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"There was the Door to which I found no Key; There was the Veil through which I might not see: Some little talk awhile of ME and THEE There was — and then no more of THEE and ME." - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Though destiny wrest away all earthly pleasures, man can still be happy by clinging to the simple, true, and lasting soul-joys. They come by deep thinking, introspection, spiritual inspiration, and meditation.
Gather, therefore, not only wholesome joys from the garden of material life; learn also, with your loved ones, to wander in the garden of meditation and Self-realization, and there gather the joy everlasting.
Nothing is gained either by disdaining the beautiful creations of civilization, or by gloomily dwelling on the fate of man and his accomplishments. Wisdom alone offers solution to the conundrum of life.
The divine philosopher is the truly happy man. A spiritual poet, he uses his imagination to envision the immortality of the soul image of God in all beings. With faultless gaze he peers through the windows of ever-changing physical forms and beholds God’s changeless beauty.
Therefore, lament not over destiny, nor laze away life’s golden hours in useless pastimes, nor follow this material existence insensible of its purpose. Cultivate in yourself God’s age-old, ever-new wisdom, which alone gives lasting happiness, ultimate contentment, and soul freedom.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
A man should be of good cheer about his soul…if he has earnestly pursued the pleasure of learning, and adorned his soul with the adornment of temperance, and justice, and courage, and freedom, and truth.
Humility is not thinking ‘less of yourself’ but ‘thinking of yourself less’, as Brother Lawrence used to say.
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