which
we
have
prescribed;
but
the mind will
probably
not let him remain in that simplicity.
This
fact
is the
root of
all the legends about the " Saint " being tempted by the " Devil."
Con-
sider
the
parable
of Christ
in
the Wilderness,
where
he is tempted
to
use
his
magical
power,
to
do anything
but
the
thing
that
should
be
done.
These
attacks
on
the will are
as
bad
as
the
thoughts
which
intrude
upon
Dharana.
It would
almost seem as if one could
not
suc-
cessfully
practice
meditation
until the will
had
become
so strong
that
no force in the Universe could
either bend or break it.
Before con-
centrating
the lower principle,
the
mind,
one must con-
centrate the higher principle,
the Will.
Failure to
understand
this has destroyed
the value of all
attempts
to teach "Yoga,"
" Menti-
culture,"
" New Thought," and the like.
There are methods
of training
the will,
by which
it
is easy to check
one's progress.
Every
one
knows
the force
of habit.
Every
one
knows
that if you
keep on acting in a particular
way, that
action
becomes
easier, and
at
last absolutely
natural.
All religions
have devised
practices
for this purpose.
If you keep on
praying
with your lips long enough,
you will one day find yourself
pray-
ing in your heart.
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