soul, wherein the Book of the Life of God is incorporated, and may very
well be read by the Children of God? Here the true mind hath its
touchstone in itself, and can distinguish all things. If it be so that
the Holy Ghost dwell in the ground of the mind, that man hath touchstone
enough; that will lead him into all truth.

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All strife concerning Christ's testaments cometh hence that men do not
understand that Heaven wherein Christ sitteth at the right hand of God.
They understand not that he is in this World, and that the World
standeth in Heaven, and Heaven in the World, and are in one another, as
Day and Night.

1 COR. ii. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

_We speak the hidden mystical wisdom of God; which God
ordained before the world into our glory; which none of the
Princes of this World knew. For had they known it, they
would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. But, as it is
written, Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither hath it
entered into the heart of man to conceive the things which
God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath
revealed them unto us by his Spirit. For the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea the deep things of God. Now we
have received, not the Spirit of the World, but the Spirit
which is of God; that we might know the things that are
freely given us of God. Which things also we speak, not in
the words which men's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy
Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
But the Natural Man receiveth not the things of the Spirit
of God; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he
know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he
that is spiritual judgeth, or discerneth all things._

OF THE SUPERSENSUAL LIFE

IN DIALOGUES

BETWEEN A SCHOLAR OR DISCIPLE AND HIS MASTER

DIALOGUE I

The Disciple said to his Master: Sir, how may I come to the Supersensual
Life, so that I may see God, and may hear God speak?

The Master answered and said: Son, when thou canst throw thyself into
THAT, where no Creature dwelleth, though it be but for a moment, then
thou hearest what God speaketh?

DISCIPLE

Is that where no Creature dwelleth near at hand, or is it afar off?

MASTER

It is _in thee_. And if thou canst, my Son, for a while but cease from
all thy thinking and willing, then thou shalt hear the unspeakable words