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University, 1908, (Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York), beautifully states the esoteric conception of Will, in describing the Buddhist conception of life and immortality. We take great pleasure in calling your attention to the following quotations from the mid lecture. Prof. Bigelow says:
"We are all, as we familiarly say, conscious of our own existence. Under this statement we habitually include, in more or less confusion, several distinct elements.
First, the existence of our material body as objects of sensory perception . . .
Second, of certain sensations, pleasurable or painful, originating not outside but inside the body itself.
Third, of certain disturbances . . that we classify as passions or emotions.
Fourth, of what we call aptitudes and their opposites. Fifth, of desires or inclinations and their opposite.
Lastly, of something of a wholly different character, consciously closer to the centre than anything else, and differing from the other forms in being the only forro of consciousness to which we are not pumice. This we call Will.
We say, I feel sensation, pain or emotion; but we never say, I feel my Will. It is always subjective and active. . . . This Will is a part of the normal consciousness of each one of you, yet it is neither a part of sensation nor emotion, but, on the contrary, is capable of dominating both. What is it? Ask your own consciousness. Sensations
