4-1:
When one praises the beauty of God, one's soul is filled with
bliss.
4-2:
Sympathy is the root of religion, and so long as the spirit
of sympathy is living in your heart, you have the light of religion.
4-3:
Life is a misery for the man absorbed in himself.
4-4:
To give sympathy is sovereignty; to desire it from others is
captivity.
4-5:
God speaks to the ears of every heart, but it is not every heart
that hears Him.
4-6:
As one can see when the eyes are open, so one can understand
when the heart is open.
4-7:
It is being dead to self that is the recognition of God.
4-8:
As the light of the sun helps the plant to grow, so the divine
Spirit helps the soul towards its perfection.
4-9:
Things are worthwhile when we seek them; only then do we know
their value.
4-10:
When a man looks at the ocean, he can only see that part of
it which comes within his range of vision; so it is with the
truth.
4-11:
It does not matter in what way a person offers his respect and
his reverence to the deity he worships; it matters only how
sincere he is in his offering.
4-12:
The ideal of God is a bridge connecting the limited life with
the unlimited; whoever travels over this bridge passes safely
from the limited to the unlimited life.
4-13:
He who wants to understand, will understand.
4-14:
Man is the picture of the reflection of his imagination; he
is as large or as small as he thinks himself.
4-15:
The great teachers of humanity become streams of love.
4-16:
'God is Love' – three words which open up an unending realm
for the thinker who desires to probe the depths of the secret
of life.
4-17:
It is the surface of the sea that makes waves and roaring breakers;
the depth is silent.
4-18:
Our success or failure depends upon the harmony or disharmony
of our individual will with the divine Will.
4-19:
The wave realizes "I am the sea", and by falling into the sea
prostrates itself before its God.
4-20:
The secret of happiness is hidden under the cover of spiritual
knowledge.
4-21:
The soul is first born into the false self, it is blind; in
the true self the soul opens its eyes.
4-22:
To learn the lesson of how to live is more important than any
psychic or occult learning.
4-23:
Knowledge without love is lifeless.
4-24:
The aim of the mystic is to keep near to the idea of unity,
and to find out where we unite.
4-25:
Sleep is comfortable, but awakening is interesting.
4-26:
Every moment has its special message.
4-27:
To make God a reality is the real object of worship.
4-28:
Every passion, every emotion has its effect upon the mind, and
every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon man's
body.
4-29:
When souls meet each other, what truth can they exchange? It
is uttered in silence, yet always surely reaches its goal.
4-30:
All gains, whether material, spiritual, moral or mystical, are
in answer to one's own character.