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AMORC Rosi cr uci an Or derANALYTI CAL DI SCUSSI ONS( Suppl ement ary Lect ur e)

E A R E H E R E W H Y?

Per pet ual Cel l Response i n Dai l y Li vi ng. An I l l ust r at i on

The day begi ns. J ohn Doe f ai l s t o f i nd hi s newspaper on t he ver anda;he shows annoyance by cal l i ng t o Mr s. Doe: "Why i sn t my paper her e?"Hi s mi l d f or m of anger t r ansmi t s i t sel f to hi s cel l san i nevi t abl er esul t . The mor e vi ol ent t he emot i on, t he gr eat er ar e I t s ef f ect s ont he physi cal body.

Unj ust l y br ought to account , , Mr s. Doe answer s wi t h a sense of i nj ur y:"Why do you hol d me r esponsi bl e?" Her cel l s l ose tone. Cases havebeen known of exaggerat ed sel f pi t y l eadi ng to mel anchol i a.

Mar t ha br i ngs i n t he t oast and depar t s. Under t he af t er mat h of hi s i r -r i t abi l i t y, Mr . Doe r emar ks: "Can' t you get her t o t oast br ead wi t hout

dr yi ng i t t o a cr i sp?" Anot her dest r uct i ve i mpul se t r avel s to hi scel l s .

Mr s. Doe' s l i ps t i ght en.

"Her e i s a pi ece t hat wi l l sui t you. " She speaks col dl y and makes noat t empt to pass i t of f l i ght l y, nor to cont r ol her sl i ght f eel i ng ofr esent ment . Resent ment has an adver se ef f ect on t he physi cal cel l s,but nei t her i s gi vi ng t hought t o ef f ect s. The psychi cal l aw, however ,under l yi ng t he i nf l uence upon cel l s of t hought and emot i on, works on.

At t hi s j unct ur e bot h husband and wi f e who ar e al most i nvar i abl y af -

f abl emet aphor i cal l y shake t hemsel ves and begi n agai n; but t he at mos-pher e i s sti l l cl ouded. Even t he ef f ects of a sl i ght l oss of sel fcont r ol ar e not cl eared away on t he i nst ant . No heal t h gi vi ng i mpul sesar e bei ng sent to t hei r cel l s.

She wal ks out acr oss t he ver anda wi t h hi m as usual t o t he st eps. Asshe ki sses hi m good bye, she l ooks hi m di r ect l y i n t he eyes and t hei rgl ances meet . She smi l es; he smi l es sheepi shl y. Thei r cel l s ar e get -t i ng t one.

"Have a f i ne day, J ohn, " and she f eel s a t hr i l l of af f ect i on as sher egar ds her spl endi d husband. Ah! That st ar t s a gl ow of heal t hf ulI nf l uence. As he wal ks up t he st r eet mor e at peace t han si nce hi sf i r st out br eak, he i nhal es deepl y t he f r eshness of t he mor ni ng ai r .

That i s a physi cal cause t hat i nvi gor at es hi s cel l s. And he admi t s tohi msel f t hat he was a l i t t l e di sagr eeabl e about t he paper and t oast .

"Mar y i s a t r ump! I am f or t unat e! I l l not be a boor agai n. " That i sf i ne f or hi s organi sm!

He j umps on a car , mi scal cul at es, and i n r ecover i ng hi msel f knocksshar pl y t he bundl e f r om hi s nei ghbor ' s arm. He swoops down to pi ck i tup; t he ot her man makes a si mul t aneous swoop; t hei r heads meet a t hud!A f er vent ej acul at i on escapes f r omMr . Doe and anot her bad i mpr essi on

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passes t o hi s cel l s. But hi s nei ghbor , havi ng a keen sense of humor ,bur st s out l aughi ng; everybody l aughs cont agi ousl y; J ohn Doe l aughs.A good nat ur ed conver sat i on st ar t s among t he men, and soon J ohn Doer adi at es cont ent and hi s cel l s al l r ef l ect hi s buoyancy.

