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ENTERING THE KINGDOM

not meant the foretelling of events, but direct perception of the hidden causes that operate in human life and, indeed, in all life, out of which spring multifarious and universal effects and events.

The man here rises above the competitive laws as they operate in the thought-world, so that their results, which are violence, ignominy, grief, humiliation, and distress and anxiety in all their forms, no more obtain in his life. As he proceeds, the imperishable Principles that form the foundation and fabric of the universe loom before him, and assume proportions more and more symmetrical For him there is no more anguish; no evil can come near his dwelling; and there breaks upon him the dawning of the abiding Peace.

He is not yet free. He has not yet finished his journey. He may rest here, and that as long as he chooses; but sooner or later he will rouse himself to the last effort, and will reach the final goal of achievement—the selfless state, the divine life. He is not yet free from self, but still