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O。M。HowdidtheyhappentobePresbyteriansandnotCongregationalists？AndwhyweretheCongregationalistsnotBaptists，andtheBaptistsRomanCatholics，andtheRomanCatholicsBuddhists，andtheBuddhistsQuakers，andtheQuakersEpiscopalians，andtheEpiscopaliansMilleritesandtheMilleritesHindus，andtheHindusAtheists，andtheAtheistsSpiritualists，andtheSpiritualistsAgnostics，andtheAgnosticsMethodists，andtheMethodistsConfucians，andtheConfuciansUnitarians，andtheUnitariansMohammedans，andtheMohammedansSalvationWarriors，andtheSalvationWarriorsZoroastrians，andtheZoroastriansChristianScientists，andtheChristianScientistsMormonsandsoon？
Y。M。Youmayansweryourquestionyourself。
O。M。ThatlistofsectsisnotarecordofSTUDIES，searchings，seekingsafterlight;itmainly（andsarcastically）
indicateswhatASSOCIATIONcando。Ifyouknowaman’snationalityyoucancomewithinasplithairofguessingthecomplexionofhisreligion:EnglishProtestant;American
ditto;Spaniard，Frenchman，Irishman，Italian，SouthAmerican
RomanCatholic;RussianGreekCatholic;TurkMohammedan;andsoon。Andwhenyouknowtheman’sreligiouscomplexion，youknowwhatsortofreligiousbookshereadswhenhewantssomemorelight，andwhatsortofbooksheavoids，lestbyaccidenthegetmorelightthanhewants。InAmericaifyouknowwhichparty
collaravoterwears，youknowwhathisassociationsare，andhowhecamebyhispolitics，andwhichbreedofnewspaperhereadstogetlight，andwhichbreedhediligentlyavoids，andwhichbreedofmassmeetingsheattendsinordertobroadenhispoliticalknowledge，andwhichbreedofmassmeetingshedoesn’tattend，excepttorefuteitsdoctrineswithbrickbats。WearealwayshearingofpeoplewhoarearoundSEEKINGAFTERTRUTH。Ihaveneverseena（permanent）specimen。Ithinkhehadneverlived。
ButIhaveseenseveralentirelysincerepeoplewhoTHOUGHTtheywere（permanent）SeekersafterTruth。Theysoughtdiligently，persistently，carefully，cautiously，profoundly，withperfecthonestyandnicelyadjustedjudgmentuntiltheybelievedthatwithoutdoubtorquestiontheyhadfoundtheTruth。THATWASTHE
ENDOFTHESEARCH。ThemanspenttherestofhislifehuntingupshingleswherewithtoprotecthisTruthfromtheweather。IfhewasseekingafterpoliticalTruthhefounditinoneoranotherofthehundredpoliticalgospelswhichgovernmenintheearth;
ifhewasseekingaftertheOnlyTrueReligionhefounditinoneoranotherofthethreethousandthatareonthemarket。Inanycase，whenhefoundtheTruthHESOUGHTNOFURTHER;butfromthatdayforth，withhissolderingironinonehandandhisbludgeonintheotherhetinkereditsleaksandreasonedwithobjectors。
TherehavebeeninnumerableTemporarySeekersofTruthhaveyoueverheardofapermanentone？Intheverynatureofmansuchapersonisimpossible。However，todropbacktothetext
training:alltrainingisonefromoranotherofOUTSIDE
INFLUENCE，andASSOCIATIONisthelargestpartofit。Amanisneveranythingbutwhathisoutsideinfluenceshavemadehim。
TheytrainhimdownwardortheytrainhimupwardbuttheyTRAIN
him;theyareatworkuponhimallthetime。
Y。M。Thenifhehappenbytheaccidentsoflifetobeevillyplacedthereisnohelpforhim，accordingtoyournotionshemusttraindownward。
