,illustration3 fraternally yours4 ,norton ,f4 ,w4 ,hazeldine4 ,,the ,,sufism ,,of ,,the ,,rub,,iy,t ,,or ,,the ,,secret ,,of ,,the ,,great ,,paradox ,illustration3 ,,its ,,seal ,,by ,,norton ,f4 ,w4 ,,hazeldine ,,second ,,edition ,copyrighted #aijh ,,preface ,in placing this volume before the public ,i only hope that ,i may be able to convey to my readers the higher and deeper truths of this most famous of ,persian ,poets1 who so ably attempted to portray to his countrymen the benevolent ,god the subtle life within the grosser of our material forms4 ,also the mysterious force within the grape1 which renders possible fermentation1 thereby changing its character from matter to spirit4 ,therefore1 ,i sincerely trust that this may be a means to enlighten many seekers after truth1 and to my ,critics will but add this line1 that they in me can find no opponent for them1 for what little ,i have done has been to bless1 to illuminate1 not destroy the works of others1 to whom myself with the rest of the world's readers owe our many thanks4 ,hoping that all may realize the spirit in which ,i here present it1 and may it comfort and bless those who read to learn of its sublime truths1 is the sincere wish of thy brother man4 ,,the ,,author4 ,,notes ,,rub,,iy,t4 ,a reading between the lines1 a meaning1 within a meaning1 a paradox4 ,,om,r ,,khayy,m4 ,the ,tent ,maker1 an ancient ,persian manner of expression signifying the ,supreme ,creator1 for a tent to their minds represented the universe1 the earth formed its level or floor1 and the heavens its canopy4 ,again1 the expression ,astronomer ,poet was another title for the ,creator4 ,he who laid out the heavens as a garden and placed the stars in design or order4 ,he was also the ,controller of the seasons1 the ,lord of the ,vernal ,equinox and the ,prince of ,horsemen4 ,,iram4 ,the nameless center of the universe1 the womb from whence all things are born2 the heavenly garden where ,jamshyd the ,king of ,splendor 7or wisdom7 sits enthroned1 and reads from out the seven orbited cup 7the inverted heaven7 wherein the orbits of the seven planets circle around within its sphere1 and there divines the astronomical mysteries of the seasons1 years and all hidden things4 ,,rustum and ,z,l4 ,the personification of the universal positive and negative creative energies1 the elements of causation1 the great opposites1 summer and winter1 youth and age1 etc4 ,h,,tim ,,tai4 ,the personification of charity1 benevolence and generosity4 ,,takht-,i-,,jamshyd4 ,the throne of wisdom1 the mid-heaven1 whereon ,jamshyd the ,king of ,splendor 7or wisdom7 symbolized by the sun when he reaches his zenith at high noon4 ,the ancient ,persians like the more modern ,parsee do not worship the ,sun as ,god1 but to them it is the symbol of ,god1 the ,all ,seeing ,eye1 the ,surveyor of the worlds1 etc4 ,,bahr,m ,g,r4 ,this character symbolizes the sun in the astronomical sign of ,sagittarius wherein he represents the ass or old year1 which will soon be lost in the swamps of winter or the sign of ,capricorn1 the extreme point of the southern ecliptic4 ,,saturn4 ,lord of the ,seventh ,heaven1 the symbol of old age or ripeness4 ,m,h to ,m,,hi4 ,from fish to moon1 an expression denoting the period from conception to birth1 the state of transition between matter and spirit and between life and death1 or as we use the same expression in the words it is neither fish nor fowl4 ,,parw,n4 ,the ,pleiades1 the symbol of spirituality1 gentleness1 kindness1 etc4 ,,mushtar4 ,the ,planet ,jupiter1 the symbol of benevolence1 religion1 toleration and big heartedness4 ,,ramaz,n4 ,the lunar month1 beginning about the middle of ,march and ending about the middle of ,april2 it is the ,easter of the ,mohammedans1 the birth of regeneration or the spring4 ,the ,sufism of the ,rubiyt #a ,,awake6 ,,awake6 ,oh1 slumbering souls1 ,arise like ,,him who rules the morn and leads forth the stars with song4 ,oh1 ,master hail to ,thee6 strike ,thou with ,wisdom's shafts the enemies of man's progression1 ,thou who art known as the ,dispeller of ,mortal ,darkness and the ,light of the ,life to ,come4 ,lead us by that ,sure ,path to where the ,,spiritual ,,sun doth rise and where ,,mortal ,,darkness sets beyond the clouds of ,,fear1 ,,anger1 ,,sorrow1 ,,indolence and ,,crime1 ,where ,,the ,,great ,,peace reigns and ,,thou ,,oh ,,lord ,,abidest4 #b ,and before the #a;,,false ,,morn of ,earthly ,life doth fade1 that ,voice ,supreme within this ,,tavern cries1 ,the ,sacrifice is ready1 loiter not outside1 all is prepared1 enter in1 those wishing here to pray4 ,this is the way by which the soul doth learn1 of ,,god1 of ,,worlds1 of ,,things ,,known and ,,unknown4 ,whilst those who worship through man's carved creeds1 pomps1 rituals and dumb forms1 ,worship like tongueless bells seeking to sound their tidings to the world4 ,all cries within ,,think6 ,,think6 ,,think6 ,it was not ,,worse ,,before1 ,,nor ,,better ,,than ',,tis ,,now4 #a ,the ,false ,dawn is the reflection of the coming day upon the horizon before the sun is high enough to reflect himself or the true dawn4 #c ,then the ,higher ,nature springs up the old to greet1 which always dwells within the doors where intelligence doth live4 ,and with a mighty shout calls ,,open ,,wide6 ,,come ,,forth6 ,,my ,,peace ,i ,,bring1 ,,in ,,truth ,i ,,greet ,,all ,,ye ,,who ,,love ,,the ,,true4 ,earthly ,life is short2 oh1 slumber not ,i pray1 for once ye have onward passed1 prayers and repentance then are vain4 ,seek while on earth the ,,heavenly ,,goal to find1 for ,,mortal ,,life is short and comes but once6 ,take heed1 ,,time ,,is ,,life',s ,,jewel6 ,,mark ,,well1 ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,way4 #d ,thus the ,,new ,,year ,,of ,,life has now commenced and the awakened soul is revived with a love of knowledge deep and true1 ,which was written of by #b,,mosa1 ,,he ,,of ,,the ,,whitened ,,hand and ,,tongue ,,that ,,was ,,slow ,,of ,,speech4 ,under the ,,tree of ,,life whose roots in the lives of all are planted deep4 ,this is the ,,saviour ,,of ,,well-,,being in which all ,,existence ,,rests and ,,breathes4 #b ,the ,white ,hand of ,moses does not here signify leprosy1 but the white hand of truth1 honesty and friendship4 ,it did not signify the color of his skin then1 any more than it does now1 but simply a moral qualification4 ,thus the white hand of ,moses 7or wisdom7 was described by the ancient ,hebrews as ,one who was slow of speech2 and though apparently it may take longer to express itself than untruth or dishonesty in the realm of mental evolution1 yet in the end its victory is complete4 #e ,the night indeed hath passed away1 and with it gone that ,,cause ,,of ,,all ,,decay4 #c,the ,king of ,splendor holding the ,seven ,orbed ,cup of ,wisdom to the earth1 ,through which the ,powers of ,divination came to their birth in man2 commanded1 all life's powers to control1 though living here in clay3 ,none but the ,wise may ,,divine this ,,power6 ,nor none may of its commencement know1 nor of its end1 ,till they the answer for themselves have wrung4 #d,where gushes the ,,ruby of the ,,vine1 that many a past recollection has stored in the ,garden of ,immortal ,memory4 ,which when watered by past experience brings forth ,,well ,,ripened ,,fruit4 #c ,the ,king of ,splendor here represents the transcending of the ,,supreme ,,intelligence into the realm of intellect or the objective world4 #d ,or the fountain head from whence flows the life forces4 #f #e,the soul of man1 the ,,lips ,,of ,,the ,,beloved1 in that high inspiring voice with which that ,,inner ,,man doth speak1 ,cries1 ,,live6 ,,live6 ,live an active useful life2 the ,nightingale1 that ,bird of night1 ,calls to the ,beauteous ,rose that blooms by day1 to bring life's color to her sallow cheek4 ,so doth this ,voice ,divine bid us1 to