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On The

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BY

CHRISTIAN

D.

LARSON

Editor oj

ETERNAL PROGRESS
AND

THE COSMIC WORLD

L. N.
7,

FOWLER &
E. C.

CO.

Imperial Arcade, Ludgate Circas

LONDON,

1908

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ID

Walking With God.

My
Thy
God,

my

Father,

am

Thine;

Thy heavenly
spirit

riches all are

mine
heart,

reigns within
soiil

my

From Thee my
Wher'er
I go, I

can not depart.

walk with Thee,

Upon my

Thou leadest me In all my ways Thou art my guide. For Thou art ever at my side.
path,

I live in

Thee, and think

Thy
is

thought,

In every deed
I

Thy power
life to

sought,

consecrate
all is

my

Thee,

And

ever well with me.

On The
of things

Heights
and begin to live on
cosmic

HEN we transcend the world

the borderland of the splen-

dor and immensity of the

world,

we

discover that the vision of

true.

the soul
that

was

Those

lofty

realms

we have dreamed
those

of so often

and so long are dreams no more; we

find

realms to be

real,

the

prophetic visions of our sublime

mois

ments are

fulfilled,

and our joy

great beyond measure.

The soul no longer dwells

awakened
to
its

in the
is

limitations of personal form, but

the

glory

and mag-

nificence of

own

divine existence.

The mind

is

illumined by the light of

the great eternal sun, and the body

becomes the consecrated temple of

the
spirit.

The

ills

of life take flight,

the imperfect passes away,

find ourselves in

and we

a new heaven and

new

earth.

Beautiful
the

beyond description

is

new
and

life

live;
bliss,

every

we have now begun moment is an eternity

to
of

to live

simply to

live

that
are

is sufficient.

We can ask for nothing

we

more; we have received everything

that the heart can wish for;
in

that higher world

is is

where
where

every

prayer
desire

answered,

every
is

granted, where every need

;

abundantly supplied we are

ON THE

HEIGHTS, where God

is

closer than

breathing, nearer than hands and feet.

10

ri

It

is

the

world

beautiful,

the

world into which the Christ ascended

when
and
light.

his face did shine as the

sun

his

garment became white as the

"And where

am

there

ye

shall be also."

The gates are ajar

the

we may
while

enter today and dwell therein

in personal form.
life

still

It is

sublime world of the

eternal,

and

when we
begin to

enter that

life, it is

then

we

live.

To

enter this beautiful world

is

to

find the joy everlasting,

the peace

that passeth understanding, the har-

mony
;

that

is

endless
is

symphonies
touched by

divme and as the soul

these

symphonies

of

heaven,

we

moimt upon
and soar
to

the wings of the spirit

empyrian heights.

11

The

veil of

mystery

is

taken away,

we meet Him
great secret
is

face to face,
revealed.

and the

"Eye hath

not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath

it

entered into the heart of

man what

God has prepared for them that love Hun;" but now we are ON THE

HEIGHTS,

far

beyond the

life

of

mere man, and we have seen what

eternity has in store.

significance of

life

is

The supreme revealed, and

is life

when we think that this own eternal life our

our
are

hearts

filled

with imboimded thanksgiving.

Henceforth we have something to

live for; existence itself

has become
is

an endless
nothing
all is

inspiration; everything

animated with a great divine purpose

is

in vain; all

is

beautiful

and

good.

We have entered into the

12


realization of the

great truth that

all's

"God's in his heaven,

right with

the world," and again our hearts are

filled

with unbounded thanksgiving.

into

The world
ascended
is

which we have
world;
it is

God's

own

the

real world, the true world, the world

of

the

spirit

where

all

things are

created in the likeness of God. Therefore,

in

that

world,
It is

all

is

right

and

all is well.

the world of
is

spiritual existence,

where the eye

too pure to see anything but that

which

is

good, where the

mind

is

too

luminous to know anything but that

which which
world

is

truth,

where the body

is

too

wholesome
is

to feel anything but that

It is

health and purity.

the

of

complete

emancipation

13

the

great

inheritance

that

eternity

holds in store for

man.
not simply
it is

But

this inheritance is

for the eternities that are to be;

for all
eternities

the
the

eternity that

now
be.
is

is

and the
the

eternities that are to

It is

kingdom

of

heaven that

now

at hand,

kingdom that

shall

evermore be at hand, and we

enter
its

may

we begin

to

many mansions when live ON THE HEIGHTS.

