Divine shall he become who surrenders himself.
possessions ;
By Virtue one?s life is governed,
And having become empty, he will be filled with
By Knowledge one?s life is purified,
Truth ;
By Love one?s life is perfected.
Having become naked, he will be clothed with
Virtue is the seed, Knowledge the plant, and Love
Righteousness ;
the flower.
Possessing nothing, he will be lord of all.
The seed knoweth not the plant,
When self surrender is practised in its
The plant knoweth not the flower,
completeness.
But the flower knoweth itself, plant, and seed.
Then is the Highest reached,
By self-restraint passion is slain ;
Then is Truth comprehened,
By self - examination false belief is slain;
Then is Perfect Peace enjoyed.
By self - surrender all illusion is laid low.
He who has conquered himself can never be
Self - restraint leads to strength ;
brought low,
Self - examination leads to wisdom;
He who has surrendered himself can never be
Self-surrender leads to holiness.
confounded;
Perfect in self-restraint, self-examination and self -
He who has overcome the world can never be
surrender.
disturbed,
A man has reached the Highest;
The flames of lust will not burn him, for he has
He has become one with Truth, and will no more
quenched them ;
wander.
Temptation will no more scourge him, for he has
Unalterable in compassion,
destroyed the cause of temptation ;
Firmly established in righteousness,
Restraint will no more be needed, for he will be
And steadfast in holiness,
perfect in Truth,
His heart thrills in unison with the Heart of all;
Freed from self, he will be freed from sorrow;
He knows the unending joy,
Freed from error, he will no more grieve ;
He has found the heavenly peace.
Freed from impurity, he will cease from suffering. Having stooped to the lowest, he is exalted to the He will enter into the highest joy,
Highest;
And, reaching the final Resting - Place,
Having conquered sin, he is crowned with Holiness
Will partake of perfect bliss and blessedness.
;
Not valuing that which perishes he can never be
Having crucified self, he is glorified by Truth.
Willing to be nothing, he has become all ;
He will teach without words.
Yielding up all things, he has become possessed of No more troubled ;
all;
No more tormented ;
Giving his life, he is clothed with Immortality.
No more afflicted;
Altogether virtuous, he is altogether happy ;
Arisen, awakened, healed, and made perfect;
Altogether righteousness, he is altogether blessed ; He has unveiled the Face of the Highest ; Altogether pure, he is altogether peaceful.
He knows the Great Rest,
Beautiful in Meekness,
The Deep Silence,
Majestic in Love,
The Profound Peace.
And invincible in Innocence,
In the Light which knows no darkness he walks,
He will manifest the Ineffable ;
And it casts no shadow on his pathway.
Morning and evening thoughts. By James Allen.
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