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speak of being " heavy-hearted," " depressed in 

 spirits," " sleepy," yet prolonged sleep brings no 

 rest ; under such influences, we are literally weighted 

 down by the gross, heavy states of the physical 

 atoms. As the Spirit, through the purification of 

 matter, evolves out of it, the vibrations increase 

 in refinement; and lightness, exhilaration, and elas- 

 ticity are increasingly apparent. In such states we 

 bring enthusiasm to bear upon all that we do, and 

 every activity is a joy; work ceases to be labor. 

 We have connected ourselves with higher and 

 purer sources of energy. 



Epictetus reminds us : " Men are distracted 

 not by the things which happen but by their opin- 

 ions about things." To consistently apply the 

 Tattvic Law and reap the advantage from the 

 knowledge of it which is possible for every earn- 

 est and determined soul, there is in most cases an 

 imperative need to change the whole tenor of cus- 

 tomary thought, often, indeed, the order of the 

 life; to purify the mind and body through whole- 

 some thinking and living, with faith, charity, love, 

 and truth, and effacement of all petty self-interests 

 as the basis of daily activities. 



The cheerfulness and joy resulting promote a 

 state of harmony, for happiness, confidence, and 

 courage are upbuilding forces; fear, anxiety, petty 

 animosities, intolerance, resentment, and cowardice 

 are ^integrating and discordant, because they dis- 



