354 The Law of the Rhythmic Breath 



turb the balance of the Tattvas, and greatly in- 

 crease the preponderance of those which in excess 

 are disastrous. The physical and mental peril of 

 indulgence in these latter emotions and thoughts, 

 is not half-understood; but here, again, the Tatt- 

 iiic Law clearly explains cause and effect, warns of 

 the danger, and places responsibility. We must 

 learn to direct our activities and govern our lives 

 systematically, refusing longer to be the playthings 

 of chance. We must think clearly and plan our 

 days so they shall be filled with the things worth 

 the doing. 



As a primary condition of peace, happiness, and 

 health, you must rule your own forces. If you 

 would attract harmonious conditions, your own 

 mood must be harmonious and confident. When 

 we recognize that^we live in a world of forces of 

 which we are a part, and that the soul-governed- 

 and-directed will can control these forces, we real- 

 ize our responsibility for the proper exercise of 

 that control, through the right use and direction of 

 the Power of Thought. 



It seems the most stupendous blindness that men 

 have gone on for centuries delving into this world 

 of Effects the earth and the life thereon 

 and persistently denied that the world of Cause 

 could be anything outside of the unit under exam- 

 ination, that they could dream of accurate re- 

 sults in studying one Unit of the macrocosm as 



