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"In man there are two natures: his spiritual or higher nature and his material or lower nature. In one he approaches God; in the other he lives for the world alone." Paris Talks Page 60 (48:1) "Man... has the animal side as well as the angelic side; and the aim of an Educator is to so train human souls, that their angelic aspect may overcome their animal side." "Signs of both of these natures are to be found in men. In his material aspect he expresses untruth, cruelty and injustice; all these are the outcome of his lower nature. The attributes of his divine nature are shown forth in love, mercy, kindness, truth and justice... If a man's divine nature dominates his human nature, we have a saint." (Bwf 331; Pt 60) .Paris Talks Page 60 (48:2) "Every good habit, every noble quality belongs to man's spiritual nature, whereas all his imperfections and sinful actions are born of his material nature. If a man's divine nature dominates his human nature, we have a saint... But if, on the contrary, he rejects the things of God and allows his evil passions to conquer him, then he is no better than a mere animal." Paris Talks Page 60
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