274 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



the planetary influences which determine tempera- 

 ment and characteristics; for every Principle, 

 simply reflecting the power of its ruling Hierarchy 

 and Tattva, which works always in the matter of 

 that sheath, has its special seat of influence in the 

 human body, and exactly according to the so-called 

 " accidents of birth " (there is no " chance," all 

 is the effect of a given cause), primarily is a man 

 prone to disorders of the head or feet, the heart or 

 lungs, the stomach or liver, etc. But all these so- 

 called " heriditary " weaknesses can be overcome 

 by healthful living and more healthful thinking; 

 thought being preeminently the moulding power 

 of evolution, as it was in the beginning of involu- 

 tion. Voltaire said, as the sum of forty years' 

 searching for truth : " Chance is a word void of 

 sense. The world is arranged according to mathe- 

 matical laws." 



Every organ in the body is the center of a certain 

 power, and it is upon the perfection of its function 

 and the harmonious co-operation of all these 

 powers, that the well-being and usefulness of the in- 

 dividual, his growth and development to high pur- 

 pose, depends. We are held " Under the Law " 

 (Karma) by evil, not by good. In the life of the 

 spirit we are freed and make laws for ourselves. 

 The purity of soul-vibrations soul-power ap- 

 plied to the regeneration of the body has power 

 to expel many seemingly malignant disorders. 