turn to ,,wine the ,,waters of ,,doubt and ,,cold ,,despair4 ,thus the ,,deep from out the ,,deep doth call1 in voice of thunder1 ,,hear ye all6 ,,man ,,is ,,born ,,to ,,live4 #e ,the soul of man is here called the ,lips of ,god1 through which the ,spiritual ,voice speaks in a different tone1 or a high1 inspiring sound4 #g #f,then take this ,,cup and with the ,,fire of ,,resolution fill1 lay now aside forevermore those garments of ,,fear and ,,indolence4 ,the time on earth is far too short to waste on self upbraidings2 ,nor stand ye shivering on the banks of repentance1 but seek deliverance within4 ,for the ,,bird of ,,life has ,,taken ,,wing4 #f ,the cup here denotes the earthly life1 which must be filled with resolution to succeed4 #h #g,whether one in order or confusion lives1 or whether one of the sweets of this life eats1 which in the next the bitter must become1 #h,or those who on the bitter live which in the next the sweet becomes2 the ,,law ,,of ,,compensation surely straightens out4 ,the ,,wine of ,,life is ,,knowledge ,,gained1 on which no claims can ,justice lay4 ,the ,,leaves of ,,life are ,,useless ,,works for which ,justice decrees that ,,righteous ,,ones ,,must ,,be ,,performed ,,to ,,balance ,,life',s ,,account4 #g ,the sweets of this life refers to the worldly pleasure1 the sensuous enjoyments1 which retard our spiritual progress here and for which we suffer in the next if we become a slave to them in this life4 #h ,the bitter here refers to the virtuous1 strenuous life1 the life of denying1 renouncing the so-called pleasures1 the seeking to conquer our animal qualities4 #i ,each month a thousand new thoughts bring but of the thoughts of yesterday which brought the #i,summer ,bearing ,rose to view1 ,on which the ,king of ,splendor sits and rules1 all reverence be4 ,,oh1 ,,thou ,,of ,,pristine ,,purity1 ,,master ,,and ,,dread ,,judge ,,of ,,all ,,that ,,breathes1 ,,who ,,art ,,the ,,light ,,within ,,the ,,light1 ,,and ,,who ,,of ,,no ,,distinctions ,,knows4 #i ,the ,rose is here used as an interrogation point1 meaning to ask the question1 where springs forth the spirit of regeneration wherewith a man from evil is reclaimed8 #aj ,rest well content2 what matters it to you1 whether the dead do live8 ,the quick do surely die4 ,let argument and praise thunder as they may1 and though the loud voice of orthodoxy bid you to the ,,feast of ,,dread1 ,,fear and ,,arrogance1 take thou no heed4 ,all life and death are but transcending states1 all is ,,life and all is ,,death to those who know where ,,death ,,is ,,dead4 #aj,thus learn of sleep its opposite awake1 from sorrow learn of joy1 for between these ,,parallels doth that ,,stream most surely flow1 ,which is bereft of ,,name1 of ,,form1 of ,,life1 of ,,death6 ,it is ,,that which we know as ,,the ,,infinite1 from whence come all1 and whither all again do go4 #aj ,death is not found in the state of ,infinitude1 thus death ceases to be when the ,infinite is reached4 #aa ,thus between the lines of love and hate1 of pure1 and impure1 the modest1 and unchaste1 lust of days and lust of fame1 ,the ,,river of ,,contentment smoothly flows4 ,the name of slave and monarch cease to be1 ,,peace ,,is ,,the ,,names ,,of ,,all ,,in ,,the ,,infinite ,,unity4 #ab ,the ,,book of ,,life beneath the #aa,,tree1 a #ab;jug of wine1 a loaf of bread1 and thou1 oh ,memory1 well stored with ,,sacred ,,lore1 ,what wilderness of life doth not then a paradise become8 #aa ,the ,tree of ,knowledge4 #ab ,the jug of wine here denotes the life of opportunities1 the loaf of bread experience1 with which we wisdom learn and thus memory perfect4 #ac ,sigh not in vain for what can never be1 the glories of the morn depart as wanes the day4 ,so with each succeeding race to come the ,christian ,heaven or the ,heathen ,hell will but live in the dead words of memory4 ,every generation a higher conception grasps of ,creation's ,laws the ,,cause ,,divine of ,,life4 ,so take the real1 no matter what 'tis styled1 whether ,,god1 ,,jehovah1 ,,christ1 or ,,buddha1 ,,djaina1 ,,brahm4 ,it is the same the sages say1 though called by various names1 and those who stand the ,,path to bar1 ,which unto that ,,temple of ,,supreme ,,peace leads1 are but the wanton enemies of ,,god and ,,man4 #ad ,look around and note what in all nature sighs of self3 ,willingly she yields the bounty of her love1 ,spring unto ,summer1 ,summer to ,autumn pledged2 ,winter that ,chariot of ,sorrow to the ,steeds of ,spring is yoked fast4 ,live as it were in this sorrow1 from its conquest comes the reward2 what ended last night in tempest will with the dawn become calm4 ,that for which self in sorrow sighs1 would surely if gratified sting1 for real prayer cannot be offered1 till the #ac;,,heart ,,from ,,desire ,,has ,,been ,,freed4 ,hold thyself as the rose its petals1 which when bloomed1 casts its treasures of beauty and perfume1 into the ,,garden called ,,earth4 #ac ,selfishness stands in the way of spiritual supplication2 the prayers for the things which in themselves are forever changing cannot be profitable to any one1 but the prayers which spring from the heart for its emancipation are the prayers which count4 #ae ,learn then in life from uselessness and use1 and cast not aside ,,opportunity1 ,,youth',s ,,golden ,,crown4 ,for they who shun such moments like desert wastes become1 which must be dug and watered again and yet again1 ,before the grain will start and bring forth well nourished fruit4 #af ,vain are the worldly desires upon which men set their hearts3 like a fool who in a mirror looks and wisdom there perceives1 ,so do the desires of men deceive them1 for all ,,created ,,things do surely perish4 ,and though the like may prosper for awhile1 there comes unerringly the fate to all structures that upon the sands are built6 ,they from sight for aye do pass away4 #ag ,think not this life of joy and woe the only life there is to know8 ,it is but here our earthly task1 which when completed1 fades from view1 when its destined hour arrives1 ,,into ,,that ,,peace ,,which ,,for ,,eternity ,,endures4 #ah #ad,the ,courts wherein the ,,king of ,,splendor holds full sway1 betwixt the ,,eagle and the ,,bull and where the ,,lion and the ,,man do play2 ,,he there glories and drinks deep each day at noon1 then falling from ,,his throne is speeded to ,,his doom4 ,this is the ,,sparkling ,,wine of which all on earth may drink1 that brings the harvest to the barn1 ,and is that ,,great ,,cause ,,of ,,life which none can turn1 nor yet its harmony destroy4 #ad ,the ,courts here represent the heavens1 the ,king of ,splendor the ,sun in the month of ,,june when at twelve high noon the ,sun is then in #ae degrees of ,cancer1 when the signs of ,,taurus1 ,leo1 ,scorpio and ,aquarius which form the signs of the ,equinox are at the feet as it were of the ,celestial ,king4 #ai ,what puts value on some deed1 some thought1 some fondly cherished memory of a friend or future hope8 ,answer you who value give and take1 ,,work6 ,,love6 ,,grief6 and ,,pain6 ,work gives the value to deeds done and undone1 love adds her charm as does the twilight to the sun2 ,grief brings us fear1 that subtle mental pain1 which binds to earth1 till ,,death ,,the ,,knot ,,unties4 #bj ,ah1 this #ae,,reviving ,,herb that's called the ,,future ,,state1 upon its lovely lips1 hangs the ,,dew ,,of ,,holier ,,things4 ,thine is the #af,,ruby which is set in ,,virgin ,,gold1 and those who know the ,,fountain ,,head from whence streams forth that ,,light ,,divine1 ,have stood ,,face ,,to ,,face ,,with ,,god1 and from the ,,bonds ,,of ,,death ,,are ,,free4 #ae ,the ,reviving ,herb stands here for immortality4 #af ,the ,ruby here represents the sum total of life's experience1 which is set in ,virgin ,gold or the ring of eternity4 #ba ,thus break thou from this wheel of strife and stress1 with all