THE TWO PATHS or
The Porting of the Ways
• Pd vat<' l.,C$SO H ~ivc 11 tu J lls l 'c•·~ouol
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U!J Dl\. A. S.
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THE TWO PATH S, OR TH E PARTING OF T H E WAYS I'or o 1.i 111c i Lis 1•ossihl e fo•· our lo lo·cud ho ll a
Po ll as: illfl l is lo S"Y· fv •· a co llsifl•· r,IJI<- ''"'l)ll • u r liiii C, W~· Sc.;(O II Ut nkiod i' l lt•t'llfl l i ng hc l \V('l'll l11l'
l wo
c;~ t rcn • o~.
I I is so lii(Hn llaol nuy i ll<livlduul
4h;votNl nil his r nCl'f)iv;; In f1ny parli c uto ,· dt'11Cy.
Lf' n ~
\VC) >nay sny ll~to l l lt(l SLOI')' of !)on
Qubo lc '" '" Sn 11 cl •u l' 11uzu is CX tll'Cil.Sc·cllhro llgi •On lll ll Hro. Don Quixolc is ll >c o.~ l re m e Jdcrll is L: he is Ihe one who nlwnys is inspil·c·tl by lhQ idcnl, w iJIICI San chu l 'nnza is cx ln'n • ~ ly pracllcn l . and
so we nil >Hanif csl th ese twn Lendr·nrfc,, the pmclicn l Ulltl I he l.lco l. nn ol i I is tl oubl ru l if
tlwn•
I~
n singl(l lnd i viduu l in nil l if e who 111nnl-
7'/te Two Polloi, tlr f<'•ts nuy ouc tcutknry to the totn l e.:<cht:~ion of ~vc o·y ll aiu !( !'lse. It ""'Y IJc At:ot cd, n lso, th nt we o·epo·cscut ~e l· llshn !'X~ IHHIIIIISCIOshU('S~ in II ooolX!'cl Sl<\1.0. Vco•y row ill'Ot>l<· th co·c nrc who nrt· a bso lute ly unsl)lf· ish. nud. fortunately, th<•rc ewe very few who nrc
nb~ol u tcly
selfish.
Now. uutlcn>lnnd. In thr 1\vo Pnths we do not tlrn l with the ruorc g •·oss forHo
or sclllshncs.s.
with llout whicla ius plo·es ouc to srck only the nlloi t•rlu l ('u ds. No, n o ; uo 1 the ctmh·n•·y. by sr lfl,luwss "''' menn thn t wh h:h lns ph-cs ouo to srt•k hi• own highes t ndvnnlngcs s pirilmd ly, n<h•11ntog1'' wi thou t n·fcrencc to how this course or tlroccduo•c mny nfTect humonity: without ref<' o'l'ncc to the dulles which h r owes to Cod . II is splt-ilun l s<'lfhhu css iu Ihe ve ry h ighest con· l'r l)lio )ll Of the WO I'I] Ihil l W(' JIIN\ 11 whe n W(l s p Nok or sclllshncss. \V1• h nvc tl •c couccpllon
.,r our M·cl<inll lv oJcw· lop hiln~ct r us the cud of hi• <'lllil·e lire, :1s the on<• thinj! needfu l. Vrl'!'us
1'/w l'orliii!J o{ /he Wtryf
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cJt,•o tiou to the I'Utc Stlit'tl, '"' hu'''' on~ ocrkin!( llhcr•u tlou fot• him~;' ff mlhl'l' thun •ll·vntlng ltls life [tl fl l(\ 'lfi'V iC(' of I UillHIItil.V, 1111<1 tft l.'l ltU III UII S(' I'Vic-t• IIII lS[ 1101 he C'(JiifO IIIId c•of w iJf1 lito t<lc•a of indlvlcl urd service.
hulh itluul<~. IJut
ndh~•·
It 1'1 nu t lh t• s••rvicc or .,r tl11• 1\ut·c Spirit, thut
"'' ""''" 111 l.lkt· into con~i<lt•rulion; hut, for n
,,.,..,c
t im~. tUH' I• nhlc to huth c•ntl•: thnt i~ to suy, Itt• 11n<i~ himsdf t•ont•t•rnc••l for· hi< uwn
tf••,•c•lufllllf lll , louki n!( out fo t• N uutbcr One In lfl (' f ti!(f t C'~l Hilfl'i iii Ai M•lll)ll Of til(' ft' I'IH ; C(IIISei'V• 11111 ti t ~ ••nci nf h i<~ 0" " lll undnntinu llnd 11 iso wori.in!( fnr hun tnnity, f<•rliuf! lowtlf'd th e rnn• st•iril n gn•ot outflow or l.o''' l)h inc nnd thu• wutl.iul( fur it 111 the ~ruur tunc thnt he '" con-.•r"i"ll hi' own be\l inh·n·~ts; nnd :t mnn II lilY flll \'l'I'.V fnr• nfong til(' flllt h h('ft>rc Jw I'Cttfi ~C~ thul lfii'SII two IIICn lot ullit udt•s '"'(' hwons istcnt. ll r 11111y lrnv(' gOll l'll V(' I'Y itll(f l llil w iti iP ~tlJI
fll' fit•\'i ll!l lftlll ill rHflowlng his OWII uthnllct• m(•ut, in con~<'''' iuu hi~ <tWtl •piriLun i
Thr Two l'atht. or
li
illumlnnliou n• th<' t-nd nf life. hr
i~ ~til l
con-
slslr nlly fulnllinG Ids cluly IH lht• mer Npif'il. In rut'l , IIIC'I'(I III'C vt'l'y fc•w llt' I'St) ll ~ liJIOII IIH' (' 111'111 Il l lilt• J)I'CS(•Il t linll' Wht l 111'0 llhlt• tO I"P(I f1 1.t' lht• n h~o lut c '""clllshn<·" "hith 111ust nutnirr~ l In nil lift•. l'erhops IIH't't' Ill(' ntJI two hundrt•tl JlCI',(>Il1 1111
in thr worlcltotlay "lw nrc nlllc to rol'lll
lut"ll<•ctuul ronc<•pt ur llw nl"ulu tr """clll~h \\hi<·h Ill<' Path of flruunt·lntion cn toil~.
