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molecules without atoms; and just as every process 

 from the exterior to the interior of the cell is a 

 gradation of refining motion, to forms and vibra- 

 tions too subtle for the comprehension of man, so 

 also is the structure of the human body. 



The sequence of numbers forges the links in this 

 life-chain, numbers ever repeating, ever reiterat- 

 ing, ever reproducing and recombining con- 

 strained by the Rhythmic Law the primary 

 Logoi emanating from the First Cause. As from 

 this First Cause, which is Unity (the Creator, 

 Brahman) , everything in the manifested world pro- 

 ceeds, the basic Truth is that the Law of Unity 

 is the keystone of the arch supporting, defining, 

 and limiting all other laws and their activities. 

 But since manifestation implies change, how does 

 this Law of Unity act? Every act proceeds from 

 an impelling influence, the power of thought, 

 which is Spirit in action. God thought, and in- 

 stantly the vibrations of that thought for us the 

 first manifestation of Force began working in its 

 affinity, or opposite, the Mother Principle of the 

 Universe, Mula-prakriti; or Pradhdna; homo- 

 geneous, undiscrete substance for which there 

 are many names. It suffices for clearest under- 

 standing, however, to recognize it as the negative 

 phase of Spirit, and the root of matter, which is al- 

 ways negative to Spirit. 



Thus even Unity in action must have two phases 



