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Jewels of Wisdom

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

          Creation from The Kalevala

            Now the time passed quickly over,And the years rolled quickly onward,In the new sun’s shining lustre,In the new moon’s softer beaming.Still the Water-Mother floated,Water-Mother, maid aerial,Ever on the peaceful waters,On the billows’ foamy surface,With  the moving waves before her,And the… Creation from The Kalevala

            The Essence of Things

              If you affirm only His transcendence, you restrict Him, And if you affirm only His immanence, you limit Him. If you maintain both aspects, you are exempt from error, An Imam and  a master in the spiritual sciences. Whoso would… The Essence of Things

              Peace and Holiness

                I entered into unknowing Yet when I saw myself there Without knowing where I was I understood great things; I shall not say what I felt For I remained in unknowing Transcending all knowledge. That perfect knowledge Was of peace… Peace and Holiness

                The Circle of Eternity

                  Close your eyes and let the mind expand.Let no fear of death or darkness arrest its course.Allow the mind to merge with Mind.Let it flow out upon the great curve of consciousness.Let it soar on the wings of the great… The Circle of Eternity

                  Humility

                    It is my humility that gives God his divinity and the proof of it is this, God’s peculiar property is giving.  But God cannot give if he has nothing to receive his gifts.  Now I make myself receptive to his… Humility

                    Self-Mastery

                      In such a great work as this Movement no one should expect to find his associates all congenial, intuitive, prudent and courageous. One of the first proofs of self-mastery is when one shows that he can be kind and forbearing… Self-Mastery

                      The Golden Rule

                        Hindu: This is the sum of duty; do naught unto others which if done to thee would cause thee pain. Zoroastrian: That nature alone  is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself. Taoist: Regard… The Golden Rule

                        The Self-Evolving Circle

                          The key to every man is his thought. Sturdy and defying though he look, he has a helm which he obeys, which is the idea after which all his facts are classified. He can only be reformed by showing him… The Self-Evolving Circle