Lat er i n t he mor ni ng, i t occur s t o Mr . Doe to t r y "i nst ant Posturn" f orbr eakf ast ; hi s cof f ee i s not agr eei ng wi t h hi m. Of cour se not ! But hehas never heard of t he i nf l uence of t hought and emot i on on hi s bodi l ycel l s. I t has not come home to hi m t hat he mi ght f i nd sel f cont r ol i nl i t t l e mat t er s as good f or hi s di gest i on as a cof f ee subst i t ut e.

Or di nar i l y bef or e she t ur ns i nt o the house, Mr s. Doe t akes i n t he beau-t y of t he mor ni ng whi ch has bot h a physi cal and spi r i t ual ef f ect uponher . She i s not as spar kl i ng as usual t hi s mor ni ng and hast ens i n tot el l Mar t ha about t he t oast bef or e she f or get s. Had she l ooked f i r st ,she woul d have post poned her mi ssi on f or i t was appar ent t hat Mar t hahad her own t r oubl es. Al t ho she t ol d her sensi bl y and ki ndl y how t heypr ef er r ed t hei r t oast , t he mai d bur st i nt o tear s; she needed sl eep, her

ner ves were unst r ung. Mr s. Doe sei zed her by t he hands. What ever wast he mat t er ?

Her young man i t was hi s r i ng she had been wear i ng on her f i nger l astni ght had danced wi t h a new gi r l al l t he eveni ng and had l et her comehome by hersel f .

Thi s was r eal t r oubl e! Even here Nat ure ur ges t o cont r ol , and t he l ackof i t however ext enuat i ng the cause has a del et er i ous ef f ect upon t hephysi cal syst em gener al l y at t acki ng i t I n i t s weaker spot s. Happi l yt her e i s compensat i on. Al t ho . t r oubl e and a weak wi l l act det r i men-t al l y on t he body, cour age and st r engt h of char act er br i ng about con-st r ucti ve r esul t s.

And so the days go by, and al l t he Mr . and Mr s. Does and t he Mar t hasar e af f ect i ng t hei r bodi es f or bet t er or f or wor se. I nexor abl e, un-changi ng l aw! Yet t he l aw poi nt s t he way, and man s onl y met hod ofconquer i ng i s t o know t he l aw and conf orm t o i t s f i ndi ngs.

The cl ock t i cks i t s seconds; and each soul i n ever y t hought , word, andi n ever y act , whet her of sel f i ndul gence or of sel f cont r ol , st or es upf or i t sel f i t s own physi cal f ut ur e. We hear t he cry: "i t i s not j ustt hat gr i ef over my cr uel l oss shoul d r eact on my heal t h! " But t hat i sexact l y what does happen. I t i s t he l aw; i t must be j ust . By t hi smeans t hr u sel f cont r ol and sel f f or get f ul ness I n sor r ow t he humanf ami l y ar e i mpel l ed t o gr owt h t hr u ser vi ce to ot her s. I f i t i s ourwi l l not to cont r ol , Nat ur e f or ces us to t he cont r ol l i ng. I t i s ourof f i ce to cooper at e i n t he pr ogr essi vel y unf ol di ng pl an f or human evol u-t i on.

Cooper at i on i n i nt el l ect ual gr owt h

The same I nt el l i gence t hat mani f est s I t sel f I n nat ur emani f est s I t sel fi n us but i n us i t i s i ndi vi dual i zed. And i n us and by us i t must beunf ol ded. The ef f or t expended i n t he pr eser vat i on of heal t h i s onl y abegi nni ng of cooper at i on; our i mmedi at e ai m al so i s t o advance i n

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i nt el l ect ual gr owt h to devel op our f acul t i es and ment al power s. Thegr eat I ncr easi ng Pur pose r eveal s no concei vabl e l i mi t t o t he f ut ur e ofmi nd capaci t y. As t he consci ousness wi dens, l at er , wi l l come per cep-t i on, t r anscendi ng t hought and r eason as t hey exi st on t hi s pl ane, butt her e i s much to accompl i sh bef or e we ar r i ve at t hat st age.

