“Spirits of intellectual development are still pursuing their studies of laws that have to do solely with the operations and causes of phenomena that fascinate both mortals and spirits. I have wondered often, why they have not had an awakening to the grander truths of spirit life, and to the cause of the development of those with whom they come into contact, who are so much more beautiful and happier than the students of natural law and phenomena.
“Strange as it may seem, intellectual development is not necessary to soul progression. But along with the soul’s progress comes a wonderful knowledge of these other things that I speak of. I was a person of just ordinary mental acquirements, yet in this spirit world I have left behind me, many great minds – I mean not only as regards the progress of my soul, but also the attainment of the very knowledge that these people are devoting their time and work to obtain.
“Strange also, as it may seem to you, that intellectual development comes with soul development in the Divine Love. But to us who have experienced this, it is not strange; because the mind is only an attribute, or quality of the soul, and as the soul develops in divine love, the mind must necessarily develop also.
“What mortals call “philosophy” is merely the conclusions of minds that have given thought and investigation to a particular subject matter; and when that philosophy is determined by the mind, it is still uncertain, and subject to revision and change as the mind may change. The mind, in its development, does not necessarily learn the full and real truth; so in this spirit life, among these great minds that do not possess the divine love, there is as much variety of opinions, and as many disputes as to what the truth is, as there are on earth. The mind, of itself, cannot always discern the truth, because it is fallible – even when it is the mind of a spirit, and that spirit a highly developed one.
“But as the soul develops in the Divine Love, this development means what comes to it as a truth, is a truth – the everlasting truth. The soul does not learn all truth at once, but the truth it does learn is one that never changes, and lets no revision alter or set it aside.” To be continued…