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"The retina of outer vision though sensitive and delicate may nevertheless be a hindrance to the inner eye which alone can perceive. The bestowals of God which are manifest in all phenomenal life are sometimes hidden by intervening veils of mental and mortal vision which render man spiritually blind and incapable, but when those scales are removed and the veils rent asunder, then the great signs of God will become visible and he will witness the eternal light filling the world. The bestowals of God are... always manifest." (Bwf 266) (64:1) "It is possible that one thing in relation to another may be evil, and at the same time within the limits of its proper being it may not be evil... All God created, He created good... All evils return to non- existence. Good exists, evil is non- existent." (Saq 302) (64:2) "In man... imperfections and sinful actions are born of his material nature... If... he rejects the things of God and allows his evil passions to conquer him, then he is no better than a mere animal." (Pt 60) (64:3) "If the animals are savage and ferocious it is simply a means for their subsistence and preservation. The are deprived of that degree of intellect which can reason and discriminate between right and wrong, justice and injustice; they are justified in their actions and not responsible. When man is ferocious and cruel toward his fellowman it is not for subsistence or safety. His motive is selfish advantage and wilful wrong... There is no lower degree or greater debasement for man than this natal condition of animalism." (Pup 346) (64:4) "Things are often known by their opposites. Were it not for darkness, light could not be sensed. Were is not for death, life could not be known. If ignorance did not exist, in order that the other should have reality... Unless night was a reality there could be no day... Things are known by their opposites." (Pup 79) (64:5) "It is the old case of a rider and the horse. It is a wonderful feeling to be mounted on a high- spirited animal and have a good gallop. It is most dangerous to be mounted on one over which you have barely any control. Of all the many things people seem to have lost control over today, nothing stands out so sharply as their complete lack of command of their sex life. They seem to think that the gratification of their extremely over- developed sex instinct is their sovereign right, their one road to happiness, and the greatest pleasure life can afford them. Everything about Western civilization tends to put sex in the limelight:... The slogan appears to be, 'you were born to seek satisfaction in sex, this is your basic freedom, go to it,' and people, unquestionably, seem to accept this devastating advice; and the result is disease, depravity and divorce, on an ever- increasing scale." (Pres for Liv 54- 5)
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