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the differentiated fire of Manas; but once the sixth 

 sense has awakened the seventh the light which 

 radiates from this seventh sense illuminates the 

 fields of infinitude. For a brief space of time, 

 man becomes omniscient, the Past and the Future, 

 Space and Time, disappear and become for him the 

 Present." 



Thus experience, as tangible and definite as any 

 scientific experiments, has established the fact that 

 the pineal gland is the chief organ of spirituality, 

 and the seat of genius. It is the " concrete sym- 

 bol " because latent within this crystalline center 

 are the potencies of Buddhi. To the faithful earn- 

 est student, it becomes the magical Sesame which 

 under the stimulus of his purified will opens to him 

 the secrets of the macrocosm. This supreme 

 achievement, however, is not the reward of all, nor 

 can it be gained by any without unfaltering pur- 

 pose. 



Any selfish aim defeats the realization of higher 

 states of consciousness. But all faithful and reg- 

 ular practice brings its immediate return in serenity, 

 mental power, and physical harmony; with a steady 

 gain in these day by day, and increasing strength, 

 insight, and confidence. Always, the purer the 

 thoughts, the finer, the more rapid the vibrations 

 of the mind-stuff whose reflection is mirrored upon 

 the physical plane. 



Know, too, that spiritual consciousness cannot 



