin to realize the Law of this relation； we； in
our turn； are attracted towards the Divine along the lines of least resistance；
that is on those lines which are most natural to our special bent of mind。 In
this way we throw out certain aspirations with the result that we intensify
our attraction of the Divine forces in a certain specific manner； and they
then begin to act both through us and around us in accordance with our
aspirations。 This is the rationale of the reciprocal action be tween the
Universal Mind and the individual mind； and this shows us that our desires
should not be directed so much to the acquisition of particular THINGS as
to the reproduction in ourselves of particular phases of the Spirit's activity；
and this； being in its very nature creative； is bound to externalize as
corresponding things and circumstances。 Then； when these external facts
appear in the circle of our objective life； we must work upon them from
the objective stand…point。 This is where many fall short of completed work。
They realize the subjective or creative process； but do not see that it must
be followed by an objective or constructive process； and consequently
they are unpractical dreamers and never reach the stage of completed work。
The creative process brings the materials and conditions for the work to
our hands； then we must make use of them with diligence and common…
senseGod will provide the food； but He will not cook the dinner。
This； then； is the part taken by the individual； and it is thus that he
becomes a distributing centre of the Divine energy； neither on the one
hand trying to lead it like a blind force； nor on the other being himself
under a blind unreasoning impulsion from it。 He receives guidance
because he seeks guidance； and he both seeks and receives according to a
Law which he is able to recognize； so that he no more sacrifices his liberty
or dwarfs his powers； than does an engineer who submits to the generic
laws of electricity； in order to apply them to some specific purpose。 The
more intimate his knowledge of this Law of Reciprocity becomes； the
more he finds that it leads on to Liberty； on the same principle by which
we find in physical science that nature obeys us precisely in the same
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degree to which we first obey nature。 As the esoteric maxim has it 〃What
is a truth on one plane is a truth on all。〃 But the key to this
enfranchisement of body； mind； and circumstances is in that new thought
which becomes creative of new conditions； because it realizes the true
order of the creative process。 Therefore it is that； if we would bring a new
order of Life； Light； and Liberty into our lives we must commence by
bringing a new order into our thought； and find in ourselves the starting
point of a new creative series； not by the force of personal will； but by
union with the Divine Spirit； which in the expression of its inherent Love
and Beauty； makes all things new。
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THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT。
The three preceding lectures have touched upon certain fundamental
truths in a definite orderfirst the nature of the Originating Spirit itself；
next the generic relation of the individual to this All…embracing Spirit； and
lastly the way to specialize this relation so as to obtain greater results from
it than spontaneously arise by its merely generic action； and we have
found that this can only be done through a new order of thought。 This
sequence is logical because it implies a Power； an Individual who
understands the Power； and a Method of applying the power deduced from
understanding its nature。 These are general principles without realizing
which it is impossible to proceed further； but assuming that the reader has
grasped their significance； we may now go on to consider their application
in greater detail。
Now this application must be a personal one； for it is only through the
individual that the higher specialization of the power can take place； but at
the same time this must not lead us to suppose that the individual； himself；
brings the creative force into being。 To suppose this is inversion； and we
cannot impress upon ourselves too deeply that the relation of the
individual to the Divine Spirit is that of a distributor； and not that of the
original creator。 If this is steadily borne in mind the way will become clear；
otherwise we shall be led into confusion。
What； then； is the Power which we are to distribute？ It is the
Originating Spirit itself。 We are sure that it is this because the new order of
thought always begins at the beginning of any series which it contemplates
bringing into manifestation； and it is based upon the fact that the origin of
everything is Spirit。 It is in this that its creative power resides； hence the
person who is in the true new order of thought assumes as an axiomatic
fact that what he has to distribute； or differentiate into manifestation is
nothing else than the Originating Spirit。 This being the case； it is evident
that the PURPOSE of the distribution must be the more perfect expression
of the Originating Spirit as that which it is in itself； and what it is in itself
is emphatically Life。 What is seeking for expression； then； is the perfect
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Livingness of the Spirit； and this expression is to be found； through
ourselves； by means of our renewed mode of thought。 Let us see； then；
how our new order of thought； with regard to the Principle of Life； is
likely to operate In our old order of thought we have always associated
Life with the physical bodylife has been for us the supreme physical fact。
Now； however； we know that Life is much more than this； but； as the
greater includes the less； it includes physical life as one mode of its
manifestation。 The true order does not require us to deny the reality of
physical life or to call it an illusion； on the contrary it sees in physical life
the completion of a great creative series； but it assigns it the proper place
in that series； which is what the old mode of thought did not。
When we realize the truth about the Creative Process； we see that the
originating life is not physical： its livingness consists in thought and
feeling。 By this inner movement it throws out vehicles through which to
function； and these become living forms because of the inner…principle
which is sustaining them； so that the Life with which we are primarily
concerned in the new order is the life of thought and feeling in ourselves
as the vehicle； or distributing medium； of the Life of the Spirit。
Then； if we have grasped the idea of the Spirit as the great FORMING
Power； as stated in the last lecture； we shall seek in it the fountain…head of
Form as well as of Power： and as a