O。M。Nohelpforhim？Nohelpforthischameleon？Itisamistake。Itisinhischameleonshipthathisgreatestgoodfortunelies。HehasonlytochangehishabitathisASSOCIATIONS。ButtheimpulsetodoitmustcomefromtheOUTSIDEhecannotoriginateithimself，withthatpurposeinview。Sometimesaverysmallandaccidentalthingcanfurnishhimtheinitiatoryimpulseandstarthimonanewroad，withanewidea。Thechanceremarkofasweetheart，"Ihearthatyouareacoward，"maywateraseedthatshallsproutandbloomandflourish，andendedinproducingasurprisingfruitageinthefieldsofwar。Thehistoryofmanisfullofsuchaccidents。
Theaccidentofabrokenlegbroughtaprofaneandribaldsoldierunderreligiousinfluencesandfurnishedhimanewideal。FromthataccidentsprangtheOrderoftheJesuits，andithasbeenshakingthrones，changingpolicies，anddoingothertremendousworkfortwohundredyearsandwillgoon。ThechancereadingofabookorofaparagraphinanewspapercanstartamanonanewtrackandmakehimrenouncehisoldassociationsandseeknewonesthatareINSYMPATHYWITHHISNEWIDEAL:andtheresult，forthatman，canbeanentirechangeofhiswayoflife。
Y。M。Areyouhintingataschemeofprocedure？
O。M。Notanewoneanoldone。Oneasmankind。
Y。M。Whatisit？
O。M。Merelythelayingoftrapsforpeople。TrapsbaitedwithINITIATORYIMPULSESTOWARDHIGHIDEALS。Itiswhatthetractdistributordoes。Itiswhatthemissionarydoes。Itiswhatgovernmentsoughttodo。
Y。M。Don’tthey？
O。M。Inonewaytheydo，inanothertheydon’t。Theyseparatethesmallpoxpatientsfromthehealthypeople，butindealingwithcrimetheyputthehealthyintothepesthousealongwiththesick。Thatistosay，theyputthebeginnersinwiththeconfirmedcriminals。Thiswouldbewellifmanwerenaturallyinclinedtogood，butheisn’t，andsoASSOCIATION
makesthebeginnersworsethantheywerewhentheywentintocaptivity。Itisputtingaveryseverepunishmentuponthecomparativelyinnocentattimes。Theyhangamanwhichisatriflingpunishment;thisbreakstheheartsofhisfamilywhichisaheavyone。Theycomfortablyjailandfeedawifebeater，andleavehisinnocentwifeandfamilytostarve。
Y。M。Doyoubelieveinthedoctrinethatmanisequippedwithanintuitiveperceptionofgoodandevil？
O。M。Adamhadn’tit。
Y。M。Buthasmanacquireditsince？
O。M。No。Ithinkhehasnointuitionsofanykind。HegetsALLhisideas，allhisimpressions，fromtheoutside。I
keeprepeatingthis，inthehopethatImayimpressituponyouthatyouwillbeinterestedtoobserveandexamineforyourselfandseewhetheritistrueorfalse。
Y。M。Wheredidyougetyourownaggravatingnotions？
O。M。FromtheOUTSIDE。Ididnotinventthem。Theyaregatheredfromathousandunknownsources。MainlyUNCONSCIOUSLY
gathered。
Y。M。Don’tyoubelievethatGodcouldmakeaninherentlyhonestman？
O。M。Yes，IknowHecould。IalsoknowthatHeneverdidmakeone。
Y。M。Awiserobserverthanyouhasrecordedthefactthat"anhonestman’sthenoblestworkofGod。"
O。M。Hedidn’trecordafact，herecordedafalsity。Itiswindy，andsoundswell，butitisnottrue。GodmakesamanwithhonestanddishonestPOSSIBILITIESinhimandstopsthere。Theman’sASSOCIATIONSdevelopthepossibilitiestheonesetortheother。
Theresultisaccordinglyanhonestmanoradishonestone。
Y。M。Andthehonestoneisnotentitledto
O。M。Praise？No。HowoftenmustItellyouthat？HEisnotthearchitectofhishonesty。
Y。M。Nowthen，Iwillaskyouwherethereisanysenseintrainingpeopletoleadvirtuouslives。Whatisgainedbyit？
O。M。Themanhimselfgetslargeadvantagesoutofit，andthatisthemainthingtoHIM。Heisnotaperiltohisneighbors，heisnotadamagetothemandsoTHEYgetanadvantageoutofhisvirtues。ThatisthemainthingtoTHEM。
