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The first contact with the Higher
The first contact you have with higher regions is a psychic
one. Certainly, before an inner psychic opening is achieved, it is
difficult to have these inspirations. It can happen as an exception
and under exceptional conditions as a grace, but the true contact
comes through the psychic; because the psychic consciousness
is certainly the medium with the greatest affinity with the divine
Truth.
Later, when one has emerged from the mental conscious-
ness into a higher consciousness beyond the mind, beyond even
the higher mind, and when one opens oneself to the Overmind
regions, and through the Overmind to the Supermind, one can
receive inspirations directly. And naturally at that point they be-
come more frequent, richer, if one may say so, more complete.
There comes a time when inspiration can be obtained at will, but
this obviously demands considerable inner development.
As we have just said, this inspiration from regions far above
the mind surpasses in value and quality the highest achievements
of the mind, such as reason.
CWM 10: 5-6

Concentrate to have the contact
To have this experience is it necessary to concentrate every time?

In the beginning, yes, for you have not the capacity to keep what
you have acquired, to maintain your concentration at its maxi-
mum — you slip back and lose even the memory of the experience
you have had. But if you once follow a path, it is easier to follow
the same path a second time and so on. The second concentration
is therefore easier than the first one. You must persevere in your
concentration till you come to the point when you no longer lose
the inner contact.
From that time onward you must remain in this inner and
higher consciousness from where you can do everything. You see

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