Our pr esent concer n i s to cul t i vat e al er t at t ent i on, and cl ose and ac-cur at e obser vat i on knowl edge i s an absol ut e necessi t y. I f we woul d beal i ve to what i s goi ng on about us, we must t r ai n our mi nds t o conse-cut i ve and shar pl y out l i ned t hi nki ng, we must make compar i sons, use ourdi scr i mi nat i on and our j udgment . I f we wi sh t o compr ehend, I f we wi sht o see bel ow t he sur f ace, t her e i s no other way t han t o devel op ourmi nds t hat i s sur e! Ot her wi se, how can we possi bl y make i nt el l i gentchoi ce of act i on?

The knowl edge we have of t en det er mi nes what we el ect t o do; we cannotl i ve up t o t he hi ghest st andar ds of mor al i t y i n spi t e of t he best i n-t ent i ons ^ i gnor ance of f act s and i n t he absence of under st andi ng.

You are ki nd; you wi sh t o pl ease your nei ghbor s chi l d; she eat s anenor mous pi ckl e your gi f t and becomes i l l . You advi se a f ri end, toput a cupf ul of ker osene on t he wood to hur r y up t he f i r e; i t r esul t si n her hast y depar t ur e f or t he next wor l d. Thr u i gnor ance you be-come the aut hor of uni nt ended mi sf or t une. Never i s an i gnor amus god-l i ke! A good or mor al man wi t h an uncul t i vat ed mi nd wi l l be nar r ow i nhi s j udgment and hi s opi ni on wi l l be val uabl e i n a l i mi t ed sense onl y.How coul d one who does not know t he f act s act wi t h I nt el l i gence?

"But i t i s har d wor k t o cul t i vat e the mi nd! " Yes, i t I s har d wor k tocul t i vat e anyt hi ng peas, vi ol et s. One st ep f or war d at a t i met hat i sal l t hat I s needed! Read f or f i ve mi nut es and t hi nk about what youhave r ead f or t en mi nut es ever y day ever y day because t hat sort ofhabi t does wonder s f or t he cul t i vat i on of ment al power . And t hen doget I nt o t he habi t of doi ng your own t hi nki ng, of doi ng your own r eason-i ng, and of t r ust i ng t o your own concl usi ons. You ar e connect ed wi t ht he same uni ver sal r eser voi r as the most br i l l i ant man! I t i s bet t ert o be occasi onal l y mi st aken I n maki ng your own uni nf l uenced deci si onst han t o depend upon others.

We shoul d st udy our ment al sel ves and cor r ect our weaknesses. I s I t apoor memor y? That can be hel ped. We can f ocus t he mi nd and concen-t r at e on what we wi sh to r emember , put t i ng as much vi t al i t y i nt o i t asi nt o our f avor i t e past i me; but we must t ake an i nt er est i n t he accom-pl i shment . Ther e i s no ki nd of l azi ness so pr eval ent as ment al l azi -ness. Peopl e shr i nk f r om ment al exer t i on as f r om heavy bl ows. I f t heycome t o a di f f i cul t passage i n r eadi ng, unconcer ned t hey ski p i t ! Af ew passages f ur t her on t hey come t o anot her har d one i t i s pr ompt l yomi t t ed and t hey r ead on. But t o get t he t r ue meani ng of t he whol e,t hey must get t hat of t he vaul t ed pages. "Oh, wel l t hat i s t oo muchl i ke wor k! " They r ead i t t hru, but t hey never know t he book.

You, who l ef t school af t er t he gr ammar gr ade, you who l ef t af t er t hehi gh, you, af t er col l ege, you a post gr aduat e how consci ent i ous haveyou been each day to i ncr ease your ment al capaci t y t r yi ng to conquersomet hi ng a l i t t l e har der t han you can do easi l y? One gr eat need i n

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t he wor l d t oday i s br ai ns. Ar e you hel pi ng? Ar e you doi ng your shar e?We need you; we need the resul t of your i ndependent t hought .

"What hast t hou t hat t hou di dst not r ecei ve?"

