7rcTIX1xP

Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism446
of Universes that regulates the life of the atom. “As above, so below,” says
the old occult proverb, and the more you study the more will you perceive
its truth. Study the things that lie nearest to you, and you will have the key
to the things beyond you. “There is no great; there is no small” in God’s
World of Forms. Have Faith—have Courage—have Hope—and above all
have Love, and Charity.
We shall now consider the Second Great Manifestation or Relativity.
(2) Energy or Force. (Prana.)
Energy or Force is a principle of Nature which may be defined as “the
power of resisting or overcoming resistance,” or “that which produces Motion.”
A bent spring possesses Energy, for it is capable of doing work in returning
to its former form; a charge of gunpowder possesses Energy, for it is capable
of doing work in exploding; a Leyden jar charged with electricity possesses
Energy, for it is capable of doing work in being discharged. All particles
of Matter that fill infinite space are in constant and perpetual motion. This
Motion is considered by science to be infinite and eternal, that is, existing
everywhere and forever. Every physical change and every chemical process
is associated with a change in the atoms composing Matter—a readjustment
and changing of combinations. All forms of motion; gravitation; all forms of
force; electricity; magnetism; light; heat; cohesion; nerve-force; in fact all
forms of motion, or force, that manifest in the change in the position of the
particles of matter, are forms of Energy, or manifestations of its principle. To
those unfamiliar with the subject, the idea of Energy perhaps may be best
carried in the mind by the idea of “the Principle causing Motion and Change
in Matter.”
The theories of modern science regarding Energy, resemble those
regarding Matter. That is, it is held that although Energy may manifest in
numberless forms, and may be transformed and changed from one form to
another, yet the sum total of Energy in the Universe is fixed and unchangeable,