The Inner Life

THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE | MAY 1936

place, and for the next two years, about, the destruction of evil by evil will continue, till it will be complete by the latter part of 1938. After next September the money, possessions, and wealth of all people will be rapidly brought to a valueless state, and the world turmoil will necessitate our working under entirely different conditions than those possible to us for the next few months. This Service is heralding the coming changes, and the full release into Spiritual Expression; therefore, the Water Symbol of the past Age is no longer held as necessary, although it is allowed, as administered, where individuals feel the need thereof. With the Voice of this Service sounding the Call in the Abyss of Nothingness, a new Realization is established—that which goes beyond the use of Symbol to the Actualized Expression IN SPIRIT here and now.

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“THE COUNSEL OF THINE OWN HEART”

“My son, if thou wilt, thou shalt be taught;
And if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be prudent.
If thou love to hear, thou shalt receive;
And if thou bow down thine ear, thou shalt be wise.
Stand thou in the multitude of the elders;
And whose be wise cleave unto him.
Be willing to hear every godly discourse;
And let not the parables of understanding escape thee.

If thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him,
And let thy foot wear the steps of his door.
Yet accept no person against thine own soul,
And let not reverence for any man cause thee to fall;
But let the counsel of thine own heart stand.
For there is none more faithful unto thee than it.
For a man’s mind is sometimes wont to bring him tidings
More than seven watchmen, that sit above in an high tower.

And above this pray to the Most High
That he may direct thy way in truth.”
—From The Wisdom of Sirach—Third Century B. C.

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