Pillars of the path
The pillars of the path. Their words enliven the heart; their deeds liberate men; their compassion is universal; they do not care for feeding and clothing themselves, but feed and clothe all; they do not look to the evil of others, but stand as their saviors, return good for evil, and bless them that curse. Why?- for they are protected: no gale save the zephyr of love can blow over the world from the horizon of their heart. Their compassion shines as the sun over friend and foe alike. They are humble as the earth, trodden by the feet of all. They are not hostile to any man, nor do they grasp at anything of the world. All creatures are their children, they are not the children of any. They are absolute compassion for the whole universe, for east and west,- for they are liberated and see all from the one root... One void of these qualities cannot treat the path.
In the case of a theosophist, the heart goes first, then comes the tongue. In the case of a worldly-wise man, the tongue goes first, and then the heart.-letter-24.
The pillars of the path. Their words enliven the heart; their deeds liberate men; their compassion is universal; they do not care for feeding and clothing themselves, but feed and clothe all; they do not look to the evil of others, but stand as their saviors, return good for evil, and bless them that curse. Why?- for they are protected: no gale save the zephyr of love can blow over the world from the horizon of their heart. Their compassion shines as the sun over friend and foe alike. They are humble as the earth, trodden by the feet of all. They are not hostile to any man, nor do they grasp at anything of the world. All creatures are their children, they are not the children of any. They are absolute compassion for the whole universe, for east and west,- for they are liberated and see all from the one root... One void of these qualities cannot treat the path.
In the case of a theosophist, the heart goes first, then comes the tongue. In the case of a worldly-wise man, the tongue goes first, and then the heart.-letter-24.
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