Wisdom of the Ages

Here are some of the verities of life which are eternally true. Let us take one for cogitation each day and try to reflect the truth of it in our life. We have, of course, to guard against making an alloy of it by a subtle admixture, traducing it to suit our own commonplace convenience.

June:

  1. Never lose faith in life. It is a gift from the All-Blessed One to be used in His service.

  2. Verily no one becomes a yogi without renouncing desire for the fruit of action.

  3. Lead me from the unreal to the real.

  4. That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit.

  5. The reborn soul is as the eye which, having gazed into the sun thence – sees the sun in everything.

  6. Desirelessness is said to be the highest good. Blessed is he who has no desire.

  7. The Kingdom of God cometh not with observation.

  8. When harmony is established, the self is said to be born, that is, the immortal spirit which had formerly been hidden manifests itself.

  9. Religion ifself has a double direction, towards the timeless in adoration, towards the temporal in service.

  10. The spirit generated by Truth is stronger than the force of circumstances.

  11. If there is a God, we must see Him; if there is a soul, we must perceive it.

  12. From the passions of mankind there pour into the world streams of living death.

  13. We must feel ourselves too great, and to be born for greater things than to be bondmen of our bodies.

  14. Morals are no human conventions, but are based on the soundest and most far reaching vision of the Sages.

  15. A really self-restrained person grows every day from strength to strength.

  16. God is Love, our soul is Love and Way back to God can be achieved through Love.

  17. The hand that made us is divine.

  18. Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

  19. Even God cannot change the past.

  20. Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.

  21. Only two kinds of people are happy and free from tension, the utter fool and the one who has surpassed himself, gone beyond his mind, and attained the state of wisdom.

  22. Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quite until it rests in Thee.

  23. Hear the other side.

  24. Love and do what you will.

  25. Our life is what our thoughts make it.

  26. Eyes are the windows of soul.

  27. Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

  28. All colours will agree in the dark.

  29. In charity there is no excess.

  30. To choose time is to save time.