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progress in spirituality becomes all but free from insuperable hindrances.
The spirit has got two vehicles, to work through for its real development; one gross and the other subtle. The former is the physical vehicle what we call body, and the latter is the mental vehicle. These two are constantly acting and reacting on each other and the individual's life and activities are the resultant of the interplay of these two forces. If a man is to make any progress, these two forces must be so adjusted that their momentum, that is the individual's activities, must be in the directions of spiritual advance; as between these two vehicles, the mental acts more powerfullythough not always with immediate consequencesthan the other. Outwardly it seems as though there is no direct connection of body with mind and their spheres of work are entirely distinct, or if at all there is any connection, it is the body which can mould the mind rather than the reverse. But such is not the case. Psychic Laws prove the truth of the fact that the subtler the force, the more powerful is its working. It is the mind which moulds the body. The science of mental cure is the living illustration of this. The Theory of Karma and Rebirth also proves the The mind and Karma of my previous give me the present body. They the cause of which the body is the cause is prior to effect. The negation of effect
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