O SON OF BEING! If thine heart be set upon this eternal,
imperishable..."

O SON OF BEING! If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable
dominion, and this ancient, everlasting life, forsake this mortal and
fleeting sovereignty.

"55: O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire
We..."

O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test
the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.

"56: O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom..."

O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it.
Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth
in thy sanctity therefrom. By My life! This is My knowledge, and that is
thy fancy; how can My way accord with thine?

"57: O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven..."

O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest
draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory.
But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou
but see with Mine eye.

"58: O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of..."

O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things,
that there I may be established and there I may abide.

"59: O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent...."

O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy
spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation.

"60: O SON OF MAN! Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above..."

O SON OF MAN! Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above thee,
radiant and resplendent.

"61: O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain..."

O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of
reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless
wine.

"62: O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou..."

O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied
thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber
on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the
zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.

"63: O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of..."

O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the s