Itcanmakethislifecomparativelycomfortabletothepartiesconcerned;theNEGLECTofthistrainingcanmakethislifeaconstantperilanddistresstothepartiesconcerned。
Y。M。Youhavesaidthattrainingiseverything;thattrainingisthemanHIMSELF，foritmakeshimwhatheis。
O。M。IsaidtrainingandANOTHERthing。Letthatotherthingpass，forthemoment。Whatwereyougoingtosay？
Y。M。Wehaveanoldservant。Shehasbeenwithustwenty
twoyears。Herserviceusedtobefaultless，butnowshehasbecomeveryforgetful。Weareallfondofher;weallrecognizethatshecannothelptheinfirmitywhichagehasbroughther;therestofthefamilydonotscoldherforherremissnesses，butattimesIdoIcan’tseemtocontrolmyself。Don’tItry？Idotry。Now，then，whenIwasreadytodress，thismorning，nocleanclotheshadbeenputout。Ilostmytemper;Iloseiteasiestandquickestintheearlymorning。Irang;andimmediatelybegantowarnmyselfnottoshowtemper，andtobecarefulandspeakgently。Isafeguardedmyselfmostcarefully。
IevenchosetheverywordIwoulduse:"You’veforgottenthecleanclothes，Jane。"WhensheappearedinthedoorIopenedmymouthtosaythatphraseandoutofit，movedbyaninstantsurgeofpassionwhichIwasnotexpectingandhadn’ttimetoputundercontrol，camethehotrebuke，"You’veforgottenthemagain！"YousayamanalwaysdoesthethingwhichwillbestpleasehisInteriorMaster。Whencecametheimpulsetomakecarefulpreparationtosavethegirlthehumiliationofarebuke？
DidthatcomefromtheMaster，whoisalwaysprimarilyconcernedaboutHIMSELF？
O。M。Unquestionably。Thereisnoothersourceforanyimpulse。SECONDARILYyoumadepreparationtosavethegirl，butPRIMARILYitsobjectwastosaveyourself，bycontentingtheMaster。
Y。M。Howdoyoumean？
O。M。Hasanymemberofthefamilyeverimploredyoutowatchyourtemperandnotflyoutatthegirl？
Y。M。Yes。Mymother。
O。M。Youloveher？
Y。M。Oh，morethanthat！
O。M。Youwouldalwaysdoanythinginyourpowertopleaseher？
Y。M。Itisadelighttometodoanythingtopleaseher！
O。M。Why？YOUWOULDDOITFORPAY，SOLELYforPROFIT。
Whatprofitwouldyouexpectandcertainlyreceivefromtheinvestment？
Y。M。Personally？None。TopleaseHERisenough。
O。M。Itappears，then，thatyourobject，primarily，WASN’T
tosavethegirlahumiliation，buttoPLEASEYOURMOTHER。ItalsoappearsthattopleaseyourmothergivesYOUastrongpleasure。Isnotthattheprofitwhichyougetoutoftheinvestment？Isn’tthattheREALprofitsandFIRSTprofit？
Y。M。Oh，well？Goon。
O。M。InALLtransactions，theInteriorMasterlookstoitthatYOUGETTHEFIRSTPROFIT。Otherwisethereisnotransaction。
Y。M。Well，then，ifIwassoanxioustogetthatprofitandsointentuponit，whydidIthrewitawaybylosingmytemper？
O。M。InordertogetANOTHERprofitwhichsuddenlysupersededitinvalue。
Y。M。Wherewasit？
O。M。Ambushedbehindyourborntemperament，andwaitingforachance。Yournativewarmtempersuddenlyjumpedtothefront，andFORTHEMOMENTitsinfluencewasmorepowerfulthanyourmother’s，andabolishedit。Inthatinstanceyouwereeagertoflashoutahotrebukeandenjoyit。Youdidenjoyit，didn’tyou？
Y。M。Forforaquarterofasecond。YesIdid。
O。M。Verywell，itisasIhavesaid:thethingwhichwillgiveyoutheMOSTpleasure，themostsatisfaction，inanymomentorFRACTIONofamoment，isthethingyouwillalwaysdo。YoumustcontenttheMaster’sLATESTwhim，whateveritmaybe。
Y。M。Butwhenthetearscameintotheoldservant’seyesI
couldhavecutmyhandoffforwhatIhaddone。