nt·~·
11ul ther·e come~ n t iiHt· In llw lire or cve •·y
osp i runt (HI' t1uul Cn1111 1l'i llfil lun whc·n ho comes Ill I hr t'ttt•ling 011 I h(l \Vny~, Wi ll' II ht• IIIUSI <lccl d(' hrl\\t'<'ll hi • own irulivitlunl Ill' I ft•cl ion, wlmt -
it mny he. nntl ili<int <•rt••h·cl •<•rvic-c to the• rnt•t• SJ!Io·it. You tnu ~t dn it So01wr 01' lott•r, you <·ouw to the l'nrtinl( uf lht• \\'oys. to llw
P\('1'
plnrt• wh"I'C you must r·rd~<· you1·s~lf nhtl\'t' thi<: y0 11 111Ut>l fll'l out or li11• intlivid un l ~lllr:
wl l('l'~
out of
ll 1i~
lll usio" whkh you llftvc cod lcd h igh, nnfl ~t(lll\1 fo 1· lh(' ndvonccnlt'llt , ftw Jl,,. glorillcutlon. of llw l!l'~ol .pil·it of lhr univn~<' in olltt•r
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1'llfl l'arlin{l of 1/lc WttJJ.• wo •·d~.
where lwncvo lcncc i n th e
h igh~sl
seusc
or th e wo •·tl tuu~t toko the usccndnncy over nil so ll'·$tcking. Sdr-cs lccw is nil •·ight unlll the IIII UJ C<llll<'> wh1111 it mus t ho lnitl Ml dc: unlil tl1nt li111c whe n it is I<> h e tl il·cctcd ltl\Vflec l ll1e 11nly sr lf. lhnt J'(o~"• ic St1i l'it which is th e se lf of , u Ihe ~el ves. You ct>ulo to tlw PtH'Iinll of il u: \Vuy;;, YOUIIIII~I decide ti 1C lll OOLCIIlOUS CJUCslion,
W ill y\lll l()l)k Hl Jlfo 1'.1'0111 IIH' [II)Jnt of view of how it :liTI•cts yo u inclividunlly, Ol' wi II yo u tu1'11 in ll1 1\
l:(nl ll<ic ll I' ()I' l'\l i1 8Ci<ll1 ~
17\JIIIIIICil\t ion
(1.1'111
o.slc, II ow ca 11 I co n sc•t' VIJ the 11ncc ::; pi r ll 'I
'1'1"" Js tho ,:c•·cat los.'o " whi ch yo u 1111d I a nd r·v<••·y o ne <'lsc n•us l lcn •·•l. 'l'ho l'tldhll( or the '¥nys "'l'll ns th11t th•·o n~o:houl yOlll' li fe, llll'ough· out c11.d lcss :lt:c~. you will sct•lc S<•lf· tlllvn nllCmOnt Ol' ClSC llllVtl llCCIIlCill of
ll lfl ..n ee ·• tliri l , Olld it
~~ So difllcu ll fOI' q llHOSt CV\'l'YOIIC lo l'CO iiY.c
whn l tl 1iN m cnns l1ccnuso ol' til e suhllc sopl1is11·y wilh w l1id • 111w1nnity l• ns g1M i0 c d r•Hd ltlcnlizcd its selflslln~s.•. Who sttiiHI~ lodny os the •·ccog·
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J'Ju;
Two PalM, or
nitcd pldlosophcr ? flc•·bcfl S ponccr. And whul is ll crlicl'l SJl~ncc •·'s philosophy hul 11 10 gl<.wiiiM.Iion or ~c l flshncss'l llnp JJill (l89 is li t() Cnd or lil'c nccc.,·ding to Spence•·· thcn; for·c, nil ll•ings 1\ I'C l:ijjltl. which COil SC I'VI) lit e hnppillCSS Of y 0 111'8Clf Ql' 01' $0111() ()lt(l e lse, And. by lh() SIOII IC r CIISOnlng, rw lhc l l'i~hrnn n wou ltl sny. oll thing~ ore wrong which inl.r·rl'cr·o wi ll • your intli vi tluol hoprincss. m· Lhut uf nny one else. SpenOCJ' J.tOCs so for ns l o say thnl il i~ l ncr·cflib lc lhatrmy th ing cun be Wl'\l n g tl mt clues not mako nrtu•ldncl misornbl c, ,.,,. ll anl ony lhlnf( co n lw ri ghl l hnl
docs not mukc it ho t' I'Y· l'l1<: concc plion of rcmuncinlion 1$, lo him, absu n l exec pi os II naoy be condu cive 10 tl •o ltHiividuu l hoppi ncss or $0111() one. 1111d SU we ll t'C lol() l'ltll l U1C t'N) l CIH I
of ethi cs Is lite wcul csl l tu pp'hH·.!i~ ICt Lhc· s rcn ti·M oumbcr. Pou r·, blind crcn l nt·csl They frail to •·oo lizc Lhl.ll'() ;,, no such lh lng os hnpplncss npa·rl from mise r•y; il i~ 1.111 il tus i<)l1 or lhc ~c ns~s. Pl cnsut·c nn~l pniu, joy and scu·t·ow, hupplnoss
1'/te Parti"fl of the Ways
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ond misery ore m erely so n10ny ospccts o r Ute Lnw o r Opposites, nnd If you wcr·e uotmiscroblc you would uot I.Jo h(ljJpy; If you were uot sorrow· ful. you would not hnv<· joy: und were it nut fo•· IJilln , tht• rc wo uld be nu J~l cnAurc: und our
poor. iguornnt cbi.ldrcn foil to rcnlitc thnt pain is the grl'nt tcnebcr. II is thro ug h lla in tho t w e ore lifted up. No o ne ever r l3cs u bo vc hims elf ou tside of ogo uy, sorrow, misery. It is o ver o ur broltcn lwnrts thnt w<· •·lsc nbo vc cmotionnl rccl1ugo. i\JIOtll cosis is cwt· by wuy of IJto Cross. The mon who 8111'11lise~ to rcuch ltbcrttUon, to rlsc ubo ve himse lf biiVC thro uuh puln,
Is dt'ccived, blinded. Only tlmlllgh misery, only through thnt pnin wh ich rnt·k~ I'' cry nerve of thc tKitll, which tcnrs our very e nt ity to pieces. con we risl'. Auy philosophy fo unded UJJOII pi CflRIII'C Instead ur llHin 118 thtl IIICrtiiS of t'islnfl ncccssnrlly must so into th e 11~ 11 wl ric h it ltus dull fo r· ilsl'lf. lf we wo ultJ l'i~r we 111nst socrinec
ou rse lvrs.
