For have you not in the power of thinking, exercised by your Spiritual will, a means by which you can be, have and do anything you desire? For are not all the forces of the universe at your command, anxious to serve you, existing only to serve you—when you have proved to them that you are their Master?

DOES desire still live in thee? If so, well. For each desire is My minister to prepare thy brain for real love without desire.

Thou canst not give up desire before thy time. For if thou shouldst be able to give up thy present desires in order to have thy body attain to the glory of consciously expressing Me, which thou dost desire, that would but be giving up the lesser desires in order to obtain the greater. Now every desire that can come to thee is to prove thee and help thee, but they are of the self and are an element of death.

Dost thou desire that thy particular body shall be one to live forever? That desire is an element of death in thy body and may prevent its own fulfillment. Dost thou desire to be humble? Desire is an element of pride.

Dost thou desire to be unselfish? Desire is of the self alone.

So that whatever thou dost desire, the very desire therefore tends to prevent thee from attaining.

—From All Mysteries.

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