My Library

The second sub-plane seems especially the habitat of the* selfish or unspiritual religionist ; here he wears his golddit crown and worships his own grossly material representation of thb particular deity of his country and time.’ The highest subdivision appears to be specially appropriated to those who during life have devoted themselves to materialistic but intellectual pursuits, following them not for the sake bf benefiting their fellow-men thereby, but either from motives of selfish ambition or simply for the sake of intellectual exercise. Such persons will often remain upon this level for many long years— happy enough indeed in working out their intellectual ' problems, but doing no good to any one, and making but little progress on their way towards,the heaven-world.