A Record of Meetings held by P.D. Ouspensky - HolyBooks.com

MR. O. It doesn't mean that it doesn't work. It means that it is takenby itself without connection with any triad.MRS. R. What should be the state of 'interior peace'—state of nitrogenor state of hydrogen?MR. O. No, it cannot be defined in that way.MRS. R. I do not understand the musical scale in relation to the schemeof the Ray of Creation. Is every musical note triple?MR. O. Well, it can be applied to any kind of orderly development.And what means triple?***[Oral questions.]MRS. F. Does that mean that impressions go on coming?MR. O. Certainly, certainly, certainly.MRS. F. How are they registered and how are they transformed?MR. O. Observe. This is material for observation.MR. H. Do you consider that man has a soul?MR. O. Soul in this system means simply—life principle. It is not apsychic principle.MRS. R. The soul, is it matter?MR. O. It is matter, yes.MRS. R. Where to find the matter if it isn't hydrogen?MR. O. When it will be necessary, we'll study it. It doesn't enternow.MISS H . What is the difference between essence and spirit?MR. O. We don't use the word spirit.MRS. F. Does the life of the sun feed us?MR. O. No, it is quite a wrong analogy.MRS. F. The soul doesn't come from the moon?MR. O. The sun is the sun. If you speak about the moon, then speakabout the moon.MISS R. In the Table of Hydrogens, No. 3072 is the highest. If it'sdensest does it mean that souls are densest?MR. O. Soul certainly is higher.MISS Q . Can you give us some example of how to use energy?MR. O. We cannot use it exactly, that is the same half pound of energythat we would lose through waste.MR. L. How can we know when we really remember ourselves?MR. O. Oh, when we remember ourselves we know the difference. But