Engaging with none, and joining with none, Yet we
And events that seemed adverse are now friendly. belong to all.
How foolish we were in our fear !
For the Perfect Reconciliation is not partial, but
How blind in our bigotry !
just.
How hateful in our heart !
He who sees all sides, sees the Whole ;
We were as the beasts that rage and kill,
And seeing the Whole, he is satisfied;
Or as the blind beetle that dashes on to its death ! Being satisfied, he is peace with all. Seers of the All things are in unison ;
great Glory;
And fear, and blindness, and hatred are no more. Hearers of the Heavenly Harmony;
Having departed from the lesser, the Greater is
Knowers of the Perfect Law?
revealed :
Great is your gladness !
Having renounced the part, the Whole is received : Wondrous is your wisdom !
Having abandoned the imperfect, what remains but Deep is your peace !
the Perfect !
More powerful is one day of your silence than a
thousand years of noise.
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All parties, all sides, all religions are reconciled.
Truly all things are reconciled, and peace awaits. Love supports all, sustains all, nourishes ad.
The Door of Truth is open.
The Great Reconciler is come ;
None hinders, but man holds back.
He is here, and we have found Him.
He holds back for a time, and in the hour of
We sought Him, and He turned not away ;
ripeness he comesforward.
And because of this, we have received the world;
Whosoever will come, let him come ! Let him enter And peace does not depart from us.
and be glad.
Truth as Protector
The unrighteous are overtaken with shame and
confusion.
GOOD deeds are Truth.
They try to hide, but cannot ;
Our good deeds remain with us, they save and
They have no place of concealment:
protect us.
Their deeds accuse them, and they have no
Evil deeds are error.
protection.
Our evil deeds follow us, they overthrow us in the How happy are the righteous!
hour of temptation.
They are relieved from all anxiety.
The evil-doer is not protected from sorrow ;
Walking with Truth, they walk in perfect freedom.
But the good-doer is shielded from all harm.
How fearless are the righteous !
The fool says unto his evil deed?
They have no dark forebodings ;
"Remain thou hidden, be thou unexposed,"
They dread no evil;
But his evil is already published, and his sorrow is When evil threatens they are calm and unafraid.
sure.
Truth shields from the afflictions of the mind.
If we are in evil, what shall protect us ?
It fortifies against misery ;
What keep us from misery and confusion ?
It destroys self - delusion and sorrow.
Nor man nor woman, nor wealth nor power, nor
The Light of Truth reveals error and the cause of
heaven nor earth shall keep us from confusion.
error;
From the results of evil there is no escape ;
It also reveals the effects of error ;
No refuge and no protection.
It frees the mind from all subjection to evil.
If we are in Good, what shall overthrow us ?
He that is established in Truth is established in
What bring us to misery and confusion?
safety.
