2/09/18
“The accumulated karma that shows itself as character is, unlike the ripe, always subject to modifications.
It may be said to consist of tendencies, strong or weak, according to the thought-force that has gone to their making, and these can be further strengthened or weakened by fresh streams of thought-force sent to work with or against them.
If we find in ourselves tendencies of which we disapprove, we can set ouselves to work to eliminate them; often we fail to withstand a temptation, over-borne by the strong outrushing stream of desire, but the longer we can hold out against it, even though we fail in the end, the nearer are we to overcoming it.
Every such failure is a step towards success, for the resistance wears away part of the energy, and there is less of it available for the future.”
Annie Besant
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 