of evil; it is the clash of selfishness with selfishness. It is only the self, or selfish elements, within a man that can be aroused by the evil in another; the Truth, or divine characteristics, in a man cannot be approached by that evil, much less can it be disturbed and overthrown by it.
It is the conversion, or complete reversal, of this self into Truth that constitutes Transmutation. The enlightened man has abandoned the delusion that the evil in others has power to hurt and subdue him, and he has grasped the profound truth that he is only overthrown by the evil in himself. He therefore ceases to blame others for his sins and sufferings, and applies himself to purifying his own heart. In this reversal of his mental attitude, he transmutes the lower selfish forces into the higher moral attributes. The base ore of error is cast into the fire of sacrifice, and there comes forth the pure gold of Truth.
Such a man stands firm and unmoved
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