How we master our fate / by Ursula N. Gestefeld.

  • Gestefeld, Ursula N. (Ursula Newell), 1845-1921.
Date:
1897
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: How we master our fate / by Ursula N. Gestefeld. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The invention, as the expression, is that which may he un- derstood; it is “ set forth ” by its producing cause. The representation or model is that which is set forth a second time, or is presented anew. The manifestation is that which is clear and obvious to understanding. Between the beginning and the end of this sequence there is likeness. As a logical necessity the end must be like the be- ginning. The Science of Being is based upon and embodies the view thus illustrated. Before its principles can be applied to the mastery of fate, they must be discerned and approximately un- derstood. They are fundamental and capable of this practical application and demonstration. Hence the necessity of their consecutive presentation, and the student’s persistent attention to them alone, refraining from carrying along with him a pattern which he continually applies to see if the teaching will conform to it. His motive in studying these principles should be, “ Are they true? ” not “ Do they agree with what I believe? ” Belief is sometimes a good servant, but always a bad master. In the next and succeeding articles the illustration here used will be applied to the nature of man.