Thou canst not buy true goodness in the market: Nor canst thou win it unto thee by distant pilgrimage: It dwelleth not in rich men’s storehouses, Nor yet with hermits in the forest depths: No gold can purchase it: It… The Priceless Prize
Men’s curiosity searches past and future And clings to that dimension. But to apprehend The point of intersection of the timeless With time, is an occupation for the saint— No occupation either, but something given And taken, in a lifetime’s… Hints and Guesses
There are two rungs of service That a person can come to know. The first is called Qatnut, “the lesser service.” In this state you may know That there are many heavens encircling you, That the earth on which you… Soaring Upwards
Of that place beyond the heavens none of our earthly poets has yet sung, and none shall sing worthily. But this is the manner of it, for assuredly we must be bold to speak what is true, above all when… The Soul’s Pilot
Magnanimity and contentment are very near allied; like brothers and sisters, they spring from the same parents but are of several features. Fortitude and Patience are kindred to this incomparable virtue. Moralists distinguish Magnanimity and Modesty by making the one… Magnanimity
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst… The Beatitudes
Just get rid Of that small mind That is called “self,” And there is nothing in the universe That can harm or hinder you. How delightful it is To make all space Our dwelling-place! Our hearts and minds Are perfectly… Dwelling in Space
Welling in a body like the air-ships of the gods, he tastes boundless joys freely presented to him. The knower of the Suprene SELF is a child obedient to a higher will; he is of form unmanifest, untouched by allurement.… The Silent Sage
Act thou for them “today,” and they will act for thee “tomorrow.” ’Tis from the bud of Renunciation of the Self, that springeth the sweet fruit of final Liberation. To perish doomed is he, who out of fear of Māra refrains from… Renunciation
What is the will? Can “exact science” tell? What is the nature of that intelligent, intangible, and powerful something which reigns supreme over all inert matter? The great Universal Idea willed, and the cosmos sprang into existence. I will, and my limbs… Attraction and Repulsion
He knows no change who knows the true, And on it keeps his eye, Who always still the unseen doth view; Only the false and the apparent die. Things change, but change not far From what they are not but… He Knows No Change
What a handful of dust is man to think such thoughts! Or is he, perchance, a prince in misfortune, whose speech at times betrays his birth? I like to think that, if men are machines, they are machines of a… The Banner of Becoming