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Introduction

 

Universe

  Consideration of aspects or ways of knowing things
 

Man as he actually Is

 

Karmas

  Causes of karmas
  Man as he may become
  Means to the end
  Stages of development (GUNASTHANA)
  First stage of development
  Second stage of development
  Third stage of development
  Fourth stage of development Part-1
  Love (Daya)
  Soiling of the right attitude
 

Scale of living beings
  Means whereby the right attitude maybe obtained
  Time
 

Thirty-five rules of conduct
 

Fourth stage of development-part-2
 

Fifth stage of development
 

Twelve special rules of conduct
 

Sixth to fourteenth stages of development
  Synthesis or Recapitulatiion
 

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SECOND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

 

This is a transitory stage on the way down from a higher to the first; from a peaceful to an angry state; and it is the momentary consciousness or taste as it were of the peaceful state of mind.