6. By universal law, all things tend upward to a state of perfectness. The protoplast evolved, becoming worm, then reptile, bird and beast, and then at last it reached the form of man. 7. Now, man himself is mind, and mind is here to gain perfection by experience; and mind is often manifest in fleshy form, and in the form best suited to its growth. So mind may manifest as worm, or bird, or beast, or man. 8. The time will come when everything of life will be evolved unto the state of perfect man. 9. And after man is man in perfectness, he will evolve to higher forms of life." 10. And Jesus said: "Barata Arabo, who taught you this, that mind which is the man, may manifest in flesh of beast, or bird, or creeping thing?" 11. Barata said: "From times which man remembers not our priests have told us so, and so we know." 12. And Jesus said: "Enlightened Arabo, are you a master mind and do not know that man knows naught by being told? 13. Man may believe what others say, but thus he never knows. If man would know, he must, himself be what he knows. 14. Do you remember, Arabo, when you were ape, or bird, or worm? 15. Now, if you have no better proving of your plea than that the priests have told you so, you do not know; you simply guess. 16. Regard not, then, what any man has said; let us forget the flesh, and go with mind into the land of fleshless things; mind never does forget. 17. And backward through the ages master minds can trace themselves; and thus they know.
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