14

|HEN we ascend to the heights and begm to live in the luminous splendor of the cosmic,
our spiritual vision
is

opened to the
is

great truth that "there

another and
is

a better world." This better world

the

home
spirit,

of the soul, the

kingdom

of

the
It is

the celestial city on high.

not a far away place but a realm

of the spirit here

and now.

Its jasper
its

walls, its golden streets

spires

and

crystal

all

may

be found on the shin-

ing shores of the great within.

That
for

better world

is

not simply
it is

some future

state of being;

the

home

of the soul to-day,

and when

the soul

is

awakened
of
its

to the splendor

and beauty

own

sublime ex-

15

istence,

we

shall find that this spiritis

ual

kingdom

our

home now.
ourselves are living
to

Though we may manifest in the world of things, we

in the world of the spirit,

and

know

that

we

are living in the spirit

that
is

indeed

is life.

To
be in

live

ON THE HEIGHTS
all

to

harmony with

the world.

In this transcendent realm

spiritual

we

are in

touch with the divine side of

every living creature.

We

see

all

things as they are in the true reality

of

being,

and

in

the light of this

reality all is beautiful

and

all is well.

There are no imperfections

ON THE

HEIGHTS
ing to
life,

nothing to censure, nothis

condemn; love

the law of

and

to love all things at all times

is

a joy that cannot be measured.

16

In this higher world, to

love,
is

live is to

and

since

life is

boundless, love
is

boundless; therefore to love

to
is

love

everybody.

The love that

to
all

boundless

goes

things,
all

en-

circles all things

and loves

things.

We
very

feel its exquisite

tenderness the

moment we
we

are on the verge of

the heights, and with the prophets of

other days,

declare
it

from the very

is

depth of the heart,

here.

good to be

We
is

are treading

upon holy

ground and we know that the king-

dom

at hand.

When we
learn the

enter the

kingdom we
of

beautiful

secret

love;

we
and

then

understand
Christ,

those

loving

words of the

"Come unto me
the soul

I will give

you

rest;*' for

abides forever in the

arms

of Infinite

17

Love, and this

store.

is

the rest that

is

in

Well

may

the prophet prois

claim in language divine, "There

another and a better world."

This better world
places of the
is

the secret

Most High; that inner

state of divine being

where we enter

into oneness with the Infinite,

and
the

meet

Him

face

to

face.

It is

true house of prayer, the temple of

God, the sacred tabernacle of the

To with God
soul.

enter therein
feel that

is

to

walk

to
us,

and keeps

and to

He protects us know that He is

with us always, even unto the end of

the world.

To

dwell in the secret places of the

is

Most High
can

to live under the guid-

ance of the Almighty; therefore no

ill

befall us

we cannot go wrong

18

we

are led by the spirit

and the

spirit

invariably leads towards the heights.

What we may
we may
us,

desire to

know we

shall

be given the wisdom to know; what

desire to do

we

shall be given

the power to do, because

God

is

with

and with God

all

things are pos-

sible.

To be

led by the spirit

is

to be led

into greater

and greater good always;

the spirit leads

life

away from the

ways

ills

of

into the greater joys of life; the

of the spirit are
all

ways

of pleas-

antness and

her paths are peace;

and the ways

of the spirit shall be our

ways when we begin

to live

ON THE

HEIGHTS.

19

HE

supreme goal

of

human

life is

cosmic consciousness

to live in the cosmic world

the sublime world of the spirit

is

this

the dearest desire of every

It is in

awakened
and the
realized;

soul.

cosmic consciousness
of
life,

that

the

fulness

divine sweetness of

life

is

and

it is

in the cosmic that the soul

finds the great climax of every joy

in the world.
It
is

cosmic consciousness that

is
is

reveals everything that

lofty

and

beautiful, everything that

pure and

perfect, everything that is created in

the likeness of the

is

Most High.

It

in the

cosmic that our yoke belight;

it

comes easy and our burden

20

is

in the cosmic that

we

find the love

that abideth forever, the power that

cannot be measured, the truth that

gives

freedom to body, mind and

soul, the

wisdom that

is

limiinous as

the light of the eternal sun; and

we

shall enter the splendor of the cosmic

when we HEIGHTS.

begin

to

live

ON THE
cosmic we

When we
the
ills

enter the

find the real sweetness of existence;

and imperfections
;

of life

have
evil,

vanished the mind can

the body can feel
far

know no

no

pain.

