The Inner Life

the story part surrounding the truths, and thus failed to get any benefit from them as a result. Instead they are now wandering around in that glamour, confused and bewildered, not knowing where they are.

Yes, they try to explain, when doubts enter their minds, that the teachings in the book are all true, for are they not confirmed by the Impersonal truths they have learned? Therefore the other things in the book and all that the author teaches must likewise be real and true. They do not listen to or heed that quiet Voice within trying to make clear through the doubts felt, for the reason that self wants to believe these marvelous things. Do they not promise wonderful possibilities, if one faithfully repeats certain affirmations and believes them?

Ah dear friends, in this way does the subtle tempter work with all who still have anything of self left in them. Just so long as there is a single thing that self wants, even if it is spiritual unfoldment, or something that will help you to rise above or make you better than your fellows—for the glorification of self, the tempter will find out such weakness in you and feed it to your heart’s content. But in this feeding, you will become lost in the glamour of it, so that you cannot hear the loving Voice within trying to show you Its way for you, which is always the way of denying self and surrendering all to the Impersonal One within.

WE EARNESTLY urge all readers to get out their December copies of the Magazine and in the light of what has been shown above to read the Editorial again very carefully, dwelling much upon the important truths in the last two pages.

If you are one of those who have been greatly intrigued by the book mentioned, and by other teachings of a similar nature, try to get outside of the glamour of it all and to view calmly and impersonally just what they did to you; and then turn to the truths in the book—those in quotations—and forget all else, for they are of great value. For it is the truth alone that should concern you—it is the truth that makes free. Error and sophistry but confuse and lead into darkness.

All psychic experiences and powers lead only to confusion in the end, if one is not wholly guided by the Christ within; for the