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Dear Friend:
One of the greatest problems in modern mystical
philosophy is to free the popular mind from the
conceit that a little metaphysical speculation re
lieves the individual from all responsibility and
duties of the temporal state. Self improvement is
one of the first duties of man, for only through
ages of Self improvement can we achieve to that
state of wisdom we so greatly desire. The practice
of mysticism is not a substitute for improvement
nor does it bestow upon us any knowledge or skill
in those exact arts and sciences, the mastery of
which is necessary to our spiritual security.
Some will say that a mastery of material arts can
have little meaning to the spiritual man, for, like
other aspects of illusionary existence, these arts
must finally be dissipated by the light of perfect
reason. It is unquestionably true that all human
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that, in terms of ultimates, they are of but passing
moment, yet the mastery of these arts and sciences
is of greater account than may first appear. The
first merit of learning is discipline. The integrity
by which an individual remains faithful to a cer
tain line of effort is itself a vital factor in soul
growth. You may well say that they do not speak
Greek in heaven, so why should we learn it on
earth? The answer to this is that it is not the Greek
which is learned but the ability to learn Greek and
the strength and specialization of faculties that is
important. In the same way we study many things
here that are of no use hereafter. They are neces
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QUESTION-Why is it that child prodigies in the
majority of cases are ({burned out" by the time they
mature? Why do they not go on developing?
ANSWER-The phenomenon which we call a
prodigy in most cases is the result of the unbalance
of the endocrine system. The pineal gland controls
the flow of mental energy from the ego to the
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may produce the appearance of premature development and maturity. Usually however the physical
body is incapable of sustaining the strain of prema
ture activity, and the abnormal condition finally re
sults in the brain or the body breaking down. Children from the fifth to fifteenth year are in the growing periods. During this time a considerable part
of the vital reserve of the body must be expended
in building bone, flesh, nerve and muscle. If during this period glandular unbalance throws a heavy
mental or emotional strain upon the body the vital
resources are divided. T his results in the final
weakening of both the mental and physical pro
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