We

are

beyond the clouds

because

of doubt

and

fear,

we

are in that world

is

where everything
thing
is

true

and everyon the

good.

We

are under the

clear sky of Infinite Light,

verge of the great beyond, on the

21

borderland of the

limitless,

on the

shores of the great eternal sea;

we

have found the heaven of perfect

bliss,

and every moment

is

an

eternity

of ecstasy divine.

When we
pearly

have been within the

of

gates

the

cosmic world,
life is

even but for a moment,

not the

same any more

life is

no longer mere

existence but a sacred something that

we hold
in

too precious to even mention

It is

spoken words.

beyond words,

and beyond thought, too great, too

marvelous, too
ful

wondrously beauti-

for

mind
life,

to

fathom or tongue

describe.

The soul alone can know

and
after

such a

we have

tasted

the fruits of the cosmic, the

that

meat
less

we know not
life

of,

nothing

than such a

can

satisfy.

22

The personal man may

things, but not so with the
soul.

feel

con-

tented to exist in the valley of mere

awakened

The soul that

live

must

awakened on the mountain tops of

is is

the spirit; the joy of the soul

ON

THE HEIGHTS,
soul
its

and we give the

ecstasy

greatest

when we

mount upon

the wings of spirit and

soar to empyrian heights.

23

LIVE ON THE HEIGHTS

is

to enter into the realiza-

tion

and the conscious poslife

session of the best that

can

give,

not only on the spiritual plane, but on

all

planes; and the higher

we ascend

towards the greater heights the more

we
is

shall receive of everything that

rich

and beautiful

in

human

ex-

istence

made
life

divine.
is

The
life

sublime

therefore the

of the greatest

good to the entire

soul.

being of
It

man body, mind and

health, wholeness

means
the

and purity

for

body,

wisdom, power and

cosmic realm for the

illumination for the mind, and the

glories of the
soul.

24

When we
the body

live

ON THE HEIGHTS
with the wholeness
is

is filled

of the spirit, the

mind

inspired with

power from on high, while the soul

is

basking eternally in the sunshine

of Infinite Love.
life is

Every impulse of

music from enchanted realms,

is

and every thought

is life

an angel,
gift of

radithis

ant with loveliness and joy.

And

the most beautiful

made
is

God.
is

To ascend
ideal is

to the heights

to

reach that coveted goal where the

real,

where every dream

vision of

comes true and where every

the
soul
tangible something
for so long.

transformed into that

we have wished

The supreme heights do

which we long
to re-

not simply present us with the mental

picture of that

ceive ;

when we reach

the heights

we

25

receive the substance of things hoped

for

and the evidence

of things not

seen.

We

receive

upon earth what

we hoped

to find in heaven.
is

In the cosmic world the ideal

real

and the

real

is ideal. is

Therefore,
to find that

to ascend to the heights

our ideals are not mere pictures, but

realities

higher

substantial things order the product of

divine.

of

workthey

manship

And

these sublime

realities are so constituted that

can be made tangible parts of daily

personal
life.

This
the
the

is

the

Word

becoming
unfolded

flesh,

life

of the soul

into

beauty
personal

and the
expres-

charm
sion.

of

exalted

To heal

the body

and emancipate
is

the mind, the secret

to ascend to

96

the heights.

In those lofty realms

no

ill

can come to man, neither can

the turmoil of the world affect

him

anymore.
ditions

Whatever

his outer con-

may be, he remains untouched, umnoved and undisturbed. He is

living in that beautiful

calm "where
all
is

dwells the soul serene," and

silent

and

still.

And

out

of

that
life,

silence

comes the symphony

of

the tender tones of heaven-born music

taking

him away

to those enchanted

realms where
song.

life itself is

an endless

To

feel the
is

touch of the silence of

the soul

to fully understand those

inspired words, "Let not your heart

be troubled" there
;

is

a place prepared
enter,

for us

where troubles can never

where pains are forever barred.

This

27

sacred place
it is

is

the heaven within, and

the will of the enter

Most High that

while
still

we should

now

in

personal form.

When we
we

live

ON THE HEIGHTS
live

realize that

we

and move and

have our being in a great divine sea.

We

feel that

we

are fully surrounded

spirit,

by the essence of pure

and we

can touch God everywhere.

a world that
light,
is

We are in
the
is

luminous with spiritual

clearly

and we can see

of everything.
;

meaning

Nothing

mysterious any more

full of light
;

our minds are

truth,

and we know the

has made us

and

this truth

free.