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'rite 'l'wo P(t/1•~. or
The ~1'~11 1~81 IWSsiiJic indlcll ncnt wh ich Cion
be lu•<Ju gh t n gnin~l 111" s illy, Insa ne, idiolic ngc iu whic h we live is lhll 1'11 Cl !lout )I hM con iC lu tho conclusi< oH th n l the low of sucrlllcc !.• Ull uctcssn ry . We wil l do nwny with oil th ose
lldugs; we
$CQz·u
the
C 1·os~;
l:"<J. tl 1111 i$ 11 01 ncccssnry.
wo Nt;orn the
mls~:ry.
Poor fools. fo il ing to
I'Cilll>.(\ lh n I it is tll ily lh rQ LI!(h I h e CL'OSN 1111d tl •t sh:11i1C, o 11 ly th•·o uglo th e li!Jony , ll lfl l it Is
possib le to •·ctdizc ll1e heights. Then, one muNt f •·o•n choice tun' to misc i'Y nnd pa in when one CO IIl QS lO lhP Pnrli11g o f II1C \Vny$; one must ru11 l<e 11n in ond misc1·y his pddc ; one n1ns t unite
llilllsill f lo lhc
scll' upnn
Cross, m ust w ilfu lly sh•otch hino-
tl 11l l 1tdcle•·
r,,.. O!(CS, noll'or ycnl's-
nud
why'/ Ucco usu 1.1 is 0 11 ly hy bcnrlng lhc bur.lcn or hLIIII:1ni ty, ou ly by C11tl ul'i ug lhc SMrows of <lod lc:ss n g~~ 111111 lho~c tn isc1·ic~.
lhosc so1·rows.
moy be cnash~d oul, rnny C•·IIS<l to lHl OI' down ull
l1umnu lty tha i
·l~ 1111,.1blc
You n1'0 sh·o roj!
lo slnnd (1/(ulnsl them .
l'vt' w l" 11 J) U I'JH)~()?
In order
'l'l•e PCtrlill{l of fil e W<1y.1
/1
• tha t yOU 11111y JJen r thO 801'1'0\\'S of Ihe W(lfll(, iu Ol'(lc•· t h111 you 1110y bcnr lhc bu~dens which oppressed hulll liHi ly is unui.Jl c lt• bro ''· l'hot i:;~
the ono
IJ nvu you i ut clligcncc1 W l1c•·o did yiJll gel il'l ily r cnoon o.f yo ur inrlivtduol l'COSO II .
nt llicvc ru!'nt;J. bCCiliiSU 01' your il111iv icluul lfi'CO I ncHS, or wns il not the hcri ta~::u or 11nhu·c '/ \VIu\l hns n nJan ll•n l h e b na uo t •·cccivod 1 'J' hcro!orc, if yo u huvc nny lnlclligellcc, it is in ordct· lhul yrlu lituy U$() it Co.r ll•c il lmn innliOIJ
of tho less lll lelllgc nt. IJ nve yo n JlCnius'l II1WC ynu o•·t 'l II is lhnt yon m~y usc them lo ut11ir,t tho roco spil'it, to elevate lhost' uutni fcstotiuns or it who stn nd bdow you. Jlr<vc )'''" th e wi~· or rc lij:llon'/ Jli\vc you Ih., 6pll'ltunltvuc h ')
dfl•••
ll ns YO II I' Ufc hcr n IOucllt!d Wi ll i the livo COttl'l Then it is ln ontca: thut you cxC •'ci~e ll•osc pOWCI'S to ius pil•c lhc 1'000 Rpir.il witl1 th o f:li <IW of U1 c ccloslin l fi re anti 1hus lifl H up. You nnd I uml cvcty one else who has recei ved the sli gh tf'sl touch of the npo theosls hn ve rcco ivcd
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The Two Ptr/111, or
II for no ot he r purpose thnn thnt we muy upothcosiv.c the hum :ln roco spil'i l. /l.wny with this Hu bile so tll dsu·y, thi.q o bsu nl, 1'1 d leu lous, idiollc
s l11tl' nbou t oolf-rcn li1.alion, ubo nt cvrry one ~N·Iclug hi ~
own l•nppine•sl 1\woy with this
ob~urd
non'l4)nsc oboul "Lift•, LiiH••·ty :tnd U•c Pu,.,ull of llntltllnc.o" l>l'ing the innlientlbh·
right! You nnd I ond ever-y one hnve just one l'lght 1/te rig/rt to 1crur und, if we exercise thnt, we slinll not ucccl to wo•·ry obout ll•csc lcsKN' rights. No ouo lms n l'lght to l1nppincss. 'fo sny UH•t we hove n l'lgh t to happiness is to soy thn t misery ia wrong.
H there were no
mi~e•·y
there would be uo hntltllnrss. II ere ognin we need to lcnrn the gr·cnt lcsson that nil these th ings urc uut manifcstntion• or the poirs or
opposites. 1\~join,
hove we t1 right to llbcr·ty? /1.11 tolk oboutlibt••·ty i~ ubsunl. Who Is f•·ec 'I T hnl rnon who hns emttncipolcd hi111sclf from every thing cl:.e wlll 1\ud he is a slnvc to th~ idea or liberty.
