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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

we are worth as souls. What we are worth as souls the future will reveal, by drawing conditions corresponding to the state of development with which we enter the next phase of life. It is the spiritual character or consciousness that avails. Consequently, the desideratum is to come to judgment here, that we may honestly know where we stand.

All may be summarised under the head of spiritual consciousness, the knowledge and self-control, the love and peace and poise each may possess here and now. Thus our doctrine becomes purely practical, namely, to live in continual consciousness of the soul-life out of which the freer spiritual existence shall be in due time developed. It is of more consequence to live from the soul, to live close to the Father, than to exist for ever. This may be a mere platitude; but it is, after all, the most practical aspect of the question, so apt are we to anticipate, to pry into the future, when the wise present should he our concern. One might almost summarise the doctrine by saying, Live deeply enough in the present and you shall find immortality. "The eternal life is not the future life," says Amiel: "it is life in harmony with the true order of things,—life in God." The deep life of the present is the deep life in the Spirit who owns all time. Seek him, seek the Spirit, and all that is just and wise will follow. If eternal life comes, it will be because the Spirit needs us. If it do not come, our career will end only when the Father's work through as is done. He who is superior to the personal desire for it, who

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