We
feel

also realize that

we

are in a

world of higher power, and we can

that

power working with us

28

whenever we wish
power
is limitless,

it

so to be.

This
find
'

and here we

the secret

why

those

who

live
fail.

ON

THE HEIGHTS
They are
stacles

can never

carried

on and on

to vic-

tory whatever conditions

may

be.

Obare

that
in

seem insurmountable
a
night,

vanish

enemies

changed into the most worthy of

friends,

and on the very eve when

all

seems

lost,

the elements are transis

formed, the tide turns, fate

quered, and the battle
is

con-

won.

There
live

is

nothing to fear

ON THE
call

when we HEIGHTS, because we

of

may
It

upon the power

this

the
fail.

Supreme, and
will

power cannot

take us safely through the

most
of

difficult

and the most adverse and

transform
the

conditions,

29

saddest

states

of

existence

into

world of comfort and joy.

When we
we can
that
it

are

ON THE HEIGHTS
power; we can
feel

feel this
is

moving,

changing

and
all

transforming everything, causing

things to go with us to the goal

we

have in view.

And though
is

it

may

seem to be a power not our own,

nevertheless,
all
it

our own, because

is

that the Father hath

mine.

The
souls
is

secret of all great

and

lofty

found in

this higher

power;

they have ascended to the heights,

they are living on the mountain tops
of the spirit,

and God

is

with them.

They have found that supreme world where my Father workethand I work,
and whatever they may undertake to
do the same shall be done.

Nothing

30

can stand in their way

against

what works

them is mysteriously changed, and proceeds with heart and soul to

for

work

them.

Their

plans

for

greater things are

worked out

in a

wonderful manner; their lofty aims

are realized and their dearest desires
fulfilled.

Their secret

is

simple ; they

are living

ON THE HEIGHTS,

and
is

the limitless power of the Infinite

with them.

31

;HEN we

live

ON THE

HEIGHTS we wait eternally

upon the Lord, and they
that wait
their

upon the Lord

shall

renew

strength.

Neither

weariness

nor weakness are possible because in

the cosmic

world we are one with

God and
filled,

to be one with

God

is

to be

through and through, with the

limitless

power

of God.
is

To wait upon the Lord

ourselves

to give

completely

to

the

Most

High

it is

to live for the Infinite

live

and
of

when we

for

the Infinite, the

Infinite will live in us.

The power

the Almighty will be given as freely

as

we can

possibly receive,

and there-

fore our strength will ever be renewed.

32

The

limitations of the person will pass

away, and whatever we

may

be called

upon

to do,

we

shall receive strength

and power in abimdance from above.

All things will

become

possible beis

cause God

is

with us, and God

are with God.

with

us because

we

When we
then

choose to go with God,

He

will

go with us, and we

always choose to go with

Him when
To
as
live

we ascend
live as

to the heights.

in the realms of the life sublime is to

God

lives,

and to

live

God
live

lives is to

be one with God

to
is

and move and have our being in

Him

to
and

feel that

His presence

closer

than breathing, nearer than hands

feet.

To
enter

live

ON THE HEIGHTS
that
divine

is

to

into

relationship

33

where we know that

are one.

My

Father and
that

It is in this state

we

behold the face of the Infinite, where

we awaken
lovely

to the great truth that His

is

countenance

beautiful

altogether
thousand to

the

fairest of ten

the soul.

And we
and

are created in His image

likeness, heirs to His

Kingdom,

destined to live

an

eternity with

Him
same
joy.

destined
same

to

manifest

the

loveliness, the

same

perfection, the

divinity, the

same supreme

Beautiful thought, thought of sweetness and peace

this
!

The mere thinking

its

of

thought will inspire the soul to

feel the divinity of

own
is

exalted

existence

and ascend
light of

to those heights

where the
forever.

His glory

shining

34

When those gentle moments creep

o'er us

those moments that awaken

life,

the tender sweetness of

to be with God,

we

long

we long

to feel His

presence, and nothing else can satisfy the soul

is

calling for its

own, waiting

and yearning
of Infinite

to be taken in the

arms

Love; and those moments

are sacred indeed.

The soul

is

awakand

ened

it is

on the verge

of another

a better world; we are upon holy

ground and should

worship
before
to be
;

lift

our hearts in

r.s

we

never

worshiped

we

are about to be born again,

spirit, to

born of the

be taken in

the

arms

of love to His secret places

on high.

