Within You is the Power

the ordinary life, or finite will, or human mind. It transcends these, because, being spiritual, it is of a higher order than either physica

h in other chapters. The Powers of the Spirit are far

p and connect himself with the "Power House" of the Universe, or cut himself off entirely from the Divine Inflow. His thought is his greate

lizes that they are his. So long as he is ignorant of his oneness with the Divine Source of all life, he is incapable of appropriating the power

r own power to achieve and succeed, draw unconsciously on hidden powers, and thus are able to raise themselves high above their fellows. The use, however, that they can make of spiritual power for base purposes is limited, and is not to be feared. There are others, of course, who are misusing their powers. These are black magicians, and while they may do a certain amount of harm, they become reduced, ultimately, to beggary and impotence. There are also others who spend the whole of their spare time searching for knowledge of this very subject. They read every occult book they can l

te relationship with the Divine, and, because they are unaware, or because they refuse to believe it, they are, in one sense, separated from the inner life of God. Yet this separation is only in their thoughts and beliefs, and not in reality. Man is not separated and never can be, yet so long as he believes that he is separate and alone, he will be as weak and helpless as though he actually were. As soon as man realizes the truth of his relationship to the Infinite, he

thinks he is. If he thinks he is separate from God and cut off from His Power, then it is as though this were really the case, and he is just as impotent and miserable as though he actually existed apart from God. On the other hand, if he thinks and believes that he is one with the Infinite, he finds that it is gloriously true,

y his tasks are difficult and beyond his powers. Yet on the other hand, if he believes his work is easy,

p" with the Spiritual Power of the Universe. The Divine Spark within him conn

., as a spiritual being, instead of after the flesh, i.e., as a material creature. Like the prodigal son he must "come to himself," and