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
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
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
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
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
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 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
There was a Being whom my spirit oft Met on its visioned wanderings, far aloft, In the clear golden prime of my youth’s dawn, Upon the fairy isles of sunny lawn, Amid the enchanted mountains, and the caves Of divine… Fiery Martyrdom
Meditation on tone, as expressed in this Sanskrit word OM, will lead us to a knowledge of the secret Doctrine. We find expressed in the merely mortal music the seven divisions of the divine essence, for as the microcosm is… The Divine Resonance
“Beings are nourished by food, food is produced by rain, rain comes from sacrifice, and sacrifice is performed by action. Know that action comes from the Supreme Spirit who is one; wherefore the all-pervading Spirit is at all times present… Food, Rain and Sacrifice
All original thinkers and investigators of the hidden side of nature whether materialists—those who find in matter “the promise and potency of all terrestrial life,” or spiritualists—that is, those who discover in spirit the source of all energy and of… The Omnipresent Proteus
