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worst parts of the mentality and becomes magnetism of a positive nature, so that it will gather only the best things. But this is only the physical method of storing magnetism. By physical austerities we can evolve that same force to as high a degree as possible, and by taking physical means we can stop the waste of the magnetism. If we think of no useless matters, if we stay in a certain posture for half an hour, if we stop all useless acts, we stop the wasting away of the magnetic fiuid. The austerities of the Hindus are not of the kind called mortification of the flesh. That is not the austerity of the Hindus ; that is the practice of certain persons called fakirs who are no more religious representatives than the actors in a circus represent Christianity. However, even the raising of the hand for a long time would give them a certain will power, but they forget the end of evolving that will force. They do not know for what purpose they are doing this act. The force, however, evolved in this way may go with them to the next life, but because it was evolved without any desire for doing good, it will be used in a different way in another life from that which was evolved for another purpose. The motive of an act has something to do with the result. The nature of the result will depend on the motive with which the act was performed. That is why we find persons who are rich and have no desire of doing good, and some who have a great desire to do good. It is the same way with those who are poor. The nature and the object of the act are both to be taken into consideration
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