When your mind is occupied with anything material, no matter how worthwhile, remember that this physical matter naturally ranks “below” you and that you are “outside” your spirit, but when your mind focuses on the mysterious nature of your soul’s faculties and on their complex behavior, you grow in self-knowledge. This introspection teaches you how each of the soul’s powers strengthens virtues and heals vices in you and in others on the same spiritual journey. During such self-reflection, you’re “within” yourself and are “on the same level” as your potential. Eventually, this analysis of soul
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