O。M。Right。YouhadhumiliatedYOURSELF，yousee，youhadgivenyourselfPAIN。NothingisofFIRSTimportancetoamanexceptresultswhichdamageHIMorprofithimalltherestisSECONDARY。YourMasterwasdispleasedwithyou，althoughyouhadobeyedhim。HerequiredapromptREPENTANCE;youobeyedagain;
youHADtothereisneveranyescapefromhiscommands。Heisahardmasterandfickle;hechangeshismindinthefractionofasecond，butyoumustbereadytoobey，andyouwillobey，ALWAYS。
Ifherequiresrepentance，youcontenthim，youwillalwaysfurnishit。Hemustbenursed，petted，coddled，andkeptcontented，letthetermsbewhattheymay。
Y。M。Training！Oh，what’stheuseofit？Didn’tI，anddidn’tmymothertrytotrainmeuptowhereIwouldnolongerflyoutatthatgirl？
O。M。Haveyounevermanagedtokeepbackascolding？
Y。M。Oh，certainlymanytimes。
O。M。Moretimesthisyearthanlast？
Y。M。Yes，agoodmanymore。
O。M。Moretimeslastyearthantheyearbefore？
Y。M。Yes。
O。M。Thereisalargeimprovement，then，inthetwoyears？
Y。M。Yes，undoubtedly。
O。M。Thenyourquestionisanswered。YouseethereISuseintraining。Keepon。Keepingfaithfullyon。Youaredoingwell。
Y。M。Willmyreformreachperfection？
O。M。Itwill。UPtoYOURlimit。
Y。M。Mylimit？Whatdoyoumeanbythat？
O。M。YourememberthatyousaidthatIsaidtrainingwasEVERYTHING。Icorrectedyou，andsaid"trainingandANOTHER
thing。"ThatotherthingisTEMPERAMENTthatis，thedispositionyouwerebornwith。YOUCAN’TERADICATEYOUR
DISPOSITIONNORANYRAGOFITyoucanonlyputapressureonitandkeepitdownandquiet。Youhaveawarmtemper？
Y。M。Yes。
O。M。Youwillnevergetridofit;butbywatchingityoucankeepitdownnearlyallthetime。ITSPRESENCEISYOUR
LIMIT。Yourreformwillneverquitereachperfection，foryourtemperwillbeatyounowandthen，butyoucomenearenough。Youhavemadevaluableprogressandcanmakemore。ThereISuseintraining。Immenseuse。Presentlyyouwillreachanewstageofdevelopment，thenyourprogresswillbeeasier;willproceedonasimplerbasis，anyway。
Y。M。Explain。
O。M。Youkeepbackyourscoldingsnow，topleaseYOURSELF
bypleasingyourMOTHER;presentlythemeretriumphingoveryourtemperwilldelightyourvanityandconferamoredeliciouspleasureandsatisfactionuponyouthaneventheapprobationofyourMOTHERconfersuponyounow。YouwillthenlaborforyourselfdirectlyandatFIRSTHAND，notbytheroundaboutwaythroughyourmother。Itsimplifiesthematter，anditalsostrengthenstheimpulse。
Y。M。Ah，dear！ButIsha’n’teverreachthepointwhereI
willsparethegirlforHERsakePRIMARILY，notmine？
O。M。Whyyes。Inheaven。
Y。M。（AFTERAREFLECTIVEPAUSE）Temperament。Well，Iseeonemustallowfortemperament。Itisalargefactor，sureenough。Mymotheristhoughtful，andnothottempered。WhenI
wasdressedIwenttoherroom;shewasnotthere;Icalled，sheansweredfromthebathroom。Iheardthewaterrunning。I
inquired。Sheanswered，withouttemper，thatJanehadforgottenherbath，andshewaspreparingitherself。Iofferedtoring，butshesaid，"No，don’tdothat;itwouldonlydistresshertobeconfrontedwithherlapse，andwouldbearebuke;shedoesn’tdeservethatsheisnottoblameforthetrickshermemoryservesher。"IsayhasmymotheranInteriorMaster？andwherewashe？
O。M。Hewasthere。There，andlookingoutforhisownpeaceandpleasureandcontentment。Thegirl’sdistresswouldhavepainedYOURMOTHER。Otherwisethegirlwouldhavebeenrungup，distressandall。IknowwomenwhowouldhavegottenaNo。1
