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Philosophy,” published by the same publishers as this book. We do not care
to repeat here what we have said on this subject, although it may be well
to say a few words regarding the Spiritual Mind, that this form of treatment
may be better understood.
The Spiritual Mind of man is that principle of mind that is above and
higher than the two lower mental principles known as Instinctive Mind and
Intellect, respectively. Spiritual Mind is above the plane of Intellect, just as
the Instinctive Mind is below the plane of Intellect. The Spiritual Mind has
not as yet developed or unfolded into consciousness in the average man,
although some of the more advanced of the race—those who have gone
ahead of their brothers on The Path—have unfolded the Spiritual Mind
into consciousness, or, rather, have moved the centre of consciousness into
the region of the Spiritual Mind. This higher Mental Principle is what we
try to express when we say the “Something Within” that seems to exert a
protecting influence over us, and which sends us words of caution or advice
in moments of need.
All that the race has received in the way of noble, elevating, higher
thoughts have come from this region of the mind. The Spiritual Mind projects
fragments of truth into the lower Mental Principals. All that has come to the
race, in its evolution, that has tended toward nobility, true religious feeling,
kindness, humanity, justice, unselfish love, mercy, sympathy, etc., has come
to it through the slowly unfolding Spiritual Mind. As the unfoldment goes
on, man’s idea of Justice increases, and he has more compassion. His feeling
of Human Brotherhood increases—his idea of love grows, and he increases
in all the qualities which men of all creeds pronounce “good.”
The Spiritual Mind is the source of the “inspiration” which certain poets,
painters, sculptors, writers, preachers, orators, and others have received in
all times, and which they receive to-day. This is the source from which the
seer obtains his vision—the prophet his foresight. Many have concentrated
themselves upon high ideals in their work, and have received rare knowledge
from this source, which they have attributed to beings from another world—