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Tablet Three
In him was life; and the life was the
light of men.
And the
light shineth in
darkness; and
the
darkness
comprehended it not.
(John 1:4-5)
<1>The out-going force of the Soul (prana)
which is the
life-force of the
Soul, is the power of the
spirit and is in the
consciousness and the universe (God)
which was with Him, "in him was life." <2>This
prana, which is also the
mutative force (raja
guna), is responsible for all the activities in the universe. It
is the
life-force
in the universe (the
breath
of life).
<3>But because it is a neutral force (tama
guna is negative, and satva is positive), its presence is even
harder to realize, and it assumes the polarity of tama (negative)
when used from
ignorance,
and satva (positive) when used from knowledge. <4>In itself
it is the passion and is a force without mind. So when used in this
regard the action is from passion. It is pure action.
<5>When it is not controlled and is used freely
and outwardly toward fulfillment of worldly desires (passions), or
used from
ignorance, it becomes
the very
Maya (illusion) itself.
<6>But when this force is realized, controlled, and directed
inwardly, it becomes a
light (spiritual
realization, imagination, and willpower) and can be directed toward
higher thoughts. <7>Then it will spiritualize the mind, and
the higher levels of the mind (Buddhi)
will develop.
<8>This force (prana,
the life-force) was
in the universe (God) and
also is present in each
unit
consciousness (man), and when it is directed toward higher
consciousness (satva
guna, light) it
becomes the
light of the
consciousness, "and the life was the
light of men."
<9>But because of the influence of the
tama guna (darkness),
although this
light is always within
them, they cannot comprehend it, "and the
light shineth in
darkness, and the
darkness comprehended
it not."
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