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Bók I
1938
Introduction
Friend, how can we discuss the Supermundane if energy is not
yet realized as the foundation of Existence? Many will not understand at all what is meant by
this, while others may think that they understand the significance of fundamental energy, but
cannot think about it with clarity. It is necessary to train one's thought upon the idea of
energy until the feeling of it becomes as real as the feeling about any solid object. We speak
about feeling, because knowledge alone cannot provide an understanding of energy.
Even if man accepts the truth that fundamentally there is only
one energy, this alone will not be enough for progress—one must also learn to picture to
oneself its innumerable qualities. Man's customary narrowness of thought limits his perception
of the properties of this energy, and thus limits his understanding. Lofty thinking helps one
avoid harmful limitation, but it is not easy to establish an appropriate level of beautiful and
lofty thought amidst life's misfortunes, and very few are prepared to understand that it is
life's difficulties themselves that can assist lofty thinking. Goalfitness will help one's
thinking when the properties of the fundamental energy appear to be contradictory. A blind man
may be unable to perceive an event visible to others, but everyone can realize the Supermundane
by learning to understand the many properties of the fundamental energy.
Those who think of the Supermundane as the very Highest are correct.
"As below, so above." Let this ancient saying serve as a guide to cognition of the forces of the
Supermundane.
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