150 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



into the localized, or individualized, Prdna prove 

 to us as nothing else can the dynamic power of 

 thought, itself manipulating and disturbing these 

 forces and therefore superior to them; and disclose 

 to the spiritually alive soul glimpses of limitless 

 realms for conquest. 



To the materialist these realms of power are a 

 sealed book, and will forever remain beyond his 

 vision. He is the victim of self-limitation ! They 

 are accessible only to the soul-directed will, which, 

 governing thought, chooses the right path and car- 

 ries consciousness to higher planes of harmonic vi- 

 brations. The human instrument is thus tuned to 

 purer and higher influences. 



An ocean of thought-vibrations is beating upon 

 our brains every instant, seeking sympathetic vi- 

 brations upon which to impinge. This is the se- 

 cret of the same thought flashing through many 

 brains under the same Tattvic influence at the same 

 time. While this Tattvic (or planetary) influence 

 determines the thoughts and the deeds of the 

 drifters and all in negative that is, receptive 

 conditions, OURS is THE POWER TO CHOOSE THE 

 THOUGHT. The free will that is a peril is also 

 the greatest blessing, putting in our grasp the ever- 

 ready means to overcome physical evils; and the 

 needs of the hour are ethical training in choice, and 

 the education of the will. Evil seeks evil with a 

 marvellous power of accretion and disturbance, 



