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Preface - Introduction - The New Point of View - Educational Ideals - Equanimity - The Subconscious Mind - The Spiritual Ideal in Childhood - An Experiment in Education - The Expression of the Spirit - An Ideal Summer Conference - The Ministry of the Spirit - The Mystery of Pain and Evil - The Philosophical Ideal - The Criteria of Truth - Organic Perfection - Immortality - Index - p. 247

what evolution has told as concerning its later history. We have theories, but they are only theories, and a new hypothesis is no sooner propounded than fatally serious objections are raised.

We know that the universe is a law-governed system, and science has advanced wonderfully since Emerson declared life to be still enigmatical. We long ago learned that every effect has a cause, and reason assures us that anterior to all causes must be the Uncaused, since something could not have sprung from nothing. But why the Uncaused should have manifested itself—if indeed the world ever had a beginning—we do not know. All we can say is, that it is probably its nature to manifest itself. Why the Uncaused should exist with such a nature is no less a mystery. We may say it was a necessity, but that is concealing ignorance behind a word. Our sincerest statement is simply, the universe exists and we live in it. If we had a beginning, it is lost in the dim lights and shades of our obscurest dream memories, and no attempt to recall our history has thus far led to the discovery of what we most eagerly long to know.

However, we are here. It is a delight to live and to try to solve the mystery. It is endlessly amusing to listen to those who believe they have solved it, and are eager to describe God and rehearse all his motives. It is a far greater delight, having confessed our ignorance, to settle down to the wisest occupation in life, namely, to cultivate ourselves to the full, that we may learn what may be made out of life

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