PLEASUREoutofringingJaneupandsotheywouldinfalliblyhavepushedthebuttonandobeyedthelawoftheirmakeandtraining，whicharetheservantsoftheirInteriorMasters。Itisquitelikelythatapartofyourmother’sforbearancecamefromtraining。TheGOODkindoftrainingwhosebestandhighestfunctionistoseetoitthateverytimeitconfersasatisfactionuponitspupilabenefitshallfallatsecondhanduponothers。
Y。M。Ifyouweregoingtocondenseintoanadmonitionyourplanforthegeneralbettermentoftherace’scondition，howwouldyouwordit？
AdmonitionO。M。DiligentlytrainyouridealsUPWARDandSTILLUPWARD
towardasummitwhereyouwillfindyourchiefestpleasureinconductwhich，whilecontentingyou，willbesuretoconferbenefitsuponyourneighborandthecommunity。
Y。M。Isthatanewgospel？
O。M。No。
Y。M。Ithasbeentaughtbefore？
O。M。Fortenthousandyears。
Y。M。Bywhom？
O。M。Allthegreatreligionsallthegreatgospels。
Y。M。Thenthereisnothingnewaboutit？
O。M。Ohyes，thereis。Itiscandidlystated，thistime。
Thathasnotbeendonebefore。
Y。M。Howdoyoumean？
O。M。Haven’tIputYOUFIRST，andyourneighborandthecommunityAFTERWARD？
Y。M。Well，yes，thatisadifference，itistrue。
O。M。Thedifferencebetweenstraightspeakingandcrooked;
thedifferencebetweenfranknessandshuffling。
Y。M。Explain。
O。M。Theothersofferyourahundredbribestobegood，thusconcedingthattheMasterinsideofyoumustbeconciliatedandcontentedfirst，andthatyouwilldonothingatFIRSTHAND
butforhissake;thentheyturnsquarearoundandrequireyoutodogoodforOTHER’SsakeCHIEFLY;andtodoyourdutyforduty’sSAKE，chiefly;andtodoactsofSELFSACRIFICE。ThusattheoutsetweallstanduponthesamegroundrecognitionofthesupremeandabsoluteMonarchthatresidesinman，andweallgrovelbeforehimandappealtohim;thenthoseothersdodgeandshuffle，andfacearoundandunfranklyandinconsistentlyandillogicallychangetheformoftheirappealanddirectitspersuasionstoman’sSECONDPLACEpowersandtopowerswhichhaveNOEXISTENCEinhim，thusadvancingthemtoFIRSTplace;whereasinmyAdmonitionIsticklogicallyandconsistentlytotheoriginalposition:IplacetheInteriorMaster’srequirementsFIRST，andkeepthemthere。
Y。M。Ifwegrant，forthesakeofargument，thatyourschemeandtheotherschemesaimatandproducethesameresult
RIGHTLIVINGhasyoursanadvantageovertheothers？
O。M。One，yesalargeone。Ithasnoconcealments，nodeceptions。WhenamanleadsarightandvaluablelifeunderitheisnotdeceivedastotheREALchiefmotivewhichimpelshimtoitinthoseothercasesheis。
Y。M。Isthatanadvantage？Isitanadvantagetolivealoftylifeforameanreason？IntheothercaseshelivestheloftylifeundertheIMPRESSIONthatheislivingforaloftyreason。Isnotthatanadvantage？
O。M。Perhapsso。Thesameadvantagehemightgetoutofthinkinghimselfaduke，andlivingaduke’slifeandparadinginducalfussandfeathers，whenhewasn’tadukeatall，andcouldfinditoutifhewouldonlyexaminetheherald’srecords。
Y。M。Butanyway，heisobligedtodoaduke’spart;heputshishandinhispocketanddoeshisbenevolencesonasbigascaleashecanstand，andthatbenefitsthecommunity。
O。M。Hecoulddothatwithoutbeingaduke。
Y。M。Butwouldhe？
O。M。Don’tyouseewhereyouarearriving？
Y。M。Where？
O。M。Atthestandpointoftheotherschemes:Thatitisgoodmoralstoletanignorantdukedoshowybenevolencesforhispride’ssake，aprettylowmotive，andgoondoingthemunwarned，lestifheweremadeacquaintedwiththeactualmotivewhichpromptedthemhemightshutuphispurseandceasetobegood？