Whenever the
is

soul begins to yearn

for the Infinite, the divinity within us

awakened, and we are ready to

35

ascend to the heights,

for

we

are ready
it

a better world, and

is

our

privilege to enter that better world,

even now, while

still

in personal form.

The joys

of

heaven are for the present

the

endless present,

and the soul

that lives

ON THE HEIGHTS may

inherit those joys to-day.

The
heights

secret path that leads to the

may

be found in the stillness

we must enter the silent within, and when we enter into His presence we are lifted at once to the heights. To be with Hun is to be ON THE HEIGHTS,
of the soul.

To meet

the Infinite

and the beautiful within

ajar to His

is

the gates

Kingdom.
stillness of the beauti-

The sacred
ful within

no tongue can ever deone of those secret places

scribe ;

it is

36

of

which we are not permitted

it is

to

speak, because
of speech.

beyond the power

the within

To know

we

must enter the within, and

the open door
of the spirit

faith is
is

the faith that the faith we

born

feel

when

we

are touched by the

spirit.

it

The true spiritual faith knows; knows because it is animated by the

inspired by the spirit, illumined
spirit;
it

spirit,

knows the way, it knows the truth, it knows the life;

by the
therefore
shall find
if

we

follow this faith

we

what we seek; we shall enter the beautiful within and ascend

to the glories of the spiritual heights.

To

follow the ascending light of

is

the true spiritual faith

to keep the

eye single upon the great eternal light,

and so long as we see that

light

and

37

that light alone

we

shall pass

upward

and onward eternally towards the

greatest heights of God's transcendent

worlds.
left

We

shall turn neither to the

nor to the right, because our

will be filled

minds

with the one

light,

and that

light alone will

guide us.

Thus we
into

shall follow the straight

and
the

narrow path
life

the

path that leads

life

the

limitless

of

beautiful cosmic world.

To
that

enter into the realization of

to live

life is

from above,

to

have

eternal being in the lofty realms of

the spirit, to be safely fixed

on high;

and

to be fixed

on high

is

the secret

of that

unbounded

spiritual strength
its

that gives the ascended soul

invincible power.

great

The soul that has

gained this power has entered into

38

possession of supreme spiritual

tery; such

masand
these

a soul

may

truthfully
of

eternally

declare,

"None

things

move me any more.

God

is

my

strength and

my

power, and His

Will alone shall remain."

39

HERE is nothing in the world

that will not change,

and

change

most

beautifully

when we begin to live ON THE HEIGHTS. That which is not good

disappears
completely,

while

that

which is good becomes infinitely better.

And the

secret of this

change

is

found

in the realization of

one of the most

inspiring truths that the

human mind

can ever know.

When we

ascend to the heights

of

we

meet the smile

God, and

"how soon
with

a smile of God can change the world."

The elements

of life are illumined

the radiance of His glory, and the

tenderness of His loving smile in-

40

spires everything to be good, beautiful

and kind.

We are transported, body,

soul, into
it is

mind and

a new world, and

how good

to be there.

We

can see the smile of God in

;

everything
reflecting

all

things

become mirrors,
and the
pain

the

joyousness

sweetness of the smile from on high.

Darkness changes into

changes
into

light,

pleasure,

tribulation

changes into peace, adversity changes

into love,

and
of

life

becomes an endless

song.
the

Wherever we go we radiate
God,

smile

and

all

things

reciprocate by smiling in return.

great change has

come over
it.

us,

and everybody can see

in the valley any

We are no
we
dwell

longer mere humans, nor do

;

ON THE

more we are living HEIGHTS and we belong to

41

a higher, finer world.

There

is

some-

thing in our nature, our countenance

and our speech that

be happy
;

inspires others to

we

bring sunshine wherever

we

go,

and

to be with us is

a joy that

cannot be measured.

To serve us in every conceivable manner is counted a rare privilege by everybody we are giving so much to the world, and the world gains
;

pleasure
return.

from giving us much

Nothing
is

in

too good for us,

we

are everywhere in

demand and a
store.

royal

welcome

is

everywhere in

Our

friends are as legions

and the

thoughts of love that

we

daily receive

are as numberless as the sands of the

shore.

We

have found the great secret;

we have been ON

THE HEIGHTS; we
42

have seen the smile of God, and how

soon that smile has changed our

Where we saw neither hope nor opportunity we can now see both in abundance. We have more opportunities than we can take adworld.

vantage of and our hopes are becoming realizations, richer by far than

we
a

ever

expected.
life

We

are

living

charmed

and everything we touch

turns to happiness.

