Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 43

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43. It has been so provided and ordered by the Lord, that in so far as a man thinks and wills from heaven, his internal spiritual man is opened and formed: the opening is into heaven, even to the Lord; and the formation is according to those things which are of heaven. On the other hand, however, in so far as a man does not think and will from heaven, but from the world, his internal, spiritual man is closed, and his external man is opened; and the opening is into the world, and the formation is according to the things which are of the world.


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