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Through his identification with his real l, that is, Christ's monad, the Individuality

enters into direct contact with, in the words of St. Paul, His mind.

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This appears quite clear. Yet, the curious phenomenon to which we have referred
frequently takes place and even people of good faith — without mentioning the others

— persist in their attitude.

This phenomenon is due to two main causes, the first one being the general human

tendency to adopt certain attributes which exist in the man without only potentially.

The second cause, which is a result of the former, is the subconscious deification of the
Personality, which is reputed to be omnipotent in every domain.

Humility is an essential requisite for true esoteric work and a lack of it is even greater

in many people who possess, at least, theoretically, the faculty of penetrating the supra-
sensorial world.

We will not even mention people of bad faith. We have referred to them already in

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the first volume of this work and that is sufficient . Let us examine only the case of
sincere people who go astray, for this is a case that concerns our Work. It is precisely
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that of the sick who need a physician . They are the little Sauls who could be converted
into little Pauls, in order to become useful workers and gain the reward, but who

wander in out-of-the-

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T. I, p. 73-74 in the English manuscript; p. 74 from French original version.
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Matt., IX, 12; Mark, II, 17; Luke, V, 31.