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

Wednesday. July 9th 1941. (New York.)[Written questions.]MR. Z. Why is carbon 6, being of such high character, placed down inthe lower part of the diagram [Fo od Factory]?MR. O. First, it is carbon 12. And secondly we cannot define one thingby itself—one particular detail of the structure of an organism.MR. Z. Any orderly development proceeds to develop according to theLaw of Seven. Could the development of an organism, say a frog fromits egg, be considered an orderly development and subjected to theLaw of Seven?MR. O. It may be.MR. Z. Do minerals possess soul? If so, how is it possible for a mineralto die?MR. O. Man possesses a soul and he dies.***[Oral questions.]MR. H. Can negative emotions in men Nos. 1, 2 and 3, cause disease?MR. O. If it is sufficiently strong, perhaps.MRS. F. You said that one remembers the moments when one is moreawake. Which moment is that?MR. O. No, it's not 'which is which'. Generally speaking, one remem­bers moments when one is awake. But it cannot be described as youwish.MRS. F. Does the kind of memory depend on the type of person?MR. O. No, some have one sort. Simply—they are different.MISS R. Is your description of six dimensions the same as in yourbook?MR. O. No, you begin with three dimensions—then come to six. Youcannot begin with six.MR. L. I don't understand those three laws that come from each world.Where do you get those three forces?MR. O. Each new world develops three new combinations of its own