3O2' The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



development of Higher Manas, it has a spiritual 

 influence in the heart. When Lower Manas is 

 completely under the sway of Kama, or is absorbed 

 in materialism, Higher Manas has little opportu- 

 nity to betray the fact that it is the vehicle of im- 

 mortal Truth and Wisdom. It is this Higher 

 Ego whose development Yoga practices encourage. 

 All flashes of intuition, all inspirational concep- 

 tions which father inventions, manifestations of 

 pure genius, these come from Higher Manas, 

 which as " part of the Essence of Universal 

 Mind," has access to all planes of knowledge and 

 power, and knows independently of the brain's 

 reasoning. 



Buddhi, the Soul, vehicle of Spirit, is the sixth 

 Principle. Its Tattva is Anupddaki; planet, Mer- 

 cury; tone Si; colors, violet in positive phase and 

 yellow in negative. Its physical seats of influence 

 are the pineal gland, right eye, a plexus between 

 the shoulders, and the heart ; and its spiritual influ- 

 ence is in the Sushtimnd. The spiritual earth- 

 force is closely related to Buddhi, and its connec- 

 tion with the subtle body is recognized by the col- 

 ors of the latter which are a lower octave and re- 

 versed in activities as are all things reflected upon 

 the physical plane of illusion. 



You know the seventh Principle as Atma, or 

 Spirit, and also as the Auric Envelope, or Egg. 

 Its subtle Tattva, Adi, forming the Auric En- 



