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it, that it must be applied to all aspects of reality. Once this is understood, mathematical formulae, for example, or geometric forms and properties will begin to speak in other accents and men will discover that the same laws govern our thoughts, feelings and actions. This is what I mean by true Science. At the moment we know too much about astronomy, anatomy and mathematics: but no one ever sees the connection between them. Above all, no one ever links the sciences with the nature and life of man. Let me give you an example: you are under the impression that addition, subtraction, division and multiplication hold no more secrets for you. But in fact you will never understand what addition is if you do not know that it is the heart that adds. The heart only knows how to add. It adds and adds. In fact it often adds so many things together that it gets everything all mixed up! And the intellect subtracts. Multiplication is an activity of the soul, whereas division is an activity of the spirit. It will help you to understand this if you see how human beings behave at different stages of their lives. A baby, for instance, needs to touch everything. He picks up everything he can lay hands on and puts it in his mouth: childhood is governed by the heart It is a time for adding. In adolescence this changes: a child’s intellect becomes more active and he has a tendency to reject whatever