Tltc J'al'l;n[J Q{ /lie Wtl!J$
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Liberty is to be l'ow1d only iu sc ~vicc. in ohcd icnoc ltl tl tc will of (;od, nowh cr·c c l ~c. Life nnd wl rnl i~ lifo? I s it 011 in dividual, ch•cumsc•·iiJcd lll'c. n li fe humnn ty t·ircumscribctl. Ol' Js il the ~··<·ut lwsn •ic spid t or me manifestin g h r rrll'l If ) I is l'hc ltrltct·, llrcn you co n uol be depri ved of it. You huvc liCe in I}I'O(lOrlion n~ yuu live ; fi J>nr·t fr·oru. this, whlll i~ l ife b nl Qn illusiou ? '\V hnl rlocs it nmount to? Wl roL ditTcrcnc<' docs it rnrLkc'l .J...ifc· ond clcnth m·o but iocidcnts in the great Kosm ic rH·occs~. but you come 10 tl•c Put·ting of ll oc Woys an d you mus t decide ono wny n•· ll •c otthc•·. nncJ if y011 ore ucluotcd by II lis lh co1·y lh t'l l n II is J'or I he pu•·posc of l"'<JCm'in g hrq>pl nc.'l-><, yon wi ll select your· ow11 woy ol' cnsc oo· inclln nl ion J'nlhcr tl 1on the 0 11 0 of sc l'\•ing loumllnily. Oh. nry t'd~lld8, loow clcc~ i tr1 11 is this sc:H·ch for indivi.d unl nclv•tnccuocnll W hnl is in dividurr l ndvnn ccmcnl, ouyhow ? Is not ll oul i ndividnul l ha m.ost odvo nccd who
'/'It~
'J'wo
1'allt~.
or
i~ niJsolutoly •·cco ucilod lo ll •c r'l iv ill(l Lnw, the
ono w l1o stna 1cls sepnmt c nnd 0 1)111'1 l'r·o•n nil l ife c ~CCJ)t
ns il u w 11ifcsts li te OtW life, l ite one w lto
nsks 110 Lhi nf.( hut lhc pl'ivi lcgu of
~()l'v in s
the
AIJso lut c l~ nol lha l un., cX I)rcssi n(l th o true solfhood nto t·c ll ttll l :.tny one els~? 13ut , :1Jusl ltun tflll lty J1n ds it vea·y !liOlcnll to ICtll'll the •·cui s~c•·c t nf ex istence, the• •·<•ttl lcc·y to tl oc lllys lc •·y, lllld SO Ollt\ want~ wcnlth. \VJHtl dOCN it OtHOlllll lo ? Anu lh t' r wan ts plcosu t'(•, lt:t ppino$S, sonsa-
tiou .
I h qJlJ)IICSS is alwnys fi CCO tllp:111 iC cl by
lllisca·y ; j oy by su t·row:
plcasunl hy pni11 .
Anothct· wuuts iu lc llc·c luu l achicvc t.nc nt t111d wnn ls a bt·lti n with whiclt he cu n sp ccul nlc ubou t tlds t111d I hn I ; a nd \Vh nl has uvor hccn acJ d~tvud
by ll lis lntcllcc lnnl spcculatlou 'l No ll aiug. nbso'lut cly no ll •iug. Mnn $JIInR his ropes or Sll lltloutl wl tnt i.• th e rcsuJL ? Docs he lmow n11y '" o•·e
problems of ox istcncc thou. ho t.lid bcf1m· l• c bcgttn? W l1111 do they ta ll oaraotual toubont the
li te iu lolle£·tunl disco vol'ics? Not hing. becll u$Cl
'l'ltc f>M'Iin(l of lite W11ys
J.fJ
tlt<·y duul with the rco hrr of phcno menn, not wi lll the r•cu l ll li n~s of life tllltl ox istc ucc. And so h e goes o n. PClJ·I • np~ h11 W!lllls Jlowc r·s. W hn l docs h e wont Llrcm f(ll'? Whnt IH'Il they Lo be: used fur ? Is .iL fo•· Uoci t· ow u s11kc 'I He fnlls to rcoli•c thut the possession or power·s bdnss •·csponsllJilily; he foi ls to rctd h;c thut powers nl'C on ly to be cxcl'clscJ fell' the un i ve•·sal good. ft·cc fl'OIII nll RCll flshncs~. from aU so•II'-Rccl< ing. Tt1 c one 'l'C(IIi>.n 1io11 of h·unr for its own sulcc, li te (t[lproncl •iug to lit e Divi ne. or· uuwgin~:: on e's entity In li re Oivlnc Consciousucss is ~o 11 rc lh lng or wloich the jnlcll cctuol sccket· hns no co neP J1· Lion wltnlcvct·. My ft·icnds, who! does it nil omount to'/ Wl on l do all these powers •tn•out ll to? Tl •c•·c is b11t t) II C l·l ti nl!. of n11y itiiJ!OI'tnnel', n 1111 ll ,~l iR lite
mr •·E(i11g ol' )lie .sc·lf ill l,o•• llw ttO t!·S,elf ; lh (l CIJO ' into II1C HOII·CIJO. li ntS l t'OI18CCildiniJ the:: l itnHn • lions or out' en tity ond ren lidng tiro L Divine Co nsr·itousnoess w lri rh s l:t ntls obovc nil things.
'f'h" 'l'wo J>o.llls,
J(j
)~\'('l'yl hing d $C IS
or
illuso r·y, is Of no
COIISCt)liOIICC,
hus losl i l;; v11lne. 'Wh:JI dut·s il sir:;ul fy !lull w e kn ow i'l t is o•· lhnl ? 'rJ ,ose ll linlc(s :ti'C nil ill n~ions.
Unl el<S OII C lcnows I ho SOli •·cc. I he hc·ginning, I he llJ'ill \\lonn d, which is Cod, fin e I< nows nolhi ng- on tl whal docs ll ull tl'nlm n•l lo 'l
No thinl-(. 1!. st udy ol' 11 suncr· knowledge is to b e so ur:;lll, no t f ol' <) ll l'' s self. hul ftw lh c rnco
Slliril in OI'UOI' lhtll wf' 11111y Jirt il Up ; for. CIS 0 mn Li t' I' of f tiCI, 111un know• II OIIIi nl:l unlll he lit.1s !corned hi s noncxislc ucc, u11l il l.1C hos l('tll'ncol llau <)IIC f.(rCOI fOI'CC, I he one /!1'\"U I Jo·ulh whic.h 11111lw s l'ur hl1111ilily. i\s long ns onu 1.:011sitk r·s hln'"''li' nnu •·l fo·om olh c·r.~. llJJIII'l fron • llw •·ucc s(li l'l l , he Ions no L lc .. nocd r.h" fl r·sl lesson lh c fi rst o·cnl k ssou,lh c id cnllly of yo •H~ell'. All lhCI\ is the <:XJ\I'CSo iun or life, ll lltf un til you h HI'<! ICtl i' IICd 11•{11, •·csl nssurcd. yo u hn vo tc·nru~:ll
noll •ing. II cue~. wr 1110y t•r•udud(' thn \ t l'lllh is 10 h e round only 1111·ougl• •·r·nun clnllon.