Y。M。Butisn’titbesttoleavehiminignorance，aslongasheTHINKSheisdoinggoodforothers’sake？
O。M。Perhapsso。Itisthepositionoftheotherschemes。
Theythinkhumbugisgoodenoughmoralswhenthedividendonitisgooddeedsandhandsomeconduct。
Y。M。Itismyopinionthatunderyourschemeofaman’sdoingagooddeedforhisOWNsakefirstoff，insteadoffirstfortheGOODDEED’Ssake，nomanwouldeverdoone。
O。M。Haveyoucommittedabenevolencelately？
Y。M。Yes。Thismorning。
O。M。Givetheparticulars。
Y。M。ThecabinoftheoldnegrowomanwhousedtonursemewhenIwasachildandwhosavedmylifeonceattheriskofherown，wasburnedlastnight，andshecamemourningthismorning，andpleadingformoneytobuildanotherone。
O。M。Youfurnishedit？
Y。M。Certainly。
O。M。Youweregladyouhadthemoney？
Y。M。Money？Ihadn’t。Isoldmyhorse。
O。M。Youweregladyouhadthehorse？
Y。M。OfcourseIwas;forifIhadn’thadthehorseI
shouldhavebeenincapable，andmyMOTHERwouldhavecapturedthechancetosetoldSallyup。
O。M。Youwerecordiallygladyouwerenotcaughtoutandincapable？
Y。M。Oh，Ijustwas！
O。M。Now，then
Y。M。Stopwhereyouare！Iknowyourwholecatalogofquestions，andIcouldanswereveryoneofthemwithoutyourwastingthetimetoaskthem;butIwillsummarizethewholethinginasingleremark:IdidthecharityknowingitwasbecausetheactwouldgiveMEasplendidpleasure，andbecauseoldSally’smovinggratitudeanddelightwouldgiveMEanotherone;andbecausethereflectionthatshewouldbehappynowandoutofhertroublewouldfillMEfullofhappiness。IdidthewholethingwithmyeyesopenandrecognizingandrealizingthatIwaslookingoutforMYshareoftheprofitsFIRST。Nowthen，I
haveconfessed。Goon。
O。M。Ihaven’tanythingtooffer;youhavecoveredthewholeground。CanyouhavebeenanyMOREstronglymovedtohelpSallyoutofhertroublecouldyouhavedonethedeedanymoreeagerlyifyouhadbeenunderthedelusionthatyouweredoingitforHERsakeandprofitonly？
Y。M。No！Nothingintheworldcouldhavemadetheimpulsewhichmovedmemorepowerful，moremasterful，morethoroughlyirresistible。Iplayedthelimit！
O。M。Verywell。YoubegintosuspectandIclaimtoKNOW
thatwhenamanisashadeMORESTRONGLYMOVEDtodoONEoftwothingsoroftwodozenthingsthanheistodoanyoneoftheOTHERS，hewillinfalliblydothatONEthing，beitgoodorbeitevil;andifitbegood，notallthebeguilementsofallthecasuistriescanincreasethestrengthoftheimpulsebyasingleshadeoraddashadetothecomfortandcontentmenthewillgetoutoftheact。
Y。M。Thenyoubelievethatsuchtendencytowarddoinggoodasisinmen’sheartswouldnotbediminishedbytheremovalofthedelusionthatgooddeedsaredoneprimarilyforthesakeofNo。2insteadofforthesakeofNo。1？
O。M。ThatiswhatIfullybelieve。
Y。M。Doesn’titsomehowseemtotakefromthedignityofthedeed？
O。M。Ifthereisdignityinfalsity，itdoes。Itremovesthat。
Y。M。Whatisleftforthemoraliststodo？
O。M。Teachunreservedlywhathealreadyteacheswithonesideofhismouthandtakesbackwiththeother:DorightFOR
YOUROWNSAKE，andbehappyinknowingthatyourNEIGHBORwillcertainlyshareinthebenefitsresulting。
Y。M。RepeatyourAdmonition。
O。M。DILIGENTLYTRAINYOURIDEALSUPWARDANDSTILLUPWARD
TOWARDASUMMITWHEREYOUWILLFINDYOURCHIEFESTPLEASUREIN
CONDUCTWHICH，WHILECONTENTINGYOU，WILLBESURETOCONFER
BENEFITSUPONYOURNEIGHBORANDTHECOMMUNITY。
Y。M。One’sEVERYactproceedsfromEXTERIORINFLUENCES，youthink？