What I s more usel ess t han an unused gi f t ? An unexerci sed mi nd i s l i kea r ust y hi nge; i t cr eaks. Each of us i s pr ovi ded wi t h a mi nd and i t i sour dut y t o use i t . Each has r ecei ved f acul t i es and power s and an en-dowment of I nnat e possi bi l i t i es. Why? To use I n order to wax st r ongment al l y. The ai m i s not t o accumul at e f act s, for, , unused. , t hey encum-ber t he mi nd; t hey ar e hoar ded f ur ni t ur e col l ect i ng dust ; t he ai m i si nt el l ect ual st r engt h. To expand i n capaci t y of t hought and under st and-i ng and to i ncr ease i n wi sdom we shoul d make use of t he mat er i al gat h-er ed and we shoul d t hi nk, THI NK! We shoul d combi ne and anal yze andsyst emat i ze usi ng our r eason.

We serve the r i si ng gener at i on by of f er i ng t hem a col l ege educat i on.Our obj ect i s to have t hem i ncrease t hei r i nt el l ect ual power s, to

st r engt hen t hei r ment al acumen, and to advance i n t he evol ut i on oft hei r mi nds. The maj or i t y of our young men and women dur i ng col l egeyears do a f ai r amount of f i r st hand t hi nki ng; of t en I have been amazedat t hei r or i gi nal i t y i n cr eat i ve t hought . When t hey ar e l aunched upont he worl d, what happens? They sl ump ment al l y! And yet a shor t t i meeach day gi ven to hard st udy and or i gi nal t hought woul d r et ai n f or t hemand i ncr ease thei r ment al el ast i ci t y. Happi l y t he ef f ect s of t he f ouryear s l abor can never be t aken f r om t hem t hey ar e i ndel i bl e. Butt hey l ack pr oper st i mul us t o cont i nue and shi r k t hei r r esponsi bi l i t y.

The wor l d needs t hem; t he wor l d cr i es out f or t hi nker s, anywhere,ever ywher e!

And yet , i n God' s pl an, ment al gr owt h i s onl y one step. A man I knewas a br i l l i ant student , abl e as a l awyer , di ed, l i t er al l y i n t he gut ter.He was f ound t her e by t he pol i ce a mi ser abl e dr unkar d. He had i nt el -l ect ual supr emacy, but he f ai l ed t o t ur n hi s ment al powers to t he usesof wi sdom. The f i nal obj ect of wi sdom, i t has been sai d, i s t o l i f tt he wor l d out of t r oubl e, mi ser y, and pai n I nt o et er nal peace. Ment algr owt h, mor al gr owt h, and spi r i t ual gr owt h al l shoul d be nur t ur edwi t hout cessat i on f r om i nf ancy t o deat hwi t hout cessat i on. Ther emust needs be si mul t aneous pr ogr ess i nt el l ect ual , mor al , and spi r i t ual ,si de by si de, cooper at i ng, i nt er l i nki ng.

Cooperat i on I n Mor al Gr owt h

You who wer e t ender l y nur t ur eda product of t he wi se upbr i ngi ng ofi nt el l i gent and consci ent i ous par ent s you who i n addi t i on have had thebest oppor t uni t i es f or educat i oneven you, how much syst emat i c t houghtdo you gi ve to t he sci ent i f i c devel opment of your char act er? But char -act er i s the most i mpor t ant t hi ng i n t he wor l d! I t i s the i ndex ofyour f at e t he basi s of t he wor l d' s r egener at i on. I t det er i or at est hr u i ndi f f er ence and negl ect ; I t s devel opment r equi r es scr upul ous car eand f ai t hf ul appl i cat i on.

I f you st r i ke a di scor d upon t he pi ano, you cr eat e a j ar r i ng noi sedi sagr eeabl e t o t he ear . And t hi s i s not al l . You cr eat e equal l y

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di spl easi ng ef f ect s upon your r el at i ves, f r i ends, and associ at es byyour t hought l ess f ai l i ngs or f aul t s, or omi ssi ons or commi ssi ons 5 Mor algui l t , even each car el ess mor al l apse, br i ngs i nevi t abl e consequences.Even et hi cal i ndi f f er ence i s to be over come. I ndi f f er ence, car el ess-ness ar e phases of char act er sl umpi ng. I t i s as t ho t he soul was si t -

t i ng wi t h r ounded shoul der s, chest col l apsed, eyes vague, and t he at -t ent i on sl ack al l evi dences of an absence of at t ent i on and ear nest ness.A wor m i n t he f l ower bud mar s t he per f ect bl ossom; weakness, i ner t i a,heedl essness, si n, have t he same ef f ect upon t he unf ol di ng charact er ;t hey i mpai r t he beaut y and har moni ous devel opment of t he soul .