Now,
iJI IIJl)JJ'OU Cbing lho Purlin g
or ""'
I,Voys.
'J'hc Partin{! of /he Ways
17
on.c ntust cJ ccid c wl t c lhc~ t1 c i$ ~oi ng to seek his OWU ath•OOCCIHCUl wil ltOUl r efCXCtt CC tO tl tc occds of htultuuily, wllbo ut rcfo:•·cncu to tho odvunc<:mcn t uf Lh;; l'l> <:e sph·it, or wh cU1cr he i~ 1Jt1ing lo s~clt the ndvunccmcu t of lltftlt'uce s pil'il wjthont l'Cfc,·cu~;e to his own n<l v(l n ecu1 cnt. Jl c cnonl•l eo•" tl ronlisc Lhc mttllc•· nny tongct· whe n he sees the rcttl h'ttlh. II Cl ntuSI L'cnoun cc humnn entity, 1.'\:II(,)UIICO his ScJfltO\Hl 1111d WOI' it fQI' the rn cc Stllri t·, ot· l'l~e l•c must ••e noun cCl evc•·ything JICI'I:Iini ng to Ihe ..nee Stl il'l, n il '"'"""' c udcnvor,
Oil cll'Orl: for lhC bcli CI'JI1 C11l O( lh C SJlidl, und, in lieu ll tc t·cof, seck Itis own individ Ltttl ltdvu •tccmcnt, witCH ho will get th(tl w llit·h 11\;1 NC<;Its. Utlfloubtctlly one ca n bl'ing himself to llbc•·ntio u by SClf-scclci ng, and wltcn he {lets JibCt'(lliou he will th en dlscov~,. IJ•c•l he has JJut one u1 ission in Hr<.>- anfl that i~ lo hclp- n net 110 ltus g iven U J~
ull opJ)OI'lunily to lt<:lp. tho o11ly thin g worlh
while. Thc•·cl'ol·c. al though on.- scoks n.nd nttuins NHnneipntiou thJ•uuslt his owu cfTflt•ls,
18 II$
'l'hc Two l'Mhs.
the
Clld
or nll C lld t'IIV(>I',
or·
he wi ll
1111(1
tluo l Jl
rlocs not stllisfy. for· II••· wr·y ,umciOHI r·onson Lhnt, Lll r·cn lizing this, loc discove rs thnt nil lois
fot·mcr•
c Hd~avors
wer e
u~closs.
The H•onwnt
you 1't:<1Ch lihc<·atiou yo u lose yoursoll'. u11d oil in lCI'(•s t ill lhis sel f i ~ los t. u11tl you luwc " l<os-
nlierd I:U IIsC iliu~ncs~ : in t1 wuy, n conscious ness
whic.l1 uni ti cA Y""r srlf wi ll • nit mnnlfl'stntions
or th e ouu sel f.
Yo11t· scll'-conscion>ncss is rJo
long~.> •· intli vlduul
bul univcrsul: you 1111\'C li1<: con,cJousuoss or the <J uc self. fll lrl yo u '"'" ,iusl
M do~ t>ly iutc o·cs tc d in il• c llllonift•sl ntlnus oF lltnl
self in oth cl' for·ms os yo u
Rl'(l
.i n your· own
l>urticulror mnnil'cstn li on of II. bccousc ll ocy
111'0
.1usl 11s 1'11urh yo urse lf ,, ~ is your· lesser· non ui·
fcs lu tio11. '\Vhnt is lhc result ? Yon
R~C
t l1n l nil
yrm htwc rwco •upllshctl is of no p;u·t iculur· importnncc to lh o sci r bccuu s(l Lho.l self til lees n(> r~IO)'() iukrc•l in you tl o(UI lu nuybolly d sc, uucl you h(l vc tliH I sclf-cons~lousncs~; hen ce yon
sec II out yo u lHtvc uot oCIIicvcd u uy l hiug.
1'/tc f>trl'iiii{J of lire Ways
:t()
Thi'I•Cfoa·v, thf: pu ll • u f sclf'-l'unllznil<>n 1.• fo lly fo a· tl w si anp lo a·cnso 11 ll ant. wh('n )'011 have a·cn lizcd Clllnucitltl li on rot· you a•sc ll', yt•u 1111!11 hrtvc Uoc soortc intea·cst Jn ii Hl l'!tCC SL Jll'i l ll ant you wo uld huvc ltod ot tloc l'arti 11g or th e Wuys h :1<l you ch OSt·ll ··~••a a11 ci:Hion, Yo u ktvo hut! ltJ go t1ar·o11 gh nil this sccld "S rol' yolll· ow 11 •·c(llizntion lll Ol'U~I' lo !;Cl !lac OO IISCi01l~ 11 08S w hi<• la Oil() who cl•ooscs the pn l h or •·cn LIIJCi:ttlou gd~ nl th e Pu r tinl{ or the 'W nys. Thcn!fo•·c. the only Mill) Cotii'Sc ro r yo u is I() l'~llOUil<.:C tl al$ li lot• l'rt• llou, ~o htaclc Into bo~ttlngo::. untl wo a·lt l'o•· lho r ftCC spidl - tho ouly a·cn lly s nnc cOlii'Se, IJut vc•ry rcw '"'<' ab le to do it. Jl Is not p ossible 11i' ICt' ho ving ol talncd
CllllOil•
1;\i (Hil iOil fOI' IIHHI)' i>CI'SOIIS to !lO b(tCk in to lhc life of ~crvicc. hut nil cll' o •·L I t> ~celc l'oo· ll:wpi-
" <:ss ls wnstcd. Tla ci'C is no s ucll llaing, lla u t iR to sny. opnrt r.a:ono misery . CO IIt'$c
An(( wl ant i~ tl ac
vf wlsdom't Sec k lhnt pcucr jn whlclo
b11t h ple ns u a•e oml puin , l a tq1J)i aws~ nnd , , ;~cry,
The 1'wo Poll11, or
joy uud sorrow. henvc u u ud h ell nrc n lllcs. T h e "'"" or w om nu who wu u l~ 10 f.IO 1o IIN1vcn h as my hr ua·1£c•ll, syaupfllhy. J n :ully 6YIII1Hilh it.o
wi lh people wl•o go to h CII\'l'" 111 tu·o tho u I du with people who !(O to hell. \Vhu1 is h N•ven 1 Ask ony pcnl<ln to tell yon; he wi ll iaworinbly de..crlbc
II
p loce o£ scn•uon~ VICO'Inrc. Why,
lh<" streets oa·e poved "ilh gold; nil is h ormony: everybody lives on mil k unci ho ney; flowCI'S evc •·yw hc •·c. W~: ll, we cu n
urt
11dl k n n d h oney
i u Cl•ic ullo; go 1o Lho So ut lac l'll Bln le·~. o ut in the eouut ry, nncJ ll wm
)'OU
cu u sco• ll owl'a·s- pl(•o ty
uaos1 ouywh crr.