its sorrows1 fleeting1 joys and chilling fears2 ,thine #ag;arrow having plucked from out thy flesh1 no more are pain and grief1 thy sorrows ended are1 ,tomorrow1 what8 #ah,thou with thy past totalities shall be joined again4 #ag ,pride1 ,anger1 ,fear1 and ,greed1 which are the parents of all ills4 #ah ,the unity with your past existences for life belongs to all times and to all planes4 #bb ,that which is #ai;,,finite is revealed1 that which is ,,infinite is concealed1 this pair the part of ,father and ,mother play1 till time their purpose doth make plain4 ,what to our senses seemed so fair1 that which our minds so oft aside have cast2 ,that which in void and emptiness lay hidden1 has the ,,fairest of the ,,fair become1 when freed from ,,prison4 #ai ,the ,finite is the objective or revealed1 the ,infinite is the subjective or concealed4 #bc ,that which was the ,,darkness in the ,,darkness hidden1 that which was joy enrobed in ,,sorrow',s somber garb calls1 ,we who make merry in this hostelry of life1 return the robe of earth to ,,him who will another body make1 for some soul to upward take1 upon its homeward way4 #bd ,the only thing of profit here to take is the ,good from all things1 which causes hurt to none4 ,those who otherwise partake1 the ,,law pronounces invalid1 which like the dust must to the dust descend4 ,yet in that dust the ,,golden ,,germ is found1 which like a thought1 a seed brought forth that ripened fruit may bear4 ,so comes forth again the ,,breath1 the ,,birth1 the ,,living and the ,,end4 #be ,look not to the morrow to solve thy doubts1 nor question oracles for good or better days1 ,as naught from the ,,silence ,,speaks but ,,thou1 ,,oh ,,voice ,,divine1 the ,,dweller of the ,,heart1 who biddest all perform good works4 ,no day on earth is better than the rest1 each day is what you make it1 neither more nor less4 ,they who deliverance seek beyond the clouds1 and they who look for reward of good works done1 both here themselves deceive4 ,,rewards my friends are neither ,,then nor ,,there1 ,,rewards ,,are ,,sent ,,to ,,those ,,right ,,here1 ,,who ,,make ,,no ,,claim ,,on ,,merit ,,won4 #bf ,neither the sages of the past1 nor those yet forth to come1 nor what the books have said though of ,holy ,men inspired1 do ,him reveal4 ,to us ,,he only doth reveal ,,himself in ,,works1 in ,,acts1 in ,,deeds done and undone1 and by no other way may we hope ,,him to ,,know or ,,see4 ,it is but the foolish who cry ,i ,,save6 ,i ,,save66 ,for unto the smallest insect1 not again can they impart that ,,breath ,,divine when it has onward fled4 ,such claims as these1 which some lips here do make1 by ,,wiser ,,lore are closed ,,at ,,last4 #bg ,why then consult the ,doctor or the ,saint1 they both from the same place came1 and both to the same place go4 ,but if for confirmation of the ,future ,life ye seek1 look to the ,universe and know the same ,,great ,,cause that cast its mould gave you your birth of clay4 ,,think6 ,,know ,,that ,,thou ,,and ,,it ,,are ,,part ,,and ,,part1 ,,of ,,which ,,beginning ,,saw ,,no ,,dawn1 ,,and ,,eve ,,no ,,ending4 ,the same doth regulate the hours1 the days1 the weeks1 the years1 the ,,infinite ,,time ,,space1 and likewise thine4 #bh ,this then is the ,law of ,fate and how of the way of ,freedom all may learn1 who freedom seek4 ,know thou that ,,thoughts ,,mature ,,into ,,deeds ,,and ,,acts6 ,,and ,,all ,,seeds ,,sown ,,in ,,the ,,flesh ,,shall ,,ripen ,,with ,,thy ,,years4 ,this life is but the harvest of what you've sown before2 sift out the tares before thou cast ,,the ,,grain ,,for ,,future ,,years4 #bi ,out of the ,endless came ,i here6 ,into the ,endless will ,i once more flow2 ,out of it again in trust ,i come6 ,better for the ,,trails ,,of ,,dust ,,below4 #cj ,ushered into being by an ,endless ,unspent ,cause which moveth unto good1 and by all on earth adored4 ,whence and where ,i went1 only in deep reverence these words were spoke1 ,oh ,cup1 from whence the very ,gods have drunk1 #bj;,,experience is thy name1 ,oh let me freely drink from ,,thee1 ,,thou ,,slayer ,,of ,,my ,,foes4 #bj ,experience is the only teacher1 and thus becomes our liberator from the bonds of selfishness and greed1 the parents of crime and ignorance4 #ca ,what is it but madness to compare yesterday's sorrows with today's despairs1 or tomorrow's triumphs8 ,for they but lend the means to quicken our perceptions of whence we came1 why1 and whither we go4 ,drink thou of ,life's ,ruby ,wine1 and to those who dare for more to ask within themselves the answer will be found6 ,,drink ,,deep6 ,,this ,,is ,,enough66 #cb #ba,what if the ,sun of the ,moon should question ,,why8 ,what if the ,stars of the ,world should ask1 where did you die1 for what1 when and why8 ,friends1 deep in the hearts of all a ,voice exclaims1 cease1 why1 what1 whence1 and where1 the solution thus1 is never found4 ,dismiss the ,i1 dismiss the ,,you1 with you and ,i dismissed1 the ,,universe is ,,thou1 in which is found neither what1 why1 whence1 where nor how4 #ba ,the moral to this paragraph is simply waste not your time in questioning1 but act1 and thus through action the knowledge you will gain4 #cc ,then waste not thy life in the letter of dispute1 argument is death to the voicing of the ,truth4 ,religion debate with none4 ,for it but tends to widen out the breach and thus defeat its ends4 ,let thine acts declare the life within1 happiness doth express the soul that dwells therein4 ,while ,,sadness that ,,bitter ,,fruit which has been here maintained1 is the ,,vine from which all ,,life its being drew1 ,ah friends1 this is an error sad indeed1 for ,,happiness ,,was ,,the ,,grape from which the ,,wine ,,of ,,life ,,was ,,pressed1 ,,not ,,sorrow',s ,,prickly ,,pears4 #cd ,from those ,,fair ,,points the #bb;,,five ,,great ,,truths1 by which we're raised by ,,master ,,hands1 ,their ,,secrets then within the ,,man are placed1 ,,guard ,,well6 ,for once ,,revealed ,,no ,,more ,,can ,,they ,,be ,,hid6 ,thus born of ,,fire the ,,cause of ,,life ,,supreme1 in ,,earth your soul was cast1 in ,,air thy thoughts took wing4 ,and from the ,,brooding ,,waters1 ,,knowledge took shape and came1 as the means of man's ,,deliverance from ,,birth and from the ,,grave4 ,this ,,triple ,,knowledge has been told how ,,earth the ,,body is1 and ,,fire the ,,soul1 ,,air is ,,life',s ,,thoughts1 and the ,,waters the ,,sacred ,,lore ,,contain4 ,,earth the ,,infant1 ,,fire the ,,youth1 the ,,waters ,,enlightened ,,manhood1 and ,,air the ,,carrier to the ,,great ,,unknown ,,beyond ,,the ,,grave4 ,of which ,,death ,,is ,,the ,,messenger1 ,,not ,,the ,,sting1 and the ,,grave the ,,separation ,,of ,,life',s ,,elements1 ,,and ,,hence ,,the ,,victory ,,of ,,all ,,living ,,things4 #bb ,here refers to our intellectual senses1 or ,intuition1 ,perception1 ,retention1 ,imagination and ,analization1 which raise us from our lower or physical conditions1 and exalt us into our spiritual or higher nature4 #ce ,thus in the earth thy roots of life are struck1 and from thy mother receive their nourishment4 ,quickened into ,,being by that ,,cause ,,divine1 ,,to ,,be6 ,,who hands to thee the clay #bcto mould1 ,oh ,,friend1 to mould8 #bc ,all beings are created equal1 and each for himself must individualize his work or actions4 #cf ,and this all here may know1 how came the ,,first ,,great ,,light to earth1 that ,,kindler of ,,love',s ,,flame1 that ,,consumer of earthly ,,hate4 ,when thou hast received one ray of this ,,imperishable ,,light then thou art saved #bd,,though ,,thy ,,temple ,,is ,,destroyed4 #bd ,when we can perceive that through our conventionalities and self formed opinions we delay our spiritual progress through limitations1 we can then embrace the inclusive and forego the exclusive1 thus changing our manner of living and entering the path that unto freedom leads4 #cg ,up to the ,eternals cast thy weary eyes1 earth is not thy home1 no more than heavenly skies4 ,question those ,heavenly #be,symbols of ,mars the ,god of ,war1 ,jupiter of ,benevolence1 ,mercury of ,lore1 ,venus of ,life's ,pleasures4 ,saturn of ,old ,age1 ask ,uranus of what is hidden1 the ,moon of ,bringing ,forth1 and the ,sun of ,life's ,fecundity1 and each will in turn declare that they like thee are dependants1 ,upon that ,,one ,,great ,,cause to share1 the knowledge of their being1 which all may read ,,who ,,dare4 #be ,the planets1 signs and constellations symbolized to the ancients the universal creative energies1 their powers and equivalents4 #ch ,here then is the ,key1 thy ,will that ,door unlocks1 thy ,future ,faith must be the ,,knowledge of ,,thyself4 ,shirk not this task for in it ye will find the way in which to solve1 that the #bf,,universe is ,i6 #bf ,through the analyzing of our natures we learn that we are as it were a miniature of the universe and that we are potentially its equal4 #ci ,earth1 ,fire1 ,air1 ,water1 ,ether1 the elements that compose the sum of all that under heaven blows1 ,and if ye then should ask1 how they their birth received1 or whence they came1 or of what consist1 or where they go1 and of their final destiny8 ,,this ,,will ,,all ,,ages ,,answer6 ,,he ,,only ,,knows6 ,,he ,,only ,,knows6 #dj ,the ,heavenly signs are but the ,,symbols of that ,,book1 whose chemistry ,birth's secrets here make plain4 ,thus are written in characters eternal1 where none can erase one word of those recorded histories of ,,men1 of ,,things1 of ,,worlds4 ,from off its open pages bound in ,,heaven',s ,,eternal ,,blue1 ,here then is the ,,veil1 the ,,lamp1 the ,,voice ,,within2 learn thou to be ,,lord and ,,master1 ,,prophet1 ,,priest and ,,king4 ,thy ,,birthright here now enter1 and know ye the ,,law ,,of ,,laws1 the ,,wise ,,man ,,rules1 ,,the ,,fool ,,doth ,,tread ,,where ,,angels ,,fear ,,to ,,go4 #da ,thus from the ,law of ,life and ,death we learn1 and why with hate and strife this earthly urn doth burn4 ,yet a ,voice from out of the ,,depths doth ,,speak ,,murmur ,,not6 ,make ye the best of life1 ,waste not thy ,,opportunities6 ,for when ye once have onward passed1 to ,,clay ,,ye ,,never ,,shall ,,return466 #db ,this is the way of ,happiness and how to live free from vain regrets2 ,whatsoever thy mind findeth to think1 think ye only on such things as ye will never have to here unthink4 ,whatsoever thy hands find to do1 do only such things as ye will never have to here undo4 ,that which ye give1 seek never to reclaim1 nor profit make of friendship1 nor from the ,,stranger within thy gates1 excepting what the ,,law prescribes as lawful and as just1 ,this is an old but well proven ,path1 and ,,kisses ,,from ,,such ,,lips ,,as ,,these ,,dry ,,never1 ,,neither ,,parch ,,they ,,the ,,mouth ,,of ,,the ,,giver1 ,,or ,,the ,,given4 #dc ,in passing through this ,life of ,clay1 ,i came across a ,barren ,waste of life1 and questioned of a friend its name1 he answer made1 ,,insane6 ,,insan6 ,and when ,i asked if here the ,potter's hand had not surely blundered1 seeing so many monstrous shapes in clay called ,,man1 ,he but answered ,nay1 the same hand made the poison1 that gave the antidote4 ,ah1 ,friends and ,foes1 let us here unite1 and make war on this all consuming vice2 don't blame the ,potter or his clay1 we have but here ,,ourselves to ,,blame4 #dd ,listen a moment whilst ,i quote from a book that no man wrote2 it is from ,mother ,earth1 so friends give ear1 attend6 attend6 ,it is you who knead and mould1 not ,i1 ,i'm but the plastic side of life1 and ,,thou ,,the ,,potter who doth spin this wheel of life continually4 ,thus1 ,oh ,brothers and ,sisters learn1 who will while here give birth to child1 ,seek ye to mould it free from fear1 seek ye to mould it strong and firm1 let no thought its mind pervert1 mould it ,,true and ,,fit for ,,birth4 ,,mould ,,it ,,friend1 ,,oh ,,mother ,,mould1 ,,in ,,that ,,likeness ,,god ,,of ,,old1 ,,though ,,thy ,,name ,,on ,,earth ,,is ,,man1 ,,yet ,,of ,,that ,,kingdom1 ,,prince64 ,a ,,child ,,divine ,,art ,,thou4 #de ,that which we mould again returns to earth1 and this is a lesson1 friends1 which the ,bright ,ones unto thee have sent6 ,the ,beauteous ,lily that neither toils nor spins will to the earth return again4 ,pure was its perfume and its life1 pure its color1 snowy white2 from its seed shall others come1 which will bloom1 then fade and die4 ,may we in such simple trust1 hope again a lip to touch1 ,,fairer ,,mother1 ,,fairer ,,child1 ,,god and ,,man ,,unite ,,as ,,one4 #df ,let not this ,cup of ,life contain that ,bitter ,drug1 ,remorse by name1 nor to ,brother nor to ,friend let us cause a burning tear2 ,since these tears again give back ,,salt ,,for ,,salt ,,and ,,smart ,,for ,,smart4 ,never let thy salt tears fall on this clay to bring forth more4 ,drink not then from this ,cup of ,pain1 for here is the secret of the ,potter and his wheel-- ,life is the clay with which the ,soul doth spin1 the ,potter is the will by which the wheel is turned4 ,the ,pot so called the ,mind1 which doth the thoughts contain1 ,experience is ,life's ,wheel which ,,action ,,turns6 ,do ,good1 it recompenses with ,,peace and ,,bliss1 the ,,evils here performed with ,,pain and ,,death4 ,thus do we learn of the unwinding of life's entangled skeins1 of ,,fear1 of ,,hate and of all ,,things ,,unlovable4 #dg ,yet there's another ,,wine which fresh from ,life's vintage into the ,,cup ,,of ,,immortality is drawn4 #bg;,it is in color ,,ruby ,,red1 resurrected from the ,,dead4 ,drink ye6 ,drink ye6 of this wine1 the product of the ,,vine ,,of ,,vines4 ,they who from this ,,cup do ,,drink with ,,eternal ,,bliss do meet4 ,born of the perfumes of the flowers1 watered by these tears of ours1 nourished by the stress of life1 ,,our ,,crown ,,of ,,thorns ,,the ,,crown ,,of ,,glory ,,wins4 #bg ,the grapes must pass through the press to give up the wine2 so must we through our earthly experience give up the material before we can accept the spiritual4 #dh ,so when ,death's ,angel doth us call1 instead of pains its joys we know4 ,the ,,fears ,,and ,,stings ,,of ,,death ,,were ,,made ,,by ,,earthly ,,priests ,,but ,,not ,,the ,,potter',s ,,gentle ,,hands4 ,this dark wine quaff and the cup to earth return1 for you that stream have crossed and the further shore attained4 ,there's where thy soul its heavenly garb assumes1 of which this dust of earth is too gross its frame to build4 #di ,this life is but the ,pathway that unto ,,freedom ,,leads1 from pains and greivous sorrows1 to where the soul is free4 ,to roam to worlds and spheres sublime and gather there from off the vines those ripened grapes for wine4 ,from limits then it's freed and towards its sun it soars1 and there in ,,bliss ,,supreme ,,that ,,soul ,,in ,,god ,,is ,,merged4 #ej ,thus the body is a tent wherein the soul a day or so must dwell1 when ,death again that life relieves1 ,and that freed soul above must speed to some new realm of thought unknown to it4 ,would that all this simple truth did know1 there would be then no fear of that after life to come4 #ea ,here then we learn that ,law of ,fate1 as into this world we're born from different planes of life4 ,and here we all must tarry till this ,earthly ,life has run1 when turning down this earthen cup1 ,the fluid of the soul is poured into a vase of finer ware4 ,countless thousands have come and gone through these ,,silent ,,gates ,,of ,,fate1 ,which but open once for birth1 then close till death1 as ripples follow ripples on a wind swept lake4 #eb ,thus do we lift veil after veil before1 thus do we drop veil after veil behind1 ,onward1 ever onward1 do all who are born progress1 none from this wheel break free1 none can this law control4 ,born of endless rounds1 from sphere to sphere we climb1 through