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departure from the Divine; that; in fact, the ferocity and the cunning of a man-eating tiger, for instance, were the ferocity and cunning of a human spirit, who in a previous incarnation had indulged in those passions. The lecturer also ably and eloquently defended her comparison between the “sorcerer” and the mere scientist,” pointing out that the aim and ambition of both was the acquisition of knowledge for the benefit of the external, the material, the sensuous man only. Whereas the knowledge sought for by the true priest, the Magian, the real healer, is that which is for the good of the inner, the Divine man, and such knowledge need not to be obtained through the infliction of pain and suffering on others. | departure from the Divine; that; in fact, the ferocity and the cunning of a man-eating tiger, for instance, were the ferocity and cunning of a human spirit, who in a previous incarnation had indulged in those passions. The lecturer also ably and eloquently defended her comparison between the “sorcerer” and the mere scientist,” pointing out that the aim and ambition of both was the acquisition of knowledge for the benefit of the external, the material, the sensuous man only. Whereas the knowledge sought for by the true priest, the Magian, the real healer, is that which is for the good of the inner, the Divine man, and such knowledge need not to be obtained through the infliction of pain and suffering on others. | ||
There was obviously no scope to go into many of these problems within the limits of a discussion, and the lecturer was asked to give another evening to the Association later on in the {{Style S-HPB SB. | There was obviously no scope to go into many of these problems within the limits of a discussion, and the lecturer was asked to give another evening to the Association later on in the {{Style S-HPB SB. Restored|season.}} | ||
{{Style S-HPB SB. Restored|We shall be glad to receive the thoughts of any of our readers, not on the vivisection controversy, pure and simple, but in reference to any bearing it may have in relation to man as a spiritual being.}} | |||