The world about us everywhere

reflects the glory of

our

own

joy

we

can see so clearly the good and the

beautiful in everything,

and

all

things
to

seem
side

to

make a
Even

special

effort

present to us their most beautiful

only.

the

clouds

turn

about so
silver

we may

see nothing but the

cries

lining,

and pain

aloud.

43

declaring

it

only

means

to be pleasure

whenever we appear on the scene.

The

secret of

it all is

simply

this,

we

carry with us the smile of God, and

that smile can change the
see that smile

how soon
world.
learn

When we
are
is

we

how we

made

for happiness,

because God

supreme happiness,
in His
is

and we are created

likeness.

image and

So great

the joy of the

Infinite that to

simply touch the

is

hem

of His

garment

to feel

a million

thrills of

sublime ecstasy.

44

[0

LOVE

everybody with the

dearest, the purest

and the

highest love of the soul be-

comes a part
live in

of

life

itself

when we
love
for

the smile of God.

real,

This smile

inspires

heart-felt
it

everything

because
is

comes

from
were

Him who

love.

All things

created in the spirit of love and by the

power of love, therefore

delights of the soul

to love every-

thing becomes one of the exquisite

when we
love.

live in

Him whose

very
of

life is

The smile

God

is

the smile of

gentleness, tenderness

and kindness;
with

and when we carry

us,

this smile

we

shall

always be kind.

Every

thought we think will be a benedic-

45

tion, every

word we speak will give peace and harmony to life, and every-

thing

we do

will

add to the comfort

and happiness
dearest desire,

of

man.

To

give our

very best to the world will

be our be

and our

gifts will

precious indeed, because whatever

give,

we

we

give also the smile of God.

of

The more we smile with the smile God, and the more we live and give

in the spirit of this smile, the

more

abundantly will

life

be enriched with

the treasures of sublime existence.

We

gain happiness from every source

in the

world

the

visible

world and

the cosmic world, because the smile of

God not only is happiness but it awakens everything that can produce
happiness.

When we

live in that

smile every

46

movement is a pleasure, every thought is a dancing sunbeam of joy, and every impulse is a revelation of some
fair

enchanted realm.

It is

then that
all

work becomes play because

duties are set to the

our

music of the

The elements of life glide merrily and merrily on as if charmed by the magic touch of some strange
spheres.

enraptured power.

And

it is

true ; all

things within us and about us are

charmed; we are
world
God.

living in

a charmed

charmed

with the smile of

The

forces of adversity, with all

their displeasing conditions,

;

can enter

our world no more we are living

ON
we

THE HEIGHTS
and where God

in the smile of God,

is

smiling, there

shall find neither

sorrow nor trouble

47

nor pain.
heights

When we

ascend to the

we

find healing for the body,

emancipation for the mind and inspiration for

the soul.

We

are in

God^s

own

beautiful world,

and how

good

it is

to be there.

Whatever our conditions may be

in

personal

life,

there

are

better

things in store.

When
is

things are
to

wrong

we simply ascend
all

the

heights and

well again.

ON

THE HEIGHTS we
of God,

meet the smile

That which

and how soon that smile can

is

change the world.

imperfect passes

away as darkness
and
life is

before the glory of the rising sun,

the real beauty of
all its lovfiness

revealed in

divine.

When we
we

ascend to the heights

find that the richness

and splendor

48

of

life is

not simply beautiful in the

it is

highest terms of sense, but that

gorgeous

indescribably
of its

gorgeous,

and that the sublimity

far

grandeur
exalted

transcends

our

most

dreams

of the celestial city

on high.

"Eye hath not seen nor ear heard,

neither hath
of
it

entered into the heart

man what God

that love

has prepared for

them

Him."

The under-

standing of the personal

man

cannot

discern these things, but the

awakened
and

soul

ascends

to the

heights,

beholds what sublime existence has

in store.

to

And it is then that know that God is

is

the soul learns

love, that

His

goodness abideth forever, and that

His kindness
Infinite sea.

as limitless as the
is

Everything

given to

49

man.

Nothing

is is

withheld.

All that

the Father hath

mme.

It is

His will

and His good pleasure

to give us the

Kingdom, but
live in
is

to receive the

Kingdom

we must go to Him.

