Would you not say that such a man was foolish? And of another man, who having purchased the land, set the architects and builders and carpenters at work to erect the edifice, would you not say that he was wise? As it is in the building of a material house, even so is it in the building of a spiritual mansion. Brick by brick, pure thought upon pure thought, good deed upon good deed, must the habitation of a blameless life rise from its sure foundation until at last it stands out in all the majesty of its faultless proportions. Not by caprice, nor gift, nor favor does a man obtain the spiritual realities, but by diligence, watchfulness, energy, and effort.
“Strong is the soul, and wise and beautiful;
The seeds of God-like power are in us still;
Gods are we, bards, saints, heroes, if we will.”
The Spiritual Heart of man is the Heart of the universe; finding that Heart, man finds strength to accomplish all things. He finds there Wisdom to see things as they are. He finds there the Peace that is divine. At the centre of man’s being is
