I see how those sparks gather strength;
Faultless in equity, yet who will listen, and receive
They intensify into flaming passions ;
it ?
And over all mankind are heavy clouds of sorrow, Master. The pure-hearted one receives, beholds, And these are for the quenching of passions.
and comprehends;
Master. Thou hast well seen.
He acts with the action that is not attained by sin ;
Look again, and say what thou beholdest.
His charity is without limit, it embraces all living
Disciple. My sight hath pierced the cloudy veil of things;
sorrow,
He perceives with the vision that does not err.
And above all I see the Great Light called Truth,
He does not condemn, knowing the Perfect Law,
And there is no darkness therein,
And knowing the Perfect Law, he has entered into
No desires can enter there.
peace,
And there are no consuming passions ;
Disciple. Where knowledge is perfected, peace
There is no weeping and no unrest.
abides.
Master. Thou hast seen, O disciple, the Law of Life Great is the calmness of the wise.
;
Deep is the peace of the pure,
Thou hast perceived the twofold action of the Law. Perfect the bliss of them that know the Truth.
There is ignorance which fosters desire ;
Stilled are the tempests of the mind,
Desire is the painful hunger to obtain;
There is no more perturbation.
It is also the feverish clinging to that which is
There is a haven for the storm-tossed.
obtained;
A home for them that are lost and forsaken.
Thence arises separation from the thing desired,
A refuge for all who wander in the Night.
And this is suffering and sorrow.
I have found thee, thou eternal One, at last !
From desire also arises egotism or selfishness,
Master. Thou hast sought and found ;
Thus is created an illusory self,
Thou hast fought and conquered ;
And in the delusion of the self is the nightmare of Thou hast striven and attained ;
the world?s woe.
He who has afflicted has become the healer of men
Thus man suffers by the action of the Law;
:
He can also escape suffering by the action of the
The child has become the Instructor.
Law.
The pupil has become the Teacher.
When desire is abandoned, the painful hunger of
The disciple and the Master are one;
the mind is cured,
What I am, that thou art.
The burning fever of clinging to things is assuaged, Abide with Me in Peace.
And there is no separation and sorrow :
Thence arises union with all that is,
Benediction
And this is satisfaction, bliss, and peace.
And now peace abides.
From non-desire also proceed Humility and Love; Self is dispersed and there is no more anguish; The delusion of a permanent and separate
Truth is attained, and affliction has ceased to be ; And the consummation of the Morning is realised.
The pilgrimage of pain is finished,
Ye who have waited, come now, and gaze your fill:
There is no more toil and darkness,
Upon the Heights the coming of the King is
There is no more doubt and weeping,
announced,
Unrest and sorrow have vanished away.
Even the King of Peace;