I t I s wi se t o keep one' s hands out of t he f i r e, t o shut t he wi ndows t okeep out t he st or m. I s i t any l ess wi se to cont r ol t he f ear whi ch par -al yzes your body, t o t ur n t he i ndi gnat i on whi ch shakes your f r ame i nt oconst r uct i ve act i on, t o conquer t he anger whi ch consumes l i ke f i r e, t oki l l t he j eal ousy t hat r obs you of your manhood? I s i t not a mark ofi nt el l i gence to avoi d i mpat i ence, i r r i t abi l i t y, wor r y? I s i t not anevi dence of wi sdom t o st r uggl e agai nst ever y i mpul se t hat i r r evocabl ybr i ngs a cor r espondi ng penal t y?

We avoi d physi cal har m; we do not l eap f r om t went y f oot wal l s. Her e wesee vi si bl e connect i on bet ween cause and ef f ect , but t he ef f ect of moralcar el essness i s l ess i mmedi at el y appar ent . Nat ur e hol ds back and gi vesus t he chance of vol unt ar y cooper at i on t hr u l ove and not t hr u f ear ofpenal t y. So cause and ef f ect i n t he psychi cal r eal m ar e of t en mi sund. erst ood, and we l i ke t o bel i eve t hat t hey have no connect i on no i l l ef -f ect . Not so as Emer son says:

"You cannot do wr ong wi t hout suf f er i ng wr ong. Ever y cr i me i s puni shed,ever y vi r t ue r ewarded. . . Cr i me and puni shment grow out of one st em.Puni shment i s a f r ui t t hat unsuspect ed r i pens wi t hi n t he pl easur e t hatconceal s i t . Cause and ef f ect , means and end, seed and f r ui t , cannotbe severed f or t he ef f ect al r eady bl ooms i n t he cause, t he end pr e-exi st s i n t he means, t he f r ui t i n t he seed. "

The gr owt h of t he soul i s al ong sci ent i f i c l i nes nat ural l y, si nce i temanat es f r om Supr eme I nt el l i gence. Ever y l apse f r om t he mor al st and-ar d has i t s pr eci se ef f ect ; i t pr esses t he el ect r i c but t on, di sconnect st he cur r ent , and ext i ngui shes t he l i ght of growt h. Al l who want l i ghtmust conf or m t o t he l aw t hat br i ngs i t. I n gener al , peopl e pr ef ermoral devel opment t o r et r ogr essi on; const ant l y, however , t hei r act s donot accor d wi t h t hi s pr ef er ence. Many per sons ar e l i ke t he youngst er

eager t o go t o t he Sunday School pi cni c. The nei ghbor hood i s seet hi ngwi t h t he st i r of exci t ed young l i f e. The mot her t el l s t he boy i f hepul l s hi s si st er ' s hai r once more. , he shal l not go. Wi t hout pause f ort hought t he boy r epeat s t he of f ense. Lat er , he peeps f r ombehi nd t hebl i nds I n hi s darkened r oom and wat ches t he gai l y l oaded busses pass.He bl ames hi s mot her , not hi msel f ; he bl ames hi s si st er f or havi ngt empt i ng t r esses. Fi nal l y, as t he hour s dr ag by, he r epent s, but hehad al r eady set i n mot i on a chai n of event s t hat cannot be stai d. I ti s t oo l at e I Hi s mot her s puni shment has i nt r oduced the boy t o Nat ur esmet hod whi ch i s i nexor abl e. He i s t oo young yet to have obser ved t hi sa penal t y f or ever y vi ol at i on of t he l aw t hat gover ns t he gr owt h of t hesoul