The great law : a study of religious origins and of the unity underlying them / by W. Wiliamson.

  • Williamson, W. (William)
Date:
1899
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Credit: The great law : a study of religious origins and of the unity underlying them / by W. Wiliamson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    await his untried powers, so is the initiate intro- duced into a new state of consciousness, where he has similarly to adapt himself to new con- ditions, and while he still retains hold of his previous heritage, and continues to function in the consciousness of the physical plane, each step gained is a new birth, which ushers him into an entirely new realm. However difficult it is for those who can only function on the physical plane of consciousness, to imagine what these other, and higher, realms of consciousness are like, it must nevertheless be apparent that man’s mental and spiritual horizon must be enormously enlarged by their attainment, and that when the last great initiation has been taken, the man may perhaps be fitly described as something more than man. It is indeed a fact that each rite conducts to a higher level, until that stage is reached which is the goal of all humanity in the present Manwantara. It must always be remembered that this progress is an advance towards moral 'per- fection, and that moral perfection must be reached before the last great initiation can be taken; for each rite is merely the sign and seal of the moral and spiritual progress achieved by the individual’s own effort and struggle.