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Law, the Supreme Good, is prepared to partake of un- dying bliss. Entering into the Infinite 167 For such a one there is no more regret, nor disappointment, nor remorse, for where all selfishness has ceased these sufferings cannot be; and whatever happens to him he knows that it is for his own good, and he is content, being no longer the servant of self, but the servant of the Supreme.

He is no longer affected by the changes of earth, and when he hears of wars and rumours of wars his peace is not disturbed, and where men grow angry and cynical and quarrelsome, he bestows com- passion and love. Though appearances may contradict it, he knows that the world is pro- gressing, and that “Through its laughing and its weeping, Through its living and its keeping, Through its follies and its labours, weaving in and out of sight, To the end from the beginning, Through all virtue and all sinning, Reeled from God's great spool of Progress, runs the gulden thread of light.”

When a fierce storm is raging none are angered about it, because they know it will quickly pass away, and when the storms of contention are devastating the world, the wise man, looking with the eye of Truth and pity, 168 The Way of Peace knows that it will pass away, and that out of the wreckage of broken hearts which it leaves behind the immortal Temple of Wisdom will be built.

Sublimely patient; infinitely compassionate ; deep, silent, and pure, his very presence is a benediction ; and when he speaks men ponder his words in their hearts, and by them rise to higher levels of attainment. Such is he who has entered into the Infinite, who by the power of utmost sacrifice has solved the sacred mystery of life Entering into the Infinite “6g Questioning Life and Destiny and Truth, I sought the dark and labyrinthine Sphinx, Who spake to me this strange and wondrous thing :-~ “Concealment only lies in blinded eyes, And God alone can see the Form of God.”

I sought to solve this hidden mystery Vainly by paths of blindness and of pain, But when I found the Way of Love and Peace, Concealment ceased, and I was blind no more: Then saw I God e’en with the eyes of Ged, SAINTS, SAGES, AND SAVIOURS: THE LAW OF SERVICE THE spirit of Love which is manifested as a perfect and rounded life, is the crown of being and the supreme end of knowledge upon this earth.

The measure of a man’s truth is the measure of his love, and Truth is far removed from him whose life is not governed by Love. The intolerant and condemnatory, even though they profess the highest religion, have the smallest measure of Truth; while those who exercise patience, and who listen calmly and dispassion- ately to all sides, and both arrive themselves at, and incline others to, thoughtful and un- biassed conclusions upon all problems and issues, have Truth in fullest measure.

The final test of wisdom is this,—how does a man live? What spirit does he manifest? How does he act under trial and temptation? Many men boast of being in possession of Truth wha are continually swayed by grief, disappointment, 170 Saints, Sages, and Saviours WI and passion, and who sink under the first little trial that comes along.

Truth is nothing if not unchangeable, and in so far as a man takes his stand upon Truth does he become steadfast in virtue, does he rise superior to his passions and emotions and changeable personality. Men formulate perishable dogmas, and call them Truth.

Truth cannot be formulated; it is ineffable, and ever beyond the reach of in- tellect. It can only be experienced by prac- tice; it can only be manifested as a stainless heart and a perfect life. Who, then, in the midst of the ceaseless pandemonium of schools and creeds and parties, has the Truth?

He who lives it. He who practises it. He who, having risen above that pandemonium by overcoming himself, no longer engages in it, but sits apart, quiet, sub- dued, calm, and self-possessed, freed from all strife, all bias, all condemnation, and bestows upon all the glad and unselfish love of the divinity within him.