no doubt that the constituent parts and members will cease
functioning properly; and though that all-unifying agency in the temple of
man be not sensed or seen and the reality thereof be unknown, yet by its
effects it manifesteth itself with the greatest power.
Thus it hath been proven and made evident that these infinite beings in
this wondrous universe will discharge their functions properly only when
directed and controlled by that Universal Reality, so that order may be
established in the world. For example, interaction and co-operation
between the constituent parts of the human body are evident and
indisputable, yet this does not suffice; an all-unifying agency is
necessary that shall direct and control the component parts, so that these
through interaction and co-operation may discharge in perfect order their
necessary and respective functions.
You are well aware, praised be the Lord, that both interaction and
co-operation are evident and proven amongst all beings, whether large or
small. In the case of large bodies interaction is as manifest as the sun,
whilst in the case of small bodies, though interaction be unknown, yet the
part is an indication of the whole. All these interactions therefore are
connected with that all-embracing power which is their pivot, their
centre, their source and their motive power.
For instance, as we have observed, co-operation among the constituent
parts of the human body is clearly established, and these parts and
members render services unto all the component parts of the body. For
instance, the hand, the foot, the eye, the ear, the mind, the imagination
all help the various parts and members of the human body, but all these
interactions are linked by an unseen, all-embracing power, that causeth
these interactions to be produced with perfect regularity. This is the
inner faculty of man, that is his spirit and his mind, both of which are
invisible.
In like manner consider machinery and workshops and the interaction
existing among the various component parts and sections, and how connected
they are one with the other. All these relations and interactions,
however, are connected with a central power which is their motive force,
their pivot and their source. This central power is either the power of
steam or the skill of the mastermind.
It hath therefore been made evident and proved that interaction,
co-operation and interrelation amongst beings are under the direction and
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