We must go and

God^s world, and God's world

ON THE HEIGHTS.
In the silence of the In the deeper
spirit,

In the higher reahns above,

life

within me,
Father's

In the world of perfect love,

I

have found

my

kingdom

And
I

his righteousness divine;

have sought and found my heaven, And all else is ever mine.

From

this higher life within

me,

I shall

nevermore depart,
spirit,
all

Living ever in the

Seeking Truth with

my

heart

Drawing nearer, ever nearer. To the Source of life sublime.

Ever rising higher, higher. Through the endlessness of time.

60

Steps

To The

Heights

;HEN we proceed to ascend to

the mountain tops of the
spirit,

we

find

a number of

steps leading to those sublime heights,

and

if

we
of

follow those steps as they

appear in succession upon the rising

pathway

life,

we

shall surely reach

our lofty goal.

But we must observe

that the steps are

many, that they

are

all

necessary parts of the path,

and that each step must be taken as

it

appears

before

us

whether

it

appears in the same manner to-day

as yesterday, or not.
steps are
All of those

met many times on the

;

upward path sometimes they appear

51

in one order,

sometimes in another,

because there must be no monotony

in

the

ascending

life,

and

all

the

elements of the soul must be unfolded

in actual expression.
I.

Give your best to the world,

give
in

and
world
will

greater

and

greater

abimdance, regardless of what the

may

give to you.

This giving

awaken the
is

soul, because every-

thing that

to be given

from the
is

soul,

must come and the more the soul

to

called

upon

come

forth with

its

precious treasures, the

more

will the

soul live in the unfoldment of the

richness of that gives

The soul much becomes much; it

its

divine

life.

gives expression to

much, and through

element
of the

this expression unfolds every

of divine being.

The beauty

62

spiritual life

comes
is

forth, the soul is

awakened, and it

only the awakened

soul that can ascend to the heights.

But

this giving
it

must come from the

of love,
it

heart;

must be the giving

for love gives because

loves to give,

and

for

no other reason whatever.

2.

Live in the world of the good,

the true and the beautiful, and think

on these
the

things.

Whatever

is

lovely,

beautiful, perfect, lofty

let

and sublime,

mind dwell with these things, and let the mind choose such alone The for its ceaseless companions. mind becomes like its constant companions, and it is only the mind that
and good and beautiful that can ascend to the heights. The mind that would ascend to the heights must
is

true

"think beautiful thoughts and send

53


them
sea",
pletely
adrift

on

eternity's boundless
itself

and must surround

com-

with a mighty host of angels

good thoughts, created in the image

and likeness
after

of Infinite thought.

The
of

ascending soul thinks God's thoughts

Him, and

it is

upon the wings

is

such thoughts that the soul

carried

to the shining glory of the

cosmic

realm.
3.

Know

that you are a spiritual

live

being,

and that you

and move and

infinite sea of

have your being in an

pure celestial
spirit.

Know

that

you

are surrounded, here

and now, by the

radiant elements of the cosmic world,

and

in that sublime realization, live,

think

and act

eternally.

To

give

constant recognition to the spirit in

which you

live is to place

the elements

64

of your

life

in closer
spirit.

and

closer touch

with

the

Thus your body,

mind and soul will be spiritualized more and more, the material elements of your being will be removed from
your senses and your visions, and

your eyes

will be

opened to the splen-

dor of "another and a better world."

4.

Live

in

the

constant recog-

nition of the great truth that

God

is

with you, that

very
of
life,

He

is

nearer than your

is

because
life.

He

the very Life

this

your

Keep

thought

before the

near to

mind always and draw so His nearness that you can

pres-

feel the glory of His divine

ence.

This will awaken your

own

spiritual nature

which

you

will begin to live

means that with God and

walk with God; and those who are

65

walking with God are on the heights

because God
5.
is

always on the heights.

single

Keep the eye

upon the
sun, and

light

of the great eternal

open your mind to the endless influx

of that light. of the light,

Thus you become

full

you

will actually live in

a
is

sea of light, and to live in the light

to be

on the heights.

