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Trees, Symbolizing Patterns of Energy and Mind

From the cradle to the grave, man craves for rewards, for enjoyment, for sensations, for possessions, for praise, and feels frustrated when he thinks he has missed one iota of it, even as a child. The Freudian philosophy brings out clearly each successive stage of the child's mental development and how he must be compensated for outgrowing or letting go of any state of previous comfort or satisfaction. When these things are so deeply rooted in our very nature, is it not time that we, as doctors, parents and teachers, understood the entire picture of cause and effect as the path of the soul? Did our venerable ancients write these things down for us, merely to be believed and practiced without understanding? Are theories without understanding profitable? Do we not suffer more when we do not understand the forces which we are subjected to? Is there one instance where Nature excuses ignorance? Solomon truly said, "With all thy getting, get understanding."[1]

As we study Genesis, we are somewhat confused by what seem to be inconsistencies or repetition. Things were created (Gen. 1:11, l2) and yet were not:

"And no plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth: and there was not a man to till the ground;" (Gen. 2:5)

For clarity, it must be understood that there are creations on three planes; each one below is an exact duplicate of the one above it; but only in appearance. Each plane below is made of grosser and slower vibrating energy particles, like gases, liquids and solids. This is not strange, for man does exactly the same in connection with his work in this world. First comes the planning and blueprint stage ('Satva' [sattva, sattwa]), the causative energy and its patterns, the ideal state or superconsciousness. Second, the action stage ('Rajas'), the gathering and buying of material and forms, the conscious state of mind. Third, the combining, crystallizing, construction stage ('Tamas'), the completion of the pattern in gross materials, compounds, and the fruits or the realization of our efforts, the subconscious state of mind, building and repairing the body, completes the picture.

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1 Proverbs 4:7

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