Excerpt from The Science of Spiritual Life The principles evolved in this volume have received the attention of the writer for years. In venturing to give them to the world he is not without the humble hope that they may (under the Divine blessing) be made instrumental in helping to establish the cause of truth, and to promote the glory of God. He regrets that the circumstances under which he has committed his ideas to writing, and thereafter passed them through the press, have not been of the most favourable character for the prosecution of such a workf The statement of this fact will in some measure explain, while it does not excuse, and is not intended to justify, the im perfections of the book. A just and impartial criticism is not shunned, but will rather be welcomed. The work is, put forth as a small contribution to the great cause of truth, and, while in the full consciousness of its imperfec tions it is laid at the feet of the Great Teacher of the race, it is at the same time offered for the perusal of thoughtful men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.