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The student who takes one of these sentences from a piece of inspired writing is seeking to reproduce in his own feelings and thoughts the inner condition which gave it birth. As he ponders over the phrase, he should not only seek to distill every bit of meaning from it, but also let his inner being passively receive that meaning by other than logical ways. This wider concentration upon it may gradually open up its content. Nevertheless, if he returns to it a long time later--perhaps after a year or two--he may penetrate abruptly and unexpectedly to a still deeper layer of meaning and with that experience the joy of new revelation.

-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 6 : Mantrams, Affirmations > # 137