self-centred, faithful man would, in any moment of perplexity,
draw the curtains of privacy so completely about him that he would be as
fully enclosed in his own psychic aura, and thereby as effectually
removed from all distractions as though he were alone in some primeval
wood. Taking his difficulty with him into the mystic silence in the form
of a direct question, to which he expected a certain answer, he would
remain utterly passive until the reply came, and never once through many
years' experience did he find himself disappointed or misled. Intuitive
perceptions of truth are the daily bread to satisfy our daily hunger;
they come like the manna in the desert day by day; each day brings
adequate supply for that day's need only. They must be followed
instantly, for dalliance with them means their obscuration, and the more
we dally the more we invite erroneous impressions to cover intuition with
a pall of conflicting moral phantasy born of illusions of the terrence
will.

"One condition is imposed by _universal law_, and this we must obey. Put
all wishes aside save the one desire to know _truth_; couple with this
one demand the fully consecrated determination to follow what is
distinctly perceived as truth immediately it is revealed. No other
affection must be permitted to share the field with this all-absorbing
love of _truth_ for its own sake. Obey this one direction and never
forget that expectation and desire are bride and bridegroom and forever
inseparable, and you will soon find your hitherto darkened way grow
luminous with celestial radiance, for with the heaven within, all heavens
without incessantly co-operate." This may be termed going into the
"silence." This it is to perceive and to be guided by the light that
lighteth every man that cometh into the world. This it is to listen to
and be guided by the voice of your own soul, the voice of your higher
self.

The soul is divine and in allowing it to become translucent to the
Infinite Spirit it reveals all things to us. As man turns away from the
Divine Light do all things become hidden. There is nothing hidden of
itself. When the spiritual sense is opened, then it transcends all the
limitations of the physical senses and the intellect. And in the degree
that we are able to get away from the limitations set by them, and
realize that so far as the real life is concerned it is one with the
Infinite Life, then we begin to reach the place where this v