O。M。Yes。
Y。M。IfIconcludetorobaperson，IamnottheORIGINATOR
oftheidea，butitcomesinfromtheOUTSIDE？IseehimhandlingmoneyforinstanceandTHATmovesmetothecrime？
O。M。That，byitself？Oh，certainlynot。ItismerelytheLATESToutsideinfluenceofaprocessionofpreparatoryinfluencesstretchingbackoveraperiodofyears。NoSINGLE
outsideinfluencecanmakeamandoathingwhichisatwarwithhistraining。ThemostitcandoistostarthismindonanewtractandopenittothereceptionofNEWinfluencesasinthecaseofIgnatiusLoyola。IntimetheseinfluencescantrainhimtoapointwhereitwillbeconsonantwithhisnewcharactertoyieldtotheFINALinfluenceanddothatthing。Iwillputthecaseinaformwhichwillmakemytheorycleartoyou，Ithink。
Herearetwoingotsofvirgingold。Theyshallrepresentacoupleofcharacterswhichhavebeenrefinedandperfectedinthevirtuesbyyearsofdiligentrighttraining。Supposeyouwantedtobreakdownthesestrongandwellcompactedcharacterswhatinfluencewouldyoubringtobearupontheingots？
Y。M。Workitoutyourself。Proceed。
O。M。SupposeIturnupononeofthemasteamjetduringalongsuccessionofhours。Willtherebearesult？
Y。M。NonethatIknowof。
O。M。Why？
Y。M。Asteamjetcannotbreakdownsuchasubstance。
O。M。Verywell。ThesteamisanOUTSIDEINFLUENCE，butitisineffectivebecausethegoldTAKESNOINTERESTINIT。Theingotremainsasitwas。Supposeweaddtothesteamsomequicksilverinavaporizedcondition，andturnthejetupontheingot，willtherebeaninstantaneousresult？
Y。M。No。
O。M。TheQUICKSILVERisanoutsideinfluencewhichgold（byitspeculiarnaturesayTEMPERAMENT，DISPOSITION）CANNOTBE
INDIFFERENTTO。Itstirsuptheinterestofthegold，althoughwedonotperceiveit;butaSINGLEapplicationoftheinfluenceworksnodamage。Letuscontinuetheapplicationinasteadystream，andcalleachminuteayear。Bytheendoftenortwentyminutestenortwentyyearsthelittleingotissoddenwithquicksilver，itsvirtuesaregone，itscharacterisdegraded。Atlastitisreadytoyieldtoatemptationwhichitwouldhavetakennonoticeof，tenortwentyyearsago。Wewillapplythattemptationintheformofapressureofmyfinger。Younotetheresult？
Y。M。Yes;theingothascrumbledtosand。Iunderstand，now。ItisnottheSINGLEoutsideinfluencethatdoesthework，butonlytheLASToneofalonganddisintegratingaccumulationofthem。Isee，now，howmySINGLEimpulsetorobthemanisnottheonethatmakesmedoit，butonlytheLASToneofapreparatoryseries。Youmightillustratewithaparable。
AParableO。M。Iwill。TherewasonceapairofNewEnglandboys
twins。Theywerealikeingooddispositions，fecklessmorals，andpersonalappearance。TheywerethemodelsoftheSunday
school。AtfifteenGeorgehadtheopportunitytogoascabinboyinawhaleship，andsailedawayforthePacific。Henryremainedathomeinthevillage。AteighteenGeorgewasasailorbeforethemast，andHenrywasteacheroftheadvancedBibleclass。AttwentytwoGeorge，throughfightinghabitsanddrinkinghabitsacquiredatseaandinthesailorboardinghousesoftheEuropeanandOrientalports，wasacommonroughinHongKong，andoutofajob;andHenrywassuperintendentoftheSundayschool。AttwentysixGeorgewasawanderer，atramp，andHenrywaspastorofthevillagechurch。ThenGeorgecamehome，andwasHenry’sguest。Oneeveningamanpassedbyandturneddownthelane，andHenrysaid，withapatheticsmile，"Withoutintendingmeadiscomfort，thatmanisalwayskeepingmeremindedofmypinchingpoverty，forhecarriesheapsofmoneyabouthim，andgoesbyhereeveryeveningofhislife。"ThatOUTSIDEINFLUENCEthatremarkwasenoughforGeorge，butITwasnottheonethatmadehimambushthemanandrobhim，itmerelyrepresentedtheelevenyears’accumulationofsuchinfluences，andgavebirthtotheactforwhichtheirlonggestationhadmadepreparation。IthadneverenteredtheheadofHenrytorobthemanhisingothadbeensubjectedtocleansteamonly;butGeorge’shadbeensubjectedtovaporizedquicksilver。