countless suns of systems1 through countless terms of years4 ,systems of worlds we leave1 whilst approaching unknown suns1 with colors of nameless hues1 for which no tongue a name hath found4 ,,on ,,those ,,heavens ,,the ,,sunsets ,,rest1 ,,and ,,the ,,tints ,,of ,,the ,,morning ,,skies4 #ec ,ah1 questioning ,friend1 what is it you would know1 from whence ,existence came1 and how ,existence stays8 ,this is the ,cross you'll carry1 as long as you will cast the ,,ruby of the ,,present in the ,,dust ,,heap ,,of ,,the ,,past4 ,it was not ,,born1 nor does it ever ,,die2 it from no place came1 nor of anything was it2 ,,unborn1 ,,eternal1 ,,everlasting1 ,,deathless1 ,,it ,,will ,,remain1 though all should ,,pass ,,away4 ,this is the ,secret that the ,wise alone can solve1 how ,,existence the thread doth cut1 which perchance divides those ,,four4 ,,the ,,finite ,,from ,,the ,,infinite1 ,,and ,,the ,,false ,,from ,,every ,,true4 #ed ,could you right here this problem solve of what is false and true1 no more would heaven yonder be1 no more would erring thought heaven's truths obscure1 ,for at last the false is here out grown1 and the ,finite ,mind ceases to reflect the evils of the past1 which are forever lost in forgetfulness2 ,and only the ,infinite ,thoughts 7which are life's pearls7 are then reflected in that ,mind ,supreme4 ,so whilst in this home of clay we live1 could we for a moment grasp this ,,cause ,,supreme in its entirety1 which moveth all1 that life doth know1 to ,,good1 ,,to ,,better1 ,,then ,,to ,,best2 ,god will here and there alike be known1 and of that ,,supreme ,,peace we will stand on earth possessed4 ,so seek within this ,,treasure ,,house1 for the ,,key you'll surely find1 which will unlock the ,palace ,gates and all mysteries there contained4 ,and seated there1 all pure and white1 that ,,king ,,of ,,kings who reigns supreme is known of all celestial hosts1 as ,,thou1 ,,oh ,,soul1 ,,divine4 #ee ,a secret here ,i have to tell which ,i'll write between these lines1 how one may find #bhthe ,,serpent ,,coiled within the ,,human ,,spine4 ,deep in the ,breath of the ,senses its secret presence you will find1 running divided1 yet united1 it is the ,,breath ,,of ,,life ,,divine4 ,it brings to name and form all thought1 and though these change and pass from sight1 it ever here remains to bring that ,,wisdom ,,of ,,the ,,gods ,,to ,,men4 #bh ,this means the seat of all functional activity4 #ef ,look to thy body there to find the ,mystic ,numbers it contains1 the ,coccyx ,four on which the ,sacrum ,five do rest1 where spirit matter joins1 and the ,,tree ,,of ,,life ,,again ,,puts ,,forth4 ,upon this ,,nine1 though to ,,five this ,,nine returns1 rest the ,,dorsal ,,twelve1 the ,sacred ,temples of those ,mysteries from which the tribes of ,,is and ,,ra were named1 ,in the ,cervical ,seven dwell supreme ,,those ,,powers ,,of ,,god ,,enthroned ,,in ,,man2 these do contain the ,,three ,,in ,,one of which the ages have all sung1 about that ,,trinity ,,sublime which moves the worlds to ,,good4 ,now ,,three in ,,one1 and ,,four ,,plus ,,five1 and ,,twelve plus ,,seven1 and you have found those ,,marks ,,thirty ,,and ,,two ,,of ,,perfect ,,birth4 #eg ,there is a ,,line that all may find1 stretched from the utmost heavens 7or maybe far beyond7 which towards the earth comes unerringly1 ,which has by all ,sages here been called ,,the ,,plumb ,,line ,,of ,,the ,,universe1 adored and reverenced by all the ,wise4 ,and where this ,line the ,earth doth ,,greet the ,,level ,,forms on which all ,,meet1 ,there the ,,setting ,,sun ,,you ,,will ,,then ,,face1 ,,and ,,life',s ,,fatal ,,square will upon ,,thee ,,fall ,,no ,,more4 ,being thus ,,free and ,,accepted of the ,,gods1 ,,raised by the ,,master',s ,,hands1 ,,exalted from the ,,dead1 to ,,greet again1 and yet again1 ,,thy ,,brethren4 ,brothers1 tell them who have the rule forgot1 how time is measured dot by dot2 how the ,,master from the ,,east must ,,rise and in splendor sit upon the noonday skies4 ,how at ,,high ,,twelve upon that ,,arch ,,divine ,,he ,,sits1 and the ,,quarters of the world doth there survey each noon4 ,and upon that #bi,,trestle-,,board1 which is watched and guarded by the ,,four ,,regents1 ,,he the orders writes1 for the ,,masters to transcribe4 ,then that ,,mystic ,,line ,,he crosses and hastens to ,,his ,,fall1 and thus are the days all reached1 in which ,,he and all ,,his ,,fellow-,,craft ,,repose ,,must ,,seek4 ,none can here deny that this forms not a perfect day1 for it has been ,,tried and ,,proved by that ,,unerring ,,line4 ,,no ,,yesterday1 ,,no ,,tomorrow1 ,,all ,,is ,,endless ,,day ,,enwrapped ,,in ,,endless ,,night1 ,,in ,,which ,,all ,,sleep1 ,,in ,,which ,,all ,,wake1 ,,both ,,here ,,and ,,there4 #bi ,these ,jewels of ,masonic ,lore must appeal to all true readers of the ,,trestle-,,board4 ,may they hear the fraternal voice of the past1 which is now speaking through the lips of the present1 and seek that reward which alone can come when the earthly lodge is closed and the heavenly is declared open for the work to all who have been found worthy and qualified4 #eh ,thus in the hands of mortals are placed the ,,builder',s ,,tools1 the ,,plumb1 the ,,guiding ,,line 'twixt ,,heaven and the ,,tomb4 ,the ,,square most blessed of all ,,known ,,tools for it reveals ,,that ,,glorious ,,cross from which the ,,wise their ,,lore ,,of ,,life ,,have ,,gained4 ,and though it's hidden ,,fourfold ,,deep its ,,root can be obtained1 which will the ,,cube-,,stone form again1 ,,oh1 ,,mystery ,,sublime4 ,born thus of ,earth1 by ,air1 by ,fire and ,water ,tried1 ,,nailed to the ,,cross the ,,proof ,,of ,,life ,,to ,,find4 ,ushered in the ,,east the way of birth for all1 in the ,,south is ,,manhood reached1 in the ,,west where all must ,,fall1 it is the ,,place ,,of ,,peace which all must haste to reach2 ,it is there that you ,,mark ,,well and the ,,fatal ,,square ,,reverse1 the ,,north of ,,death doth know from whence ye have come forth1 ,to take within thy hand ,,the ,,builder',s ,,mystic ,,trowel4 #ei ,and having built my ,,earthly ,,home1 one day in its porch ,i sat1 and coming through its shades and glooms was a ,,face ,,that ,,fixed ,,itself upon my memory4 ,it was my ,,soul ,,invisible that brought a ,,message ,,divine1 which from ,,earthly ,,fetters ,,saved ,,me and in ,,freedom bade me ,,rise2 ,to those ,,effulgent ,,skies ,,of ,,skies1 the ,,fountain ,,heads ,,from ,,whence ,,do ,,flow ,,the ,,waters ,,of ,,eternity4 ,and from a ,,chalice wrought of ,,gold the ,,wine of ,,immortality ,,was ,,poured and having drunk that ,wine of ,wines1 ,i returned the #cj;,cup which from ,gold was made4 #cj ,the ,cup wrought out of gold here refers to our collective experiences4 #fj ,thus having quenched my thirst of years wherefore ,i asked of ,him1 are there so many here1 who spend their lives in tears1 ,and waste their days in arguments over what is ,,right or ,,wrong8 ,he in these powerful words ,his answer gave6 ,,all ,,men ,,and ,,women ,,were ,,equal ,,made6 ,,and ,,of ,,tears ,,and ,,sorrows ,,gave ,,he ,,none ,,to ,,man2 ,,none ,,can ,,suffer ,,except ,,those ,,who ,,suffering ,,choose4 ,which sufferings being but ,,deliverant ,,pains ,,of ,,birth1 ,,give ,,to ,,the ,,soul ,,its ,,freedom4 ,to my second question ,he answered thus6 ,,who ,,dares ,,of ,,right ,,or ,,wrong ,,to ,,judge1 since the motive of a crime in ages past has disappeared1 and crimes that were unknown to them are living here with you8 ,but to those who seek ,,true ,,judgment this is the way it's found6 ,there is a ,judge who never errs who sits in the human heart1 whose judgments are not heard without1 but in life's deeds are ,,proven4 ,no human tongue can yet define1 nor will it here be given1 that power on earth to understand the ,,infinite ,,law ,,of ,,heaven4 #fa ,to meet my needs through life he