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without, living entirely in external things, 

 rules both body and mind. Such persons are 

 weak-willed, and are at the beck and call of every 

 suggestion and impulse. They build strong 

 Kdmic sheaths which furnish the plasma for en- 

 during Kdma-rupas of the grossest astral matter, 

 the most permanent astral body. 



As the person increases in intelligence, if the 

 ethical keeps pace with the mental development, 

 self-control is gained and the activities of the life 

 are prompted from within; thus finer materials are 

 attracted, and the Kdmic sheath increases in size, 

 becoming purer and more distinct and stable. The 

 vibrations oT all Principles gain in refinement and 

 purity when the mind governs desires instead of 

 responding to the outward stimuli of the senses, 

 and only then can evolution proceed apace. It 

 is the difference in the state of matter which raises 

 all bars of incomprehension and misunderstanding. 

 As we refine the vibrations of our different Prin- 

 ciples we refine their constituent matter, and open 

 to ourselves plane after plane of consciousness. 



Remember, always, that the separation between 

 these worlds, or planes of consciousness, is one of 

 constitution, not of place. Encircling spheres are 

 constantly alluded to, but they are " concentric, 

 interpenetrating spheres." There is really no sepa- 

 ration except of condition, a fact constantly 

 proved in concentration, when consciousness passes 



