Books of Alice A Bailey are full of knowledge

I have just discovered this non-fiction author and am impressed with the amount of detailed knowledge. She does refer to Patanjali etc sources of Hindu literature as well as others.

Guru Nanak writes that all reading and listening is in vein if one doesn't contemplate. On p.139 of 'From Intellect to Intuition' ISBN 9780853301080, 0853301085, Alice quoted

Cardinal Richelieu's words on contemplation, as the stage, "in which man sees and knows God without using the imagination and without discursive reasoning."

Alice says that contemplation has been described as a psychic gateway, leading from one state of consciousness to another.

Jeremy Taylor calls it the "transition from intense meditation to that contemplation which attains to the vision of the wonders of God, as the human soul enters the realm of the divine light."

Francois Malaval, wrote in 17th century, "This act (contemplation) is also more perfect than reasoning because in reasoning the soul speaks, whilst in this act it enjoys. Reasoning ... convinces the soul by its principles, but here the soul is rather illuminated than convinced, it sees rather than examines. "

Alice further says that through this gateway of vision the man passes and finds himself to be the soul, the perceiver, who can perceiver equally the world of spiritual realities anf the world of daily experience; he can look, if he so chooses, in either direction. .....the triplicity of soul, mind and brain must play their part, but with a different orientation and attention. It becomes simply a question of focus.

The brain is active towards the instincts and habits which guide our physical plane. life and appetites. Through right education, the brain learns to respond to thought impressions of the mind.

The mind has a tendency to record all outer information. It can be trained to be receptive towards the soul and to register information coming from that higher source. In time, we can learn to bring about a perfect interplay between the three.