§56Thisfreedom, thisomnipotence, astheexpressionofwhichthewholevisibleworldexistsandprogressivelydevelopsinaccordancewiththelawswhichbelongtotheformofknowledge, cannow, atthepointatwhichinitsmostperfectmanifestationithasattainedtothecompletelyadequateknowledgeofitsownnature, , atthesummitofmentalendowmentandself-consciousness, simplywhatitwilledbeforeblindlyandunconsciously, andifso, , conversely, thisknowledgebecomesforitaquieter, , inthereferenceofindividualconduct, ageneral, notaparticularmanifestationofwill, itdoesnotdisturbandmodifythedevelopmentofthecharacter, nordoesitfinditsexpressioninparticularactions; but, eitherbyanevermoremarkedappearanceofthewholemethodofactionithasfollowedhitherto, orconverselybytheentiresuppressionofit, , necessity, andcharacter, wehavesomewhatfacilitatedandpreparedthewayfortheclearerdevelopmentofallthis, [pg398] lifeitself, thewillingornotwillingofwhichisthegreatquestion, andhaveendeavouredtofindoutgenerallywhatthewillitself, whichiseverywheretheinmostnatureofthislife, willreallyattainbyitsassertion—inwhatwayandtowhatextentthisassertionsatisfiesorcansatisfythewill; inshort, whatisgenerallyandmainlytoberegardedasitspositioninthisitsownworld, whichineveryrelationbelongstoit.