gave these beauteous words of praise6 ,,thou ,,mighty ,,peace1 ,,truth ,,breathing ,,lord1 ,,of ,,all ,,the ,,hordes ,,of ,,darkness ,,and ,,of ,,light ,,adored4 ,,thou subduer of fears and sorrows which this earthly life infest1 and ,,leader ,,forth ,,to ,,that ,,future ,,rest ,,beyond ,,the ,,grave1 ,,where ,,dwell ,,the ,,sages ,,of ,,all ,,the ,,past4 ,in that ,,name thy refuge seek1 take thou thy refuge in its ,,law ,,of ,,peace1 take thou its hand of ,,future ,,hope1 and rest thou in its ,,law which worketh unto ,,good1 to ,,better and to ,,best4 ,thus was ,i taught of the ,,love ,,divine4 #fb #ca,this life is the vine on which the grape doth grow1 and fresh from its ,,press ,,the ,,wine ,,of ,,life ,,doth ,,flow4 ,and there on the ,,waste ,,heap of sorrow lies the ,,pulp ,,of ,,wantonness1 from which the fool a strong and hurtful beverage brews1 that works ,,destruction ,,unto ,,all ,,who ,,of ,,it ,,drink6 ,,they ,,who ,,are ,,clean ,,need ,,no ,,stimulants1 ,,except ,,that ,,one ,,contained ,,within ,,the ,,vintage ,,of ,,life',s ,,experience4 ,all other wines are rods of pain in which ,,remorse ,,is ,,found in many garments dressed4 ,,beware6 ,,beware66 ,many men do question thus1 ,why was it put here if a curse8 ,the swine the question here might put1 ,why must he eat what's on him thrust8 ,present no more such reasoning pray for the answer is here given4 ,,none ,,but ,,the ,,fool ,,the ,,wine ,,of ,,earth ,,doth ,,quaff1 ,,none ,,but ,,the ,,wise ,,the ,,wine ,,of ,,life ,,do ,,draw4 #ca ,all that this life is1 is the sum total of what the preceding one was4 #fc ,here ,i am compelled to write about another form of vice2 some endure it in its ,,legal ,,form whilst others are slaves to a ,,nameless ,,form2 ,never ,brother1 never ,friend1 wreck thy life on the shoals of shame1 nor cast thy virtue in the dust4 ,,no ,,two ,,wrongs ,,will ,,one ,,right ,,make1 ,,no ,,hands ,,in ,,prayer ,,can ,a ,,foul ,,deed ,,change1 ,,or ,a ,,virtue ,,make6 ,ah1 this is the ,,bitter ,,cup ,,of ,,life and whosoever from it drinks1 into the dust descends4 ,,beware6 ,,beware66 #fd ,the means that do the ends of life defeat1 are3 ,,drink6 ,,fornication and other ,,unlawful ,,acts committed by the ,,flesh1 ,,gambling and ,,untruth4 ,no threats of ,,hell1 no hope of ,,heaven1 can lift the cloud that doth enshroud a ,,defiled ,,earthly ,,temple4 ,,such ,,flowers ,,as ,,these ,,forever ,,die1 ,,uselessness ,,has ,,no ,,place ,,in ,,creation',s ,,fertile ,,fields4 #fe ,oft has the ,,way on earth been blazed1 that all the ,,path might see and rightly follow4 ,sages the #cb,,pateran have placed at every crossroad4 ,and though so many have pushed those ,,darkened ,,doors aside1 ,,none ,,have ,,returned ,,of ,,that ,,way ,,here ,,to ,,tell6 ,,which ,,to ,,discover1 ,,all ,,for ,,themselves ,,must ,,tread4 #cb ,pateran means a leaf which travelers used to place at the cross roads to show the way to their followers4 #ff ,yet some may question the ,wisdom of the ,law1 that ,,free ,,salvation grants to ,,all ,,on ,,earth ,,who ,,fall4 ,yet falling they must rise again1 ,,oh ,,slayer ,,of ,,our ,,foes1 ,,renunciation ,,is ,,thy ,,name6 ,with ,,thee we fight the hordes of ,,pain1 and ,,passion ,,slay1 and thus destroy the ,,cause ,,of ,,all ,,our ,,ills4 ,,each ,,his ,,own ,,salvation ,,wins6 ,,each ,,all ,,earthly ,,sin ,,must ,,here ,,renounce6 ,,thus ,,have ,,the ,,wise ,,all ,,taught4 #fg ,let us call ,,him ,,the ,,all ,,merciful for ,,he the ,,path doth ,,light1 so man from ,,mortal ,,darkness may be led into the ,,light4 ,hear ye then this simple1 yet most ancient of the truths1 how man can gain the knowledge of life beyond the tomb4 ,,control ,,thyself1 and with thy senses send thy soul unto its elements1 there to wring out the ,,secret of its ,,birth and ,,end4 ,and the gentle voice of the ,,silence whispers soft and low1 and bids me reader1 write you the answer here below6 ,i ,,myself ,,am ,,heaven1 ,i ,,myself ,,am ,,hell1 ,i ,,am ,,the ,,cause ,,creative1 ,i ,,am ,,the ,,way1 ,,the ,,end4 #fh ,this then is a vision of heaven that ,,fulfiller ,,of ,,all ,,desires1 and this is the shade of ,,gehenna the sorrows that life acquires4 ,cast thyself boldly on this ocean1 ,,fear ,,not ,,though ,,the ,,current ,,is ,,strong1 thy body's the ,,boat1 thy ,,will the ,,helm1 thy ,,life the ,,sails doth fill4 ,and serenely sitting1 all composed1 thy ,soul doth grasp the helm and steers thy ,barque through storms and stress1 in safety past the ,,shoals of ,,death4 ,with its cargo that's consigned to ,,him ,,who ,,rules ,,the ,,winds1 ,,the ,,tides1 ,,oh ,,master ,,pilot1 ,,hail ,,to ,,thee6 ,,thou ,,giver ,,of ,,eternity4 #fi ,coming events their shadows cast1 on this all have agreed2 ,in an endless procession that ,mirror reflects the acts1 the thoughts1 the deeds1 ,oh1 happy the man who has led a good life1 who fears not in that ,mirror to gaze1 ,for he sees that ,,virtue ,,reward ,,hath ,,won1 ,,and ,,that ,,the ,,wage ,,of ,,sin ,,is ,,death4 #gj ,some in this life would have you believe that this ,,fate you cannot evade1 for all ,,embody here again1 and thus by the ,,law ,,of ,,birth outrun the ,,actions of ,,past ,,lives8 ,friends1 you're reasoning in quicksands which in the end engulf2 last night no more returns to earth though followed by countless suns2 ,neither the soul once freed from clay to a body of clay returns1 nor doth the ,spirit inhabit again this cast off garment of earth4 ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,law2 ,,oh ,,mortals ,,learn1 ,,all ,,ye ,,who ,,love ,,the ,,true4 #ga ,this is the ,,law of ,,life written bold that all may read aright and learn ,,the ,,way ,,of ,,mastership6 ,,thoughts ,,are ,,the ,,shuttle ,,of ,,life',s ,,works1 ,,experience ,,the ,,warp1 ,,and ,,life ,,the ,,woof1 ,,the ,,cloth ,,the ,,deeds ,,when ,,spun1 which cut according to ,,right ,,measurement fit well1 and the garment of every soul becomes4 ,,reason ,,measures ,,all6 ,,and ,,wisdom ,,guides1 and thus are the garments of life both small and great by a strict measurement made1 wherein the law declares4 ,,thou ,,thyself ,,the ,,law ,,of ,,life ,,doth ,,rule2 ,,life6 ,,thou ,,art ,,ruled ,,by ,,all ,,the ,,wise2 ,,he ,,who ,,thus ,,doth ,,know1 ,,knows ,,all ,,in ,,life ,,to ,,be1 ,,as ,,the ,,future ,,life',s ,,determined ,,by ,,the ,,present ,,one ,,we ,,lead4 #gb #cc,there is a ,,garden of which the ,wise have told1 with a ,,river that flows throughout1 which when divided has ,,four ,,heads1 ,oh1 ,students find this out4 ,there is a ,,word the ,wise declare though ,,lost it's yours to find1 that would unite these ,,four again2 of this there is no doubt4 ,it is ,,four-,,fold when opened out and the ,,cross it brings to view2 your life's engraved upon its ,,square of which no erasion can be made nor ,,thy ,,mark carved there be effaced4 #cc ,this paragraph refers to the center of creative energy or the ,garden of ,iram4 ,the ,four ,rivers symbolize the seasons1 body1 mind1 soul1 spirit1 earth1 fire1 air1 water1 in their process of ivolution and evolution and its symbolic character is the ,swastika ,cross4 #gc ,this inverted bowl we call the sky1 is that ,garden we've been told2 the ,,four ,,heads there have thus been named the ,,lion1 the ,,man1 the ,,bull1 the ,,bird4 #cd,within these names four more are found2 ,,spirit1 ,,soul1 ,,mind1 and ,,body and yet again four more you have ,,birth1 ,,youth1 ,,manhood and ,,age4 ,when added ,,twelve all told they make1 and the names of the ,,tribes reveal1 from which all things their being take1 and yet there are four to spare2 ,,reptiles1 ,,beasts and ,,birds of song1 with ,,fish of various kinds1 when added go to make the ,,man1 ,,of ,,sixteen ,,parts ,,all ,,told4 #cd ,this paragraph gives the symbolic names of the divine qualities that are found in man4 #gd ,who then doth hold this ,,secret of the ,,way1 which from this ,,carnal ,,house of clay to ,,freedom makes8 ,or are we like the ever changing sea1 ,,impotent to change its currents or the wind8 ,it is only a sluggard who doth question the reason of his birth2 the ,brave like soaring eagles rise high above the earth1 ,they but know the ,,path of ,,duty1 its ,,golden ,,way they tread1 where trod the ,,ancient ,,fathers who dissolved this life of earth4 ,thus look not on ,,high the ,,good ,,to ,,find1 nor search for it ,,below2 ,,good ,,is ,,the ,,whole1 ,,and ,,death ,,but ,,lifts ,,the ,,scenes ,,as ,,they ,,unfold4 #ge ,this world no more endures than ,,thou or ,i1 only the ,,maker for 'twas ,,he who loosed its soul and thine to learn1 ,from whence came all1 to where all go1 the destiny1 the end4 ,and should'st thou not learn from whence all pain doth spring1 as ripple follow ripple so doth pain forever follow pain4 ,till ,,freed ,,from ,,sensuous ,,yearnings1 ,,thy ,,heart ,,to ,,god ,,returns1 ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,final ,,conquest1 ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,final ,,end4 #gf ,and thus was man made and placed in this ,,garden ,,of ,,iram fair1 with his soul to comfort and give cheer1 till ,,death makes free again4 ,he in this ,,inverted ,,bowl is poured1 and there must remain 'tis said1 till dust to dust returns again and that ,,freed ,,soul has winged its way to where the ,,deathless ,,dwell4 #gg ,he out of his earthly origin wrought his desire for upward striving1 for the ,wise the ,,right do prefer to the ,,sweet1 ,whilst the ,foolish the ,,sweet do prefer to the ,,right and thus they're bound on this ,,wheel of ,,pain till they the ,,knot untie again1 ,which is the ,,end ,,and ,,the ,,beginning ,,of ,,things4 #gh ,now in this ,,garden a ,,serpent was placed and a man from the hand of a woman did taste1 ,not the ,,woman of this ,,clay nor any ,,fruit of earthly ,,name1 but ,,experience wrung from life and handed down from birth to birth4 ,,god ,,has ,,joined ,,these ,,two ,,in ,,one1 ,,wedded ,,here ,,for ,,life ,,to ,,come1 ,,ever ,,faithful6 ,,ever ,,good6 ,,they ,,may ,,here ,,be ,,understood4 #gi #ce;,he ate of the ,,good and the ,,evil ,,of ,,fruits from the hand of the woman who dwelt by his side1 ,and after he'd tasted he stood face to face with the laws he had taken in vain4 ,the bitter thus changed the sweet did become1 hate changed to love and sorrow to joy1 strife had ceased and peace had come4 ,when he had thus conquered lust1 he had also conquered thirst2 that man from pain doth free become1 ,,who ,,the ,,battle ,,wins1 ,,that ,,conquers ,,self4 #ce ,one must always taste of his thoughts1 deeds or actions and whether they are sweet or sour that alone depends upon our actions2 and likewise our past lives must forever stand beside us1 like a loving wife sharing our joys or sorrows and comforting in the time of need4 #hj ,and if but for the asking all wisdom could be thine1 what value would'st thou place upon things thus obtained8 ,work makes the value1 values cares do bring1 cares bring forth sorrow1 ,death's complaisant friend4 ,few from this womb are born that to maturity arrive2 it is here that all values end and it is here that they all begin4 #ha ,and under cover of departing day1 slunk hunger stricken ,doubt away1 and with its departure came back once more the light of reason and passed within my door4 ,again strange shapes ,i did behold in clay1 and one came forth and licked my hand2 it was a ,,dog6 ,and of the ,potter ,i did ask1 why sunk so low at birth was such a faithful soul8 ,the ,potter merely turned his wheel and there upon the further side of a beauteous vase ,i beheld a wondrous design1 executed with great skill4 ,it was a ,temple to the ,great and holding one of its main supports was a ,,dog6 ,and at its base was carved these words in bold relief3 ,,pillar ,,of ,,faithfulness ,,to ,,man ,i ,,gave2 ,,dog ,,was ,,thy ,,name ,,on ,,earth1 ,,but ,,faithfulness ,,in ,,heaven4 #hb ,some of the shapes were large1 some small1 and some were rough and some were smooth1 and as the ,potter turned the last1 ,i saw it was a ,,man4 ,out of the earth had he been wrought1 by experience he was taught2 out of the ,,voiceless came he here1 into the ,,voiceless will he once more pass4 ,,oh1 ,,thou ,,wondrous ,,vessel1 ,,thou6 ,,learn ,,to ,,know ,,that ,,god ,,is ,,man4 #hc ,shaped as a man again a vase ,i saw2 it looked so smooth1 so bright and tinted with colors rare1 ,all looked harmonious without1 a beauteous vessel one would say1 but to the ,potter's knowing eye it was a ,,fraud66 ,and taking a mallet in his hand he beat it back to dust again4 ,and when ,i questioned why he had thus done1 he paused and answered ,it's not true4 ,this was the life of one on earth who never had his second birth2 all things wished for had he there ,,bound ,,to ,,greed6 ,a ,,slave ,,to ,,fear66 ,then the ,potter a vase of modest form did show1 but oh1 how exquisite was it in comparison with the former ware4 ,the ,potter answered ,,the ,,same ,,soul ,,dwells ,,here ,,now ,,in ,,peace ,,supreme4 ,,thus ,,passed ,,to ,,greater ,,things ,,that ,,soul ,,of ,,yore4 #hd ,then a beautiful vase of a maid ,i saw and by it standing in the gloom and shade was another of a man6 ,both were covered deep in dust2 it was a ,,lesson ,,thundered ,,back ,,to ,,earth1 how both of them from ,,lust ,,had ,,died and destroyed the purpose of their lives4 ,and on a column reaching high these words burst forth in fiercest flame3 ,,the ,,curse ,,of ,,life ,,is ,,lust ,,of ,,sex ,,and ,,the ,,committing ,,of ,,acts ,,unlawful ,,and ,,unfit4 #he ,and in the corner of the ,potter's shed stood a mighty vase1 in shape a ,,bull1 and this was written o'er his head3 ,,pillar ,,of ,,endurance cast in clay1 thy name on earth is ,,bull2 as a ,,sign in the heaven ,i placed thee there that all on earth might read ,that when thou bathed in the ,sun's bright rays the ,spring ,time would begin1 ,so let men their trials with endurance meet and begin their ,spring ,time here1 ,and let the ,fruits of ,life mature and be ,,ripened ,,full ,,by ,,fall4 #hf ,and some were crusted with old age1 and some were bright as from the ,potter's hand they came1 ,but neither ,,youth nor ,,age could tell who was the ,,pot1 the ,,potter or the ,,mould1 ,they only knew that ,,one ,,great ,,cause ,,created ,,all6 ,and then again dissolved4 ,,he ,,made ,,them ,,all6 ,,to ,,him ,,again ,,they ,,went6 ,,this ,,was ,,his ,,secret2 search it out they said1 ,then of the difference ye will know between the ,,potter1 ,,pot and ,,thee4 #hg ,more strange1 more fair1 more beautiful designs ,i saw of leaves1 of blooms1 of ferns1 of flowers1 the choicest of the choice4 ,and such wild flowers1 the like ,i had never seen before1 which from the tropics and temperate zones of earth had come4 ,and others of color wondrous fair from the depths of the ocean were also there1 ,to compare with the flowers of earth the richness of their marine birth ,all had been spun on the self same ,,wheel1 all to the earth their lives will yield1 ,except their beauty and perfume1 which with their ,,souls ,,to ,,him ,,have ,,gone4 #hh ,all is thus spun by the ,,potter on his ,,wheel1 in his shop the ,,universe1 wherein he ,,grinds1 then ,,kneads1 then ,,fires the ,,lives of ,,all1 into shapes and things most lovable4 ,,naught ,,doth ,,he ,,waste ,,in ,,all ,,his ,,works1 ,,for ,,what ,,he ,,maketh ,,unto ,,today ,,he ,,maketh ,,unto ,,eternity4 #hi ,thus do all things speak of ,,him in praise1 ,,lord ,,of ,,heaven1 ,,creator and the ,,grave1 #cf,,of ,,whom ,,priests ,,and ,,warriors ,,but ,,his ,,diet ,,form ,,with ,,death ,,for ,,seasoning4 ,thus the earth her welcome sings to the ,,water ,,carrier ,,spring1 who with his ,,rain ,,skin on his back calls to the ,,winter1 ,,back6 ,,back6 ,,back6 ,then he gently pulls the strings1 ,,comforter ,,divine ,,is ,,he1 sending down those warming rains on the barren thirsty plains4 ,,this ,,then ,,is ,,the ,,holy ,,spirit ,,which ,,from ,,heaven ,,unto ,,man ,,is ,,given4 #cf ,this means that ,he is both the ,container and the ,contained1 that before ,him there can be no ,priest or ,warrior1 for ,he is the ,divine of all forms of ,rituals and ,authority4 #ij ,the ,,vine ,,new ,,leaves ,,doth ,,now ,,put ,,forth and the ,,grapes though sour at first ,,sweeten ,,with ,,the ,,sun4 ,so may we bring this life of ours to close1 for the ,,grapes ,,of ,,youth will ripen with the ,,frosts of ,,years4 ,then shrouded in the ,,leaves ,,which ,,from ,,the ,,tree ,,of ,,life ,,have ,,broken ,,forth ,,in ,,this ,,vineyard ,,of ,,our ,,lives ,,we ,,are ,,laid ,,away ,,to ,,rest4 ,there facing the ,,rising ,,sun1 ,,that ,,resplendent ,,messenger ,,of ,,him ,,who ,,is ,,forever ,,nameless1 ,,we',,ll ,,bring ,,to ,,age ,,again ,a ,,better ,,grape ,,for ,,wine4 #ia ,here is where our dust is mingled with the earth that goes to nourish all unborn vines2 ,think then of thy ,,deeds1 thine ,,acts and ,,thoughts in ,,life1 for they the nutrition form1 with which the future vines are fed4 ,would that all dust could return to earth as pure as when it first gave man this ,,garment ,,for ,,his ,,soul4 #ib ,,he who fashioned all so fair1 ,,he who gave that ,,great ,,command1 ,,he whose ,,love ,,is ,,infinite1 ,,he whose ,,breath ,,is ,,peace ,,divine1 ,wilt thou ,doubter here declare ,,who ,,perishes1 ,,when and ,,where8 ,each for himself this ,,noble ,,path doth tread1 each for himself the ,,crown of ,,life must ,,win4 ,unto thee1 oh1 ,,doubter hear6 ,what ,,he ,,created ,,in ,,his ,,love ,,shall ,,not ,,by ,,wrath ,,be ,,here ,,or ,,there ,,destroyed6 #ic ,let all men dwell in ,,peace and ,,freedom and bring forth those beauteous flowers that they have learned to cultivate4 ,then thine will be a kingdom of blooms most rare1 wherein the ,,weeds ,,of ,,remorse ,,and ,,shame ,,can ,,no ,,hiding ,,find4 ,all will work towards that ,,end ,,divine1 to ,,illuminate ,,not ,,destroy ,,the ,,spiritual ,,gardens ,,of ,,the ,,mind4 ,then will the ,,vines of ,,love1 ,,truth1 ,,peace and ,,charity flourish1 and all will be in ,,harmony ,,with ,,god2 ,,this ,,is ,,of ,,things ,,the ,,end6 #id ,in a ,garden where such ,vines do climb there can be found no ,,infidel66 ,,ah1 ,,infidel1 ,,thou ,,art ,,the ,,fruit ,,of ,,priestly ,,arrogance4 ,may peace be granted unto them who sought thy mind to here enslave4 ,,before ,,him ,,there ,,is ,,no ,,priest1 ,,infidel1 ,,pagan1 ,,nor ,,heathen2 ,,all ,,are ,,called ,,friends4 ,,no ,,more ,,may ,,these ,,hard ,,names ,,be ,,spoken2 ,,they ,,are ,,unlawful ,,and ,,unfit ,,and ,,they ,,the ,,love ,,of ,,god ,,deny ,,who ,,utter ,,them4 #ie ,when these names no more are heard1 the ,,rose ,,of ,,love puts forth1 and perpetual youth doth greet the sons of every clime4 ,upon the branches of the trees perch the #cg;,eagle and the ,dove1 and the #ch,tiger with the ,lamb at the ,river side make play4 ,this is a view of heaven that unto man descends2 ,,the ,,night ,,indeed ,,has ,,passed1 ,,the ,,day ,,has ,,dawned4 #cg ,the ,eagle and the ,dove here describes the forces of sympathy and antipathy which form a duality within our natures1 which when conquered by love cease to be active1 hence we become at peace with all4 #ch ,the ,tiger and the ,lamb typify the physical and spiritual of our natures which so long as they are not absolutely controlled are at variance with ourselves1 till love vanquishes greed1 selfishness and avarice2 then we learn that matter and spirit harmonize when properly adjusted4 #if ,every desert will then have its spring1 and every man and woman will have found that ,,freedom ,,is ,,the ,,goal ,,for ,,life ,,to ,,win4 ,making the best of what doth here befall1 and to live in that ,,peace which ,,comfort ,,brings ,,to ,,all4 #ig ,ah1 thou ,angel1 of ,repose6 ,fan thou the brow of those who suffer ,,pain and in their ,,ear ,,that ,,magic ,,word ,,impart1 ,that turns the fear of ,,death ,,into ,,living ,,thoughts ,,of ,,love4 ,bid all ,,awake and ,,rise and for evermore lay their ,,aches and ,,pains ,,aside1 ,to this end were they born1 ,,not ,,slaves1 ,,fearing ,,to ,,live1 ,,nor ,,living1 ,,fear ,,to ,,die4 #ih ,and now my pen in honor here doth write1 in praise of ,,thee thou ,,soul ,,divine ,,of ,,love4 ,,thou ,,art ,,the ,,conquerer ,,of ,,this ,,sorrow ,,pile ,,of ,,life1 ,,thou ,,art ,,the ,,song1 ,,the ,,singer ,,and ,,the ,,dance4 ,thou art the shade of all repose and peace2 better thy smile than a ,,triumphant ,,wreath4 ,better thy ,,friendship ,,than ,a ,,monarch',s ,,wealth1 ,,stronger ,,thy ,,hand ,,than ,,all ,,armed ,,force4 ,fountain ,divine1 thou ,,life ,,of ,,all that's born1 ,,thou ,,ruby ,,of ,,the ,,wine1 thou ,,perfume ,,of ,,the ,,morn4 ,,friend ,,and ,,light ,,of ,,the ,,wintry ,,path1 ,,the ,,dew ,,drop',s ,,sparkle1 and the ,,flame ,,that ,,burns4 ,,comforter ,,divine1 ,,thou ,,art ,,the ,,wine ,,that ,,cheers2 ,,may ,,we ,,ever ,,of ,,thy ,,vintage ,,drink4 #ii ,once more the ,moon has waned and fulled1 and with each wane and full many have come and many passed away4 ,still many more shall come1 and many more will follow when ,,she again ,,in ,,glory ,,robes ,,herself4 ,silently ,,she comes1 silently ,,she departs2 ,,she brings to age the life of every mortal4 ,and as the ,night the ,day removeth1 so doth ,,she the ,,human ,,generations4 #ajj ,ah1 ,earthly ,home1 my last clasp now ,i take1 of all thy pleasures and thy sorrows a fond farewell4 ,oh1 piteous and most fair6 ,i've ,,loved ,,thee ,,as ,a ,,lover1 and for my misdeeds let none other suffer4 ,forgive the sins that ,i've committed2 what ,i to others have done1 may they in mercy pardon4 ,and as succeeding generations follow ,,may ,,they ,,but ,,know ,,thee ,,as ,,thou ,,art4 ,,farewell6 ,,farewell6 ,,oh1 ,,father6 ,,mother6 ,,teacher6 ,may this my dust be mingled once again with thine1 ,and o'er my tomb let the ,flurring ,petals of ,autumn ,blooms keep the ,vigil of this my last of many sleeps4 ,the ,murmuring ,winds shall chant the ,,mizzeran ,,for ,,the ,,soul ,,that',s ,,dead ,,to ,,earth1 ,and in thy gentle arms1 ,oh1 ,,mother1 ,,yield ,i ,,up ,,this ,,life ,,forever6 ,,farewell66 ,,farewell666 ,the ,end4 ,,kingsley1 ,,moles ,,collins ,,co41 ,,printers ,,los ,,angeles1 ,,cal4 ,,transcriber',s ,,note ,archaic1 unusual and inconsistent spellings have been maintained as in the original4 ,obvious typos have been fixed1 as detailed below3 ,preface3 be a means to enlighten many ,originally3 be a means to enlighted many ,notes3 the great opposites ,originally3 the great opposities ,notes3 ,jamshyd 7all three appearances7 ,in the original text1 the ,j had a diaeresis over it4 ,stanza #ah 7note73 of the ,celestial ,king ,originally3 of the ,celestrial ,king ,stanza #be3 who biddest all perform good works ,originally3 who bidest all perform good works ,stanza #cf 7note73 that through conventionalities ,originally3 that through conventionalties ,stanza #da3 from out of the ,,depths doth ,,speak ,,murmur ,,not ,originally3 from out of the ,,dephts doth ,,speak ,,murmer ,,not ,stanza #gb3 though ,,lost it's yours ,originally3 though ,,lost its yours ,stanza #hd3 ,,the ,,curse ,,of ,,life ,,is ,,lust ,,of ,,sex4444 ,originally this line had an opening quotation mark1 but no closing quotation mark4 ,stanza #hf3 ,,one ,,great ,,cause ,,created ,,all6 ,and then again dissolved4 ,originally3 ,,one ,,great ,,cause ,,created ,,all ,and then again dissolved4 ,stanza #ih3 #ih ,in the original text1 stanza #ih was numbered #fh ,stanza #ajj3 ,,mizzeran ,this word means the person who chants the call to prayer4 ,in the context of the text1 ,,azan1 or the call itself1 would make more sense4