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The Secret Doctrine. 183
"Alas, alas, that men should possess Alaya, be one
with the great Soul, and that possessing it, Alaya
should so little avail."
"Unless thou hearest thou canst not see."
"Unless thou seest thou canst not hear."
"To hear and see, this is thg second stage."
So much as to the meaning of the word Master,
and the methods by which Adeptship is attained.
Now, as to the nature of the Power he possesses,
or, the Master's Word. A man's words' express
his ideas, and reveal his character. In this sense
the creative power of Deity is called the Word of
God, or the Logos; and the whole process of creation,
being an outward expression of Divinity, is
called the Logos.
"There is in Nature one most potent force, by
means whereof a single man, who could possess
himself of it, and should know how to direct it,
could revolutionize and change the face of the
world.
"This force was known to the ancients. It is a
universal agent, whose Supreme Law is equilibrium,
and whereby, if science can but learn how to control
it, it will be possible to change the order of