Inasmuch as they have incarnated on earth, all beings, however elevated their spirit, receive a heredity that is more or less defective

"Don’t be under any illusions; you will not find a single perfect creature on earth. Whether they show it or hide it, everyone has at least one weakness, even several. Even initiates have at least one weakness: vanity, pride, greed or sensuality… But the reason that initiates are more advanced is that, firstly, they are conscious of their weaknesses and, secondly, they try to overcome them through all possible means.

Inasmuch as they have incarnated on earth, all beings, however elevated their spirit, receive a heredity that is more or less defective, and this is what they must work on. Initiates achieve this, thanks to their other qualities and virtues. And when they have succeeded, they become even greater, because they have been able to transform a raw, crude matter into a more refined matter, which they can then use for their work. Initiates demonstrate the extent to which the power of the spirit is able to master everything. Most humans, however, are plagued all their life by faults they cannot correct."