1.<·1 lh cm
or
describe:
hl'avcn nny woy lhey plcn~e. l l is n lwoys in llac lerrns
or
tiCIISUOIIll
l(rllliflcnliou; nnd
~0
wht·n
lhcy lt(IVC our physica l p loue th eir spia·its Rrc
goh•!C lo llako j u s t ns mu!'la d cBli!hl In sens uou s l•h·nHni'CH us lhcy do uow. Aud w hut, to the 11vr·r nuc pco·son. docs ll r•ll 111('1111'I !)jwcc nntl 1>locc whci'C lhcrc is :1 ve•·y wm·m clinw tu rand Ill~
llhllO'JilaCa'C j)el'lllCOINl wit h SllljJhur
jlhys-
'J'/11· f'(lri/ug of lhr \Voys
21
leal nd s1·d us. IJUI'cly. Do these follcs in te lli n g you u bo 11 t hell evl'l' •·c•••i nd yo u of lhu m e1nw·y
of
tl •c lllCU iliiCSS
you did ? No, IIOIIIing u•oulol
th c r~,
110l11int; ot' lhnl lci utl. Now, le t 111(1 \to ll yo u SO IIIClhiug.
No JlCl'SOII
c:w•· wc ul 10 hell wl•cn l.c died un less he hnd hcou lli CI'(· ul leus l leu Ill' flftccu yc:u·s whll<~ n livc. nnd nob<Hiy eve·,• wc111 to h eave n whc u
he dil'll 1111 I!!As lw h utl l•<·en living Lh e•'ll long
<·nouiJI• to get we ll ocquoi ntc d lwfoi'C he p~sscd out or Ids budy. 'It is n stn lc; th ul pcr:fccl Pco.oc of N il·vnun js rr higlrc•· hc:wen. .ll eavt~ n :•11d ll c ll ~~~~··li~ iu Ni •·vn 1111.
The
"vcrug~ fl CI'S""
go
to lu: nvr11 :i n o•·dcr· th ot he may hnvc ll1u society o f God , i11 W:lll lR
or·d•·•· th at ht m <iy sc<· b~ thnl I :1111 KOni ~ Whld tlo lnl o) f view lt is 111uch l'ur· (~ofl ll o!l.ll it is l" ~CC rt~ l h ct·
to
C.ud. Now, ll runy biHKCcl, bul fi'OIII my naua·e bksscd to wol'k I Jina . { Whlli!l IIIIICII
love Cotl tlw n to luwc Jlirn lovo 111 0.
Sou1 <; foll<s thi rt l< il is mu ch bfJttc·r l'o1· Coct to
'l'hc Two I'Mhs, ur
tovo lhCil t ll tUII roo· llt CIIt lo lov~ God, but fo·om nty point or view, it is ooot. 1 f tt lly believe it is tll ltCh m o t·c t1tcsscd to giv-e lhnn to o·cecive; 1l Is more lJicsscd to ~-:lvc to God thnn to have Gotl give lo you. ptul icul~tl'ly when you t'o,w lizc thol ull Ll tu t you nro giving OJ' ge lli "S is His ull tho tit11e, ~o you cannot c: vcn lti.II'C lltll so lrt C · or t1ullittg you r·;wtr on the bnck, spcnl<ing nho ut youo· go·c" L sncl'irtco, bcco nse il is Jl is nkcady. Thco·cl'oro, lei tts rcul iw ll oo 1· plct1sllt'C nnd pntn rtt•c mco·cty fiSIHJCIS or tl oe one go·cn l vibr1110ry J:ow, IHltl lul us. in l110 ligtot o r this, consccrnto nil nut· scnsutlons 10 Lite oue ~~~vice or gell ing ncarcx lo th e i\l)solulc. Tl oo conquest of l'hc J\lJsolulo i~ lito on ly thiooll wodh w ldlc in lif~. \V Itl•l docs it 1\ootouttl to Olh ct·wisll? .Lire is J'c))· the pu o·pnsc or llndinf( the Absolu te. ll ow cun we Jln d th e ;\ltso lulc? Hy doiug os tt cu l'ly os we cntt wlo a t the Absolute wou ld do under liltc ci rcu ms la nccs. T he con otur.sl of the 1\hsolulc
i~
succ~ssfttl
o oo ly w h e n
wc;
live
7'hc Pctrlilt{J of th e Wtoys
2.1
thr nbso tul c li fe, not olhet·wisc. "l'hcn snc•·ill cc is ll•c lnw or li fe. Lellhc igno •·rt~tl sny whn tt hcy wi ll , no tll' t"SOn ever r·co li~~d nuy llri ng <.>xccpl llt~·o ugl • rcnunciul io11 of hint sclr. Our sorrows, Ollt' f)Oin s, Ollt' miseries 91'1.: but CX!JCri e llccs which lift 11 s highct·. Yo11 doubtless ha ve hcnrd llVOII l P CO)J IC cr·yi ng 0 vQI' "sp ill ••cif lH i tic ' ' W C IJ, if you would only t:cul.izc il , nil tl •e lcn r·s we ever Mltod tH't; uvc•· spi ll ed tnitk. Thr ro is r·cully noth ing 10 wo t•r·y nbou l, to IJe rnisc•·ul,le llh OHI. T he Jnw is good, i$ .i11sl; not nn ly just, b ul inlini lely lltCI"Ci flll. All lhtll COIIl CS to ll~ is fot• lhc IJU l'JlOSO l") t' lirlillg US loighcr, a11d yet lhCrC :u·t· mc11 who t\1'() w illing lu illtJlci•eh the jusllco of God. if :o llnnowio l ill vCslrn<·t~l goes wrong: if they invest " su m of money in some busl no~~. or whot ll oey consi der· j 11d ici(lus l"nsca lity, ~'~Pt·ct ing to bcol some ono e tso n11d lhus cur-ich th emselves. roncl ll•clr jud!:f111CIIllt:tppcll8 tO b\: II Jiltl(.: Wl'llllfl 01' SO IItCtlliug goes W I"O il l! wi th th e mnr·J<t'l OIIC wny oo· lliu olhr•·. '"'tl S(J
