all darkness,
The possessors of these are the redeemed ;
And he will stand among them to whom the
Their habitation is peace.
Cosmic Glory is unveiled.
For, to the redeemed, the narrow confiness of self
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are burst and broken asunder,
Truth is the Saviour of the world.
And the mind is conscious of the Eternal.
There is no other Saviour.
The universe is known as it is;
There can be no compromise with Truth ;
Yea, its perfection and the splendour of its Law are
It says "Give up self."
revealed.
Truth is our Redeemer only when we yield up all to So large, so boundless, so all-embracing is the life it.
of the redeemed in Truth.
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The unredeemed are in the confines of self ;
They are surrounded with darkness;
Immortal Truth redeems us from mortal error.
They seek for self only.
Clinging no more to the perishable, we fly to the
The redeemed are in the glory of the universal, the
Imperishable,
impersonal ;
And find the Rock of Safety.
They are surrounded with light ;
The body grows old, it withers and decays:
They seek the good of all.
Passions burn out, leaving only the ashes of regret: Truth is the breaker of bonds;
Pleasures cease to satisfy and pains fill up their
It liberates the slave ;
places;
It sets the captive free.
But Truth is imperishable;
Who chooses bondage rather than liberty ?
It never grows old, nor does it wither and decay; Who prefers darkness to light ?
It does not consume, and it leaves behind no sorrow He who has not known liberty loves his chains; and no pain.
And he who has not seen the light prefers to remain
To set the mind upon that which is perishable;
in darkness.
To be consumed by violent passions;
And when liberty is made known it is desired.
To live in unhappiness and misery,?
When light is perceived, there is no longer a
This it is to be unredeemed.
dwelling - place in darkness.
The redeemed having the knowledge of the
The desires of the flesh are a tormenting fever;
Imperishable and being in possession of
The hatreds, conflicts, and covetings of the mind
righteousness,
are a consuming fire :
Live in happiness and joy,
But there is a healing for the fever, and a water for
For Truth is always bright and beautiful.
the quenching of the fire.
Yea, Truth is always peace - bestowing;
Truth is the healer of the mind ;
It calms the storms of strife ;
It is a sweet medicine to the afflicted,
To the passion - driven it brings quiet;
And a draught of cool water to them that are
Upon the dark waters of anguish it pours the oil of troubled with thirst.
stillness ;
There is no unrest in Truth.
The mind that is troubled it restores, and envelops The unredeemed are in the way of sorrow ; it with silence.
Pain and weariness are their companions.
The redeemed are satisfied;
Reaching after pleasures, they grasp sorrows ;
They are in security and peace ;
Striving eagerly for self, happiness departs from
They are not overtaken by the storms of passion, them.
Nor attacked and laid low by fierce desires:
But the redeemed are in the Way of Gladness;
