650. With reference to the above, the "winter" in the 24-hour cycle may be said to be identical to the period between midnight and sunrise, which is, of course, the same as what we call "night".This is consequently the coldest time in the 24-hours.And during this period, life is to a large extent quiet or at rest.Human beings are sleeping.From a mental point of view, their bodies are the physical leafless twigs and branches that will "survive" the "winter" in order to be able to bring their mental "crown of foliage", their everyday consciousness, to manifest again with the coming of "spring".Around a peacefully sleeping being there is an atmosphere of the "kingdom of bliss".The same kind of rest, peace and quiet hovers over the white, snow-covered fields of "winter" and its frozen lakes and streams.
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