:u
The Two
l't~/11$,
or
they g<·t be• at instrnd or hcolingtlt(' o thers. why. food IM n tyn1nt: he is ln 'IJOv<·•·ishingth<•m. S uch
follts Oltfllc t to be in 'llOvc••·lsltctl. T hcJ onn 11 who ul wny~
is ti Ctllo lcd hy
CI'U IIIIJ~ fi'O III
gr~ed ~l u ;u ltl
have to cu t
the g u iiC I' Ulliil Itt• JCU I'IIS st' IISC
enough to M'<' something hlgh<'r than greed. I luoH· snid on " numhr•· of m•t•n,ion• that the
moth<••· nt no time ho• bhowu 111 much lovt• ns s he did wloilc spnnking he•· children.
ln the
6H ii1t' wny. [ mn inln in lhnl uahu·t nC'vc r· is so
p o·odliju l of lcc c· bcnc11t~. of '' "" l<inll ntls~. t>f he~· Ct\l'l'
fo e· us us wl cc n s lao ""'J.rs us su O'c•··
only thmunh great tribulntion, tlu·u ngh
II
ls
angui~h
of ~oul. thn t we :u·c (' \ t•r IIIII IIt• fn•t•. \Vhot birth
nN· tnkr< plncc without h·u"1 il"l And the nrw birth Of the '>0111 mus t I)('
fl
millionfold lllOI'C
painfu l, ntu ~t en tail n ncilllonfo lcl cuorr nnguisl1, llltll'(•
s ulfr•·ing. ll cnn " uy physkn l loh·th- n ud
J'l'liH'IIIh<·•·· sou I(Jvc hio·ll o tu I lois. Awuy wi •ll o lhiB obsunl nonsc' IISt· tha t nil is joy, nil i< JcoppillCSS, if WI' just I'(•Oiizc it! Qf
'/'Ire Parting of /Ire W ays
25
cout·sc. nil n•uy be th e lllCli HS of poucc. If we r colizc thnl plcusut·e nnd poi n IIJ'il or like vo luc ; if we lll ll int oin 11 11 nllitudc or :1bsolutc ,iullifl'~r c ncc to IJ •osc things. ll• cn. in<lcc d, shnll wr rind them th e 1n.c nns of fu ll. complete sn lisfncliou, when we osk for nolll'inf1, want nolldng IJul to be p<·•·•niltc<l to serve. Service is the keynote of oll existence. Tl•o whole uni vcrgo is huill upon th e concc(llion or scrviec. Stop t\ 11<1 consider u rnorncnt : Tl• c ca r:lh is the only inhobitcc.J IJfldy in th e Universe. Tid~ lnlk oJJOul ll• c inhuiJitcd wodds cm>trlt\lcs f•·o•l• lJc nllcmcn who do not !mow nnything nb0 11l 1111; 'IIOlnr·c or the kosmo~. Life is scpon1te~l ~lowly u)\On the Cf.rrth. The seve n ploncls fuiCI IJ th eir· puqJOSO in ex istence loy givingt<• the cn r lh cc•·ta in clements. l•y stimulating tho seve n pt'incip lcs of existence hcl'c, ~o th e sun nnd moo n ore f01· the pu q Josc of givi ng ctcctdco l ond nMgnctic flll'ccs to th e cn•·th; nnd the f11'Cil l twelve cons tollulions ex ist sol ely for the pu r:pvsc of i.h•·owing off, or !Jiving
2(j
Thr Two Pal/11, or
forth in c•manntion8 the clive•·M• forc ...s rc·J)rcbCn tr tl hy tl1 r Twl"!v(' :-ilgus of the Zc:Hiinc ; nnd ~o wt· ••liglal f.lO on; '"'" we fi nd thll 111111ion.~ or Nt tll'~ i 11
tl •c universe nrc few tht• sul r
tHII'JlO~C
of l' IHahling the co•·lla to fulfi ll lls funct ions. i\ud wh:ol i~ the fuuclion or lht: rorlh ? The 8lltiJIIH l or individua l hfr. And II() we find II
giviu11 ntl thr minrrfl t, nouri•hiug tlw v<·gctnbh•. th t• Wfl\ltublr tl tc oniru ul, rlt'. !~"'-"'')' thing is for the llll•'tlOSe or serv ing NOIIIt ll• luu else. W t•ll, II Ill 111 0~ 1 1)1' 11~ 111'C wi IIIIII( to ttl I na il thi~. '""I so w~ cnn•t: to th(' c·o ndm itH• tho! cvc t·y· tlliul! In the universe is few the sukv of mou, und SOUII' of us gel ~o high th:ot "r conclude n llthr callwr mrn :~ •·c ht"r<' for th r·>~t~kc of berving us, iudividun lly; but whnt nrc 11/1' for? 'Why why do yu 11 osk s uch o IJII<'Klioll M thut ? J tun 110t for '"'Yih ing; tlvc •·y tl ling iN fu•· 111r. If you lii'C nut ffll' unylhing. yo u nrc th r uaost nnimporlnut ense in cl> ist~n('t•. lr yo u do 11 0 1 exist
ror nuythiug. nnd if (·vcr·y thiuu
··~ist~
fo r you.
