him ;
Thou art eternal, and all my doing shall be from
Perfect in self-control, great peace abides with him; thee.
Do not condemn, resent or retaliate;
Allayed is the fever of life ;
Do not argue, or become a partisan ;
Dispersed is all the darkness of the mind;
Maintain thy calmness with all sides;
Uncertainty and unrest have vanished away;
Be just, and speak truth.
Sin and suffering are ended, and peace abides for
Act in gentleness, compassion, and charity;
ever.
Be infinitely patient:
Master. Thou hast opened thine eyes to the Eternal
Hold fast to Love, and let it shape thy doing :
Light;
Have goodwill to all, without distinction :
Thou art no more self-deceived nor self-afflicted.
Think equally of all, and be disturbed by none;
Enter now, O disciple ! the highway of divine
Be thoughtful and wise, strong and kind-hearted. knowledge,
Be watchful, that no thought of self again creep in And receive the bliss of immortality.
and stain thee.
Think of thyself as abolished, dispersed :
7. Of Knowledge of the Law
In all thy doing think of the good of others and of Disciple. Show unto me now, O Master ! the the world,
Perfect Knowledge ;
And not of pleasure or reward to thyself.
Reveal unto me the working of thy Law ;
Thou art no longer separate and divided from men, Illuminate my mind with the wisdom of
Thou art one with all ;
enlightenment,
No longer strive against others for thyself,
Master. The Law of Life is perfect;
But sympathise with all;
Nothing can be added to it or taken from it;
Regard no man as thine enemy,
It cannot be altered or improved ;
Thou art the friend of all men.
None can avoid or escape it ;
Be at peace with all;
Its operations are just;
Pour out compassion on all living things;
It is eternal, and abides in the midst of change;
Let boundless charity adorn thy words and deeds? By it all things are protected, and there is no Such is the glad way of Truth.
confusion :
Such is the doing which is according to the Eternal. The good is preserved in bliss and peace, Filled with joy is the right-doer,
The evil is purified with punishment and suffering;
He acts from principles which do not change and
Knowledge it crowns with calmness,
individuality is destroyed ;
Ignorance it scourges with unrest;
The preservation of the self is abandoned.
It works with twofold action :
And thus is cut away the ground of hatred, and
It is Eternal Causation ;
pride, and selfishness ;
It takes note of every thought and deed.
Then arises holiness ;
Thou hast attained, O disciple, to spiritual vision ; The reality of things is revealed;
Look now upon the world and tell me what thou
Truth is perceived, comprehended and known,
seest.
And this is the knowledge of the Law ;
Disciple. I see, O Master! the Great Darkness
This is the bliss of immortality.
called Ignorance;
Disciple. Very simple is the Law, O Truth ! yet who
I see lurking therein the smouldering sparks of
shall comprehend it ?
desire;
Beautiful to behold, yet who can gaze upon it ?
