THESE words are addressed to those who are seeking the way into the Kingdom of God—the Kingdom where a Great Love and Wisdom, the serving and inspiring of others, and the utter forgetfulness of self is the natural life of everyone who dwells therein.

“If you who read have reached that stage on your journey through life where the world without can offer you nothing that will stay your efforts to find that Kingdom, and you welcome any directions that will clearly point you there, then you are ready for these words, and they will be to you a quickening power that will hasten you on your way and perhaps will enable you speedily to reach the goal.”

The above are the two opening paragraphs of the first Paper or Lesson entitled, “SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM,” that is one of a Course of Lessons sent to those who are no longer seeking anything for self, but are making the finding of the Kingdom FIRST and SUPREME in their lives, and who have asked to journey with us to the Kingdom.

As the Kingdom of Heaven is within, necessarily our journey will be inward in consciousness to the very center of our being. It will be no easy traveling, for all will be mental and hard work for those who have not disciplined and trained the mind. In fact the mind will be taught on this journey to become the perfect and loving servant of the Higher or Christ Self, Who alone can lead it into the Kingdom consciousness. Only the few, the very few so far, the earnest and determined ones, you can see, are really ready for and are definitely consecrated to winning that goal.

This being an inner work, it must be an individual work, for no one can do it for you, or can help you, other than to point out the way, tell you of the conditions and obstacles you will meet, and explain the experiences through which you pass—if you cannot get their meaning direct from your Higher Self.

If something deep within you responds to the call of these words and you would like to accompany us on this journey, and you feel