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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

January 28 Sincerity is the jewel that forms in the shell of the heart.

January 28 Sincerity is the jewel that forms in the shell of the heart. This being a condition of the heart, mind cannot grasp it. It is one of those truths which have to be posited without being explained. To test it in one way is to enter Darood, or better yet, Fikr, and to breathe concentrating... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 27, 2020

January 27 Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer. The first explanation of this is that there is no explanation, as Love is its own explanation. Also it is self-explanatory, and without this Love nothing conveyed to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 25, 2020

January 24 There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to them

January 24 There is an answer to every call; those who call on God, to them God comes. Jesus Christ has said, “Not every one who saith ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the Will of the Father.” This is very important and a mighty teaching. To call upon God one not only... Sign in to see full entry.

January 23 Success comes when reason, the store of experience

January 23 Success comes when reason, the store of experience, Will is the Divine Energy which penetrates the mind-mesh and has capacity to rise above it. When the mind begins to turn its thought upon particular experiences, it seizes the will-power and prevents it from returning to God, keeping it... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Will is the Divine Energy which penetrates the mind-mesh and has capacity t

January 22 Failure comes when will surrenders to reason.Will is the Divine Energy which penetrates the mind-mesh and has capacity to rise above it. When the mind begins to turn its thought upon particular experiences, it seizes the will-power and prevents it from returning to God, keeping it in the... Sign in to see full entry.

January 21 The wise should keep the balance between love and power; one sho

January 21 The wise should keep the balance between love and power; one should keep the love in one’s nature ever increasing and expanding, and at the same time strengthen the will so that the heart may not easily be broken. Power is what God gives naturally to us, and love is what we should give... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 20, 2020

January 20 To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill all

January 20 To treat every human being as a shrine of God is to fulfill all religion. Religion being the tie between the devotee and God, if such a one does not see—actually see—God everywhere, he or she has not come to the fulfillment of love. This is not a philosophy, it is a reality. It is seen... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 19, 2020

January 19 A monarch is ever a monarch, whether crowned with a jeweled crow

January 19 A monarch is ever a monarch, whether crowned with a jeweled crown or clad in beggar’s garb. This may be paraphrased as “Ruler is one who is ruler over oneself.” No one can be called a monarch whose subjects do not obey. Who and what are the subjects of the monarch? They are not only the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

January 18 Misbelief alone misleads; single-mindedness always leads to the

January 18 Misbelief alone misleads; single-mindedness always leads to the goal. By misbelief is not meant wrong belief. Any human belief can be called right and any belief can be called wrong. Misbelief therefore does not mean wrong belief but belief that does not carry itself through clearly to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 17, 2020

January 17 Thought draws the line of fate. This is true not only in prayer

January 17 Thought draws the line of fate. This is true not only in prayer but in all things. Every exhalation sends something out, and every inhalation draws something in. That which is expelled carries a message, as a flying dove going upward. As soon as another thought is received into the mind,... Sign in to see full entry.

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