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Jewels of Wisdom

The Uncarved Block

    Know the strength of man, But keep a woman’s care! Be the stream of the universe! Being the stream of the universe, Ever true and unswerving, Become as a little child once more. Know honour, Yet keep humility. Be the… The Uncarved Block

    Invictus

      Out of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeoning of chanceMy head is… Invictus

      Divine Reason

        Hermes brings our intellectual endowments to light, fills everything with divine reason, moves our souls towards Nous, awakens as it were from our heavy slumber, through our searching turns us back upon ourselves, through our birth-pangs perfects us, and through… Divine Reason

        Hymn to Nature

          NATURE, all parent, ancient, and divine, O Much-mechanic mother, art is thine; Heav’nly, abundant, venerable queen, In ev’ry part of thy dominions seen. Untam’d, all-taming, ever splendid light, All ruling, honor’d, and supremly bright. Immortal, first-born, ever still the same,… Hymn to Nature

          The Knower

            As “the Knower,” Krishna is the unchanging consciousness That watches the creative drama within the Field of His being, and He declares that the power to discriminate between “the Field” and its “Knower” is the essential condition of wisdom. But… The Knower

            Divine Omnipresence

              God be in my head, And in my understanding; God be in my eyes, And in my looking; God be in my mouth, And in my speaking; God be in my heart, And in my thinking; God be at my… Divine Omnipresence

              Moments of Choice

                You ask about the “moment of choice.” It is made up of all moments. It is not in space or time, but is the aggregation of those moments flying by us each instant. It is referred to in Esoteric Buddhism… Moments of Choice

                The Seed of God

                  The seed of God is in us.  If the seed had a good, wise and industrious cultivator, it would thrive all the more an grow up to God whose seed it is, and the fruit would be equal to the … The Seed of God

                  Depth in Silence

                    Meditation is done in silence.  By it we renounce our narrow individuality, and expatiate into that which is infinite.  Only in the sacredness of inward silence does the soul truly meet the secret hiding God.  The strength of resolve which… Depth in Silence

                    The Pledge of Kwan-Yin

                      Never Will I Seek Nor Receive Private, Individual Salvation; Never Will I Enter into Final Peace Alone; But Forever and Everywhere Will I Live and Strive For the Redemption of Every Creature Thoughout The World From The Bonds Of Conditioned… The Pledge of Kwan-Yin

                      Give All To Love

                        Give all to love; Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good-fame, Plans, credit and the Muse,— Nothing refuse. ’T is a brave master; Let it have scope: Follow it utterly, Hope beyond hope: High and more high It dives… Give All To Love

                        Non-Being

                          Look, you cannot see It, It is Formless, Listen, you cannot hear It, It is Soundless, Grasp, you cannot touch It, It is Non-Being, These three are indiscernible And therefore are merged into the One. — The Tao Te Ching,… Non-Being