1'hr1 11fl t'il'ny of /Itt' ll'uy.v
27
you nril the n10Nt mbrnJb lc spccln •(·n tho t n jus t
God CVt'r mod<' th e llli•tukc or Jlenul lt ill l( tu ex ist.
·n,c br•luncr
mu~t be found, nnd \\ht•rr? unlw•·s~
As cvt••·ythinl! in the 8C l"\ i1.·~·
or
1111111,
('Xbts
HHHt
rxis ts ,.,,. ll •o (Ut'
SCt\1 iC.'t'
((J
the univ!'rM·. A~ oil thin~:~• con~ph-t• to t>r<l\ icll'
OJI,po •·tun ity
ftll' 1111111
to
n11r~ss
lliu1soif, ll 1n t
sri I' ruus l h0 <'~JH'c•sed In the s~n kc or the one
. pirit whid1
~~
hntk or ('I'Crything,
J~vcrythlng
In li •t• nnivrrso st• •·vcs tlw pu•·poso •>I' God . Mu n niOII(', ill hi> lii'I'OGUIIC(.', IJrC'<IIIIl'' tO di•pt'll'l' with thi~ snCI'\'tl obligutiu11 l iiHI. while tulong cvc•·ytldnl:i fo1· l1l n•sc lt', IIJIJli'Opl'iuting nil the bcndlls
or
nniv(·rsol
<'o\usntloll,
ubs•>lutl'ly
rt.'fll•l'• tu mnl;r ""Y c·t'!ur11. ()f till lh t• li•Jitin l(, JOW dt~WII, tlil'ly, :liHJII1l• nnblt· fuolishnc,, in the world. till' wnr5t or th t• mnn wl1o
wnnt~
i~
thnt
,.,,,.,.yt hin{l for him st·ll'.
Everything clst• t•,is h foil' s t·t·vitt .
Whot is th,· logicol nnturr or mnu 'l nenuncin tion . Those who loo k llpun l' t•nunciotlnn us
Tlte Two /Jtr/111,
or
30rnc thing unuo turol, something "ou t
or j o int,"
ns it we re, inco necivubl<'. d o not kn ow whnl th (·y roo·e tto lldn!( nbont. \Vhy,
1111111
luos hct·n
dtlVdO tl!'d fOI' tl1 c purJ)OSI' of 1'\' lllln Ci:ltiOn, l111d only lhll mnn wh o o·cuo unl't'!< hal< founrl himself.
'flo!• m on who re fuses to r~ n ouncc hos no t lcurnr d thi' les.-on: lw is in a childish btnte. Whe n people ore children they wnnt C\ CryUoiog. Mn nhooll und wo mnnhood urt• n ·ncloc d o nly when rt•nunc inllo n is d c fluitdy
us~nrnc d.
\>Vhen
W<' I'Cn ti:r.c thntliro for· tl oc l'lltc ~tpio·it i8 th~ only
liro, und w<• s~t)nt·nt~ oru·st•tvr~ fr·om c verythi llf'l el•c nnd ,rc vo te our c n c r·f.(its flr·H t to God os tho bourct·, ami. second, lo th e 1\o~<~uic rucc s pirit 1111 Ur t• ru onifrstnt ion, then io•d~cd ond in truUl ho ve we rl'nch cd o ur m nj o rily, rllld nc,•cr uutit th en .
So, whnt doc s it matte r· whot we s uffe r ? snll'<••·lufl.• ltul lirt us high er·, nnd it is on th e cor·t>sc or ntu• d Nod selves ll10l
ll c nwn oiJCr, oil
Qlll'
we ribc: to hiJlhe r lhing8. Slorl('• n rc in the t>n lh:
Tltc Purling of I lie \V(Iys
29
whe n you com u lltul wny, ~ l umbling ovc•· lhe111, just sit down oo Lilc oeo·•·csl one nnd •·rst owhilc,
u11d then get 111> und uo o n. Tl •c•·u is uo olhc:~· ,vn:y. llumnni ly h 03 been h·yi ng to fi nd s:•h•nllon wilhu11l •·c•n 1111 C,l: il ion fo r· s ilt lhouSund yen~~. 1111d lllllny n mnn h:\s found dcunnn liou IJu\1 woy. t\Jld 1101 one IJas found sulvo lion nnd never wiJJ. 'fl1e l'CMon is obvious. 'l'lle lh·i ng you n ··~ 10
you
be s a ved fron1
:\1'()
j~
yOUI'Sclf: l11nl is whnl to he suvod f•·om, :llid, O( C0 lt i.'$C, yuu
be SIII' Cd 1'1'0111 it wi iiH>u l t"CliOUil Cinf.! it. The WOl'SI, lh c HIOSI. r·c·~l-~ycol, c lovt•n . (oo l devil. CillHlOI
in Lh e wo .-ld is y om· own cl(o. nnd su you hnvc ijOl 10 f.ICI l'itl or it if y ou gel
WilY rrom the clov i·l . People nrc nf1·nid or lhc clcv.iJ wilh ou l l'Cfl llzlng il• rtl he h ns !1\wny~ been iu o cnnorortniJlc holtS<: wiU1in thoit• own ~outs. Don't (I
you l<no'v yo u hnvc o Tal co, wcll-fua·rd.shcd suite or •·oou1s, [)1'(' IH" 'cd '" ~tl oll'er<'d lo his Sn 1ou i c n111j"sty, wi lliln yo111· o w •t h enri onfl nl\l'lly.~ h ;we hurl'/ The n, if you wr111t to fl<' l. rid oJ' the
30
'.J'/11•
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Pu/11s, or
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