Not on the hills, nor in the valleys ;
Yield up thy desires,
Not in the earth, nor sky, not in any outward thing And the satisfaction of the Master shall fil thee.
is the Master to be found.
Yield up thy opinions,
Creeds and schools and books cannot contain Him, And the Light of the Master shall illumine thee; He dwelleth within.
Go not after the evanescent and the perishable,
Cease from thine outward search, O weary one!
And thou shalt enter into the possession of the
Cease from thy wanderings, O child of night !
Eternal and imperishable ;
In thine own heart dwelleth the Master ;
Thou shalt become one with the Master,
He is not hidden from thee but by thyself.
And shalt dwell with Him in Immortality,
The Master is the inward Voice,
The Master waiteth,
The inward Light,
Yea, eternally waiteth,
The inward Peace.
Patience is His name;
Behold I show you the dwelling - place of the
He departeth not from compassion,
Master,?
And where Righteousness abides, there dwelleth
It is a purified heart,
He.
He who hath broken the bonds of self,
Hidden is He in Love ;
Who hath slain desire,
Come unto Love, and thou shalt find Him.
Whose mind is quiet, conquered, and subdued,
The Light of Wisdom envelopeth Him ;
Whose heart is calm and mild and full of peace,
Purify thine understanding, and thou shalt know
He hath entered the presence df the Master,
Him.
Unto him the glory of the Master is revealed.
The glory of Truth covereth Him up;
O thou who criest and receivest no answer !
Relinguish self, and thou shalt see His Form.
O thou who wanderest and findest no rest !
Why perceivest thou not the Truth?
O thou who searchest and findest no Light !
Why hearest thou not the Voice of the Master?
Bring hither thy fainting heart,
Thou perceivest not the Truth because of thine own
Bring hither thy blindness,
errors;
Come and listen to the instruction that is holy,
Thou hearest not the Master?s Voice because the
And, having listened, find satisfaction and rest.?
voices of self clamour loudly within thee.
There are truths many, and there is one Truth,
As clouds hide the face of the sun,
Even the pure mind, the supremely Perfect Life:
So the clouds of error hide the face of the Master;
There are saviours many, and there is one Saviour, Yea, the thick clouds of sin they shut Him but from Even the supreme enlightenment of Wisdom:-
men.
There are teachers many and there is one Teacher, Who, then, shall see the Master?
Even the glorious revelation of Righteousness:
Who shall comprehend Him ?
There are masters many, and there is one Master,
Who shall dwell with Him?
Even the Spirit of Truth;
Who shall hear His Voice ?
And Truth, Saviour, Teacher and Master are one.
Even he who is of a pure heart ;
Plain and unmistakable is the way which leadeth to Who is gentle, compassionate, and infinitely the Master,?
patient;
Overcome thyself, this is the Way.
Who returneth meekness for anger,
Purify thy heart, and thou shalt gaze upon the face Love for hatred,
of the Master.
Forgiveness for abuse,
Cling to self, and thou shalt not find Him;
