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> [It is a mystic maxim that the lower in the scale of evolution a being is placed, the more certainly it responds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/it-is-a-mystic-maxim-that-the-lower-in-the-scale-of-evolution-a-being/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

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> [As a man may know about Africa either by going there personally or by reading descriptions written by travelers who have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/as-a-man-may-know-about-africa-either-by-going-there-personally-or-by/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

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> [Advancement and promotion in Mystic Masonry is not dependent on favor; it cannot be given till it has been earned and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/advancement-and-promotion-in-mystic-masonry-is-not-dependent-on-favor/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

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## Other authors on Himself

## More by Max Heindel

> [Regarding lack of vision or disabilities of the organ of sight, it has long been known among researchers that it is the effect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/regarding-lack-of-vision-or-disabilities-of-the-organ-of-sight-it-has/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [We read that Adam and Methuselah lived so many centuries; at that time, it was the custom to marry in the family - marry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/we-read-that-adam-and-methuselah-lived-so-many-centuries-at-that-time/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [The hand is man's most valuable servant; its dexterity enables it to respond to his slightest bidding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/the-hand-is-man-s-most-valuable-servant-its-dexterity-enables-it-to/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [Because of the revolution of the Earth upon its axis, a new degree of the zodiac rises every four minutes, and thus even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/because-of-the-revolution-of-the-earth-upon-its-axis-a-new-degree-of/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [Virtue is a positive quality developed by taking a firm stand for the right in temptation, or by the suffering endured in consequence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/virtue-is-a-positive-quality-developed-by-taking-a-firm-stand-for-the/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [Christ said, The Truth shall make you free, but Truth is not found once and forever. Truth is eternal, and the quest for Truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/christ-said-the-truth-shall-make-you-free-but-truth-is-not-found-once/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [Music is intangible and ephemeral, but it comes from the home world of the spirit, and though so fleeting, it is recognized by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/music-is-intangible-and-ephemeral-but-it-comes-from-the-home-world-of/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [The man who realizes his ignorance has taken the first step toward knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/the-man-who-realizes-his-ignorance-has-taken-the-first-step-toward/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [We may regard the solar systems as separate sponges, swimming in a World of Divine Spirit, and thus it will be apparent that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/we-may-regard-the-solar-systems-as-separate-sponges-swimming-in-a/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [“We have been speaking of ether as an avenue of forces , a word which conveys no meaning to the average mind, because force…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/we-have-been-speaking-of-ether-as-an-avenue-of-forces-a-word-which/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [It is a mystic maxim that the lower in the scale of evolution a being is placed, the more certainly it responds to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/it-is-a-mystic-maxim-that-the-lower-in-the-scale-of-evolution-a-being/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [From the Old Testament, containing the Atlantean Mystery teaching, we learn that mankind was created male-female, bi-sexual, and that each one was capable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/from-the-old-testament-containing-the-atlantean-mystery-teaching-we/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [There are various grades of spiritual sight. One grade enables a man to see the ordinarily invisible ether with the myriads of beings that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/there-are-various-grades-of-spiritual-sight-one-grade-enables-a-man/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [Before two human beings come in close physical contact, their auras have mingled; that is the reason why we 'feel the presence of another'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/before-two-human-beings-come-in-close-physical-contact-their-auras/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

> [Various religious systems have been given to humanity at different times, each suited to meet the spiritual needs of the people among whom it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-heindel/various-religious-systems-have-been-given-to-humanity-at-different/)

[Max Heindel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-heindel/)

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