V
MoreAbouttheMachineNote。WhenMrs。W。askshowcanamillionairegiveasingledollartocollegesandmuseumswhileonehumanbeingisdestituteofbread，shehasansweredherquestionherself。Herfeelingforthepoorshowsthatshehasastandardofbenevolence;thereshehasconcededthemillionaire’sprivilegeofhavingastandard;
sincesheevidentlyrequireshimtoadoptherstandard，sheisbythatactrequiringherselftoadopthis。Thehumanbeingalwayslooksdownwhenheisexamininganotherperson’sstandard;heneverfindonethathehastoexaminebylookingup。
TheManMachineAgainYoungMan。Youreallythinkmanisameremachine？
OldMan。Ido。
Y。M。Andthathismindworksautomaticallyandisindependentofhiscontrolcarriesonthoughtonitsownhook？
O。M。Yes。Itisdiligentlyatwork，unceasinglyatwork，duringeverywakingmoment。Haveyounevertossedaboutallnight，imploring，beseeching，commandingyourmindtostopworkandletyougotosleep？youwhoperhapsimaginethatyourmindisyourservantandmustobeyyourorders，thinkwhatyoutellittothink，andstopwhenyoutellittostop。Whenitchoosestowork，thereisnowaytokeepitstillforaninstant。Thebrightestmanwouldnotbeabletosupplyitwithsubjectsifhehadtohuntthemup。Ifitneededtheman’shelpitwouldwaitforhimtogiveitworkwhenhewakesinthemorning。
Y。M。Maybeitdoes。
O。M。No，itbeginsrightaway，beforethemangetswideenoughawaketogiveitasuggestion。Hemaygotosleepsaying，"ThemomentIwakeIwillthinkuponsuchandsuchasubject，"
buthewillfail。Hismindwillbetooquickforhim;bythetimehehasbecomenearlyenoughawaketobehalfconscious，hewillfindthatitisalreadyatworkuponanothersubject。Maketheexperimentandsee。
Y。M。Atanyrate，hecanmakeitsticktoasubjectifhewantsto。
O。M。Notifitfindanotherthatsuitsitbetter。Asaruleitwilllistentoneitheradullspeakernorabrightone。
Itrefusesallpersuasion。Thedullspeakerweariesitandsendsitfarawayinidledreams;thebrightspeakerthrowsoutstimulatingideaswhichitgoeschasingafterandisatonceunconsciousofhimandhistalk。Youcannotkeepyourmindfromwandering，ifitwantsto;itismaster，notyou。
AfteranIntervalofDaysO。M。Now，dreamsbutwewillexaminethatlater。
Meantime，didyoutrycommandingyourmindtowaitforordersfromyou，andnotdoanythinkingonitsownhook？
Y。M。Yes，IcommandedittostandreadytotakeorderswhenIshouldwakeinthemorning。
O。M。Diditobey？
Y。M。No。Itwenttothinkingofsomethingofitsowninitiation，withoutwaitingforme。AlsoasyousuggestedatnightIappointedathemeforittobeginoninthemorning，andcommandedittobeginonthatoneandnoother。
O。M。Diditobey？
Y。M。No。
O。M。Howmanytimesdidyoutrytheexperiment？
Y。M。Ten。
O。M。Howmanysuccessesdidyouscore？
Y。M。Notone。
O。M。ItisasIhavesaid:themindisindependentoftheman。Hehasnocontroloverit;itdoesasitpleases。Itwilltakeupasubjectinspiteofhim;itwillsticktoitinspiteofhim;itwillthrowitasideinspiteofhim。Itisentirelyindependentofhim。