When the mind is

illimiinedwith light from above, all the

elements of mind and soul will turn

towards that light as the flower turns

her smiling face towards the light of
the sun; and

when

the soul turns

it

towards the Infinite

light,

will begin

to ascend, drawing nearer

to that light.

and nearer
all

In like manner,
life

the

elements of

human

will begin to
is

look up, and that which

will rise.

looking up

Body, mind and soul will

56

begin to

ascend,

and, in

harmony,

will shortly
6.

reach the lofty goal.

in

Live
of

the

spiritual

under-

standing

the

truth.
it is

Open the
in all things, in the

mind

to the truth as

and know that every creature

universe manifests truth in
individual measure.

its

own

Recognize the
all

truth as the source of

pression,

orderly ex-

and

live perpetually in that

consciousness that discerns the reality of absolute truth

it is

the truth as

Mind of God. Thus will your own mind find its true state of
in the

being,

its

true relation to God, to

man,

to all that is; the

itself, it will

mind

will be
itself,

true to
it

be truth in
it is,

will

know

that

within the

reality of itself, the divine perfection

of truth.

This truth will

make

the

67

mind

free,

and when the mind

to

is

free

the soul ascends to the heights.

To

know

the truth
all

is

live

on the

heights where

things are created

in the beautiful likeness of the Infinite.

7.

Dwell eternally in the highest

touch with the divinity that
Live only

spiritual
is

in every living creature.

with the divine, think only of the

divine, look only for the divine,

and

know that the On the heights

in

divine

is

everywhere.
is

everything

divinity

expression,

and only those can

ascend to the heights that recognize

the divine that lives in every
expression.

form

of

To

consciously

recog-

nize the divine in all things,

in
spiritual

and

live

touch with the divine

everywhere, the mind must live in

58

that attitude where boundless love

is

wedded
the

to that realization that

knows
things.

spiritual

nature

of

all

Think

of all things as they are in

spirit,

the perfection of divine

and

in that thought love all things with

the infinite tenderness of

love.
8.
sal.

boundless

Merge yourself with the univer-

Come

out from the cramped

world of limitation and enter the

freedom of the

limitless.

There are

no limitations on the heights; we

must

therefore

eliminate

every

thought of limitation before we can

ascend to the heights.

The mountain

tops of the spirit are in the sublime

world of the boimdless, where the

soul
is

free to stretch forth its

it

wings
is

and soar wherever

will.

There

59

nothing in the way; everything

is

is

free to be all that

it

it is,

and

in being

all,

unfolds

the

universal,

the

limitless, the endless,

it is

thus living what

the likeness of God.

Live by that faith that
of the great
is

9.

ever

on the verge
infinite

beyond

the
the
is

sea of

unbounded

life;

faith that
real, that

knows

that the unseen

is

the seeming void

is

solid

rock, that the great beyond

a more

marvelous universe inseparably tmited

with that

which seems
that

real

now.
that
soul

This faith knows that

all is real,

God

is

everywhere,

the

may

press

on

into the vastness of

still

limitless

worlds and

be ever in

the presence of the Most High.

faith

This

removes the

veil that

seems to

separate the world of sense

from the

mrnamffrmwmm

60

universal sea of spirit;

it

reveals to
all

the

mind the

great truth that

worlds, visible and invisible, are one

world, and in this one world

may

be

foimd the

many mansions

of the soul.

This faith takes the soul out of the

material into the spiritual and

when
it

the soul awakens to the spiritual

begins to ascend to the heights.

10.

Dwell constantly in a high

touch with the master minds
Feel that you are one
spirit

spiritual

of the ages.

with these in the

and that by

virtue of that oneness, the secret of

their sublime existence is also being

revealed to you.

Nourish the mind

constantly with the inspired thoughts

of these great souls, thus preparing

the
life,

mind
the

to realize

and express

in real

same oneness that already

61

exists in spirit.

Live, in spirit, with

the Christ, and the true spiritual fol-

lowers

of

the

Christ,

in

whatever
be found.

times or places these

may

Let these be the constant companions

of the soul, for they constitute the

great white throng that

is

living

on

the heights.

Whether they be
if

in the
spirit

form or not,

they are in the

they are on the heights, and to live in

spiritual
is

touch with such exalted souls

to ascend to the heights.

II.

Pray
all

without

ceasing,

and

pray with
soul, that

the power of heart and

into God's

you may ascend

own
sire

beautiful world. Ceaselessly de-

the highest, and inspire every

thought with the soul of this desire.

The action
of the body,

of every desire,

whether

mind

or soul, should be

62

animated with a strong ascending

life.

The whole
prayer

of

life

should be
of

made a
faith

a beautiful prayer

a
for,

prayer for the spiritual

life

on high.
pray
it

in the

And whatsoever we desire, or ask for, we should ask name of the Christ; not
in the spiritual understand-

simply in the verbal expression of that

name, but
ing
of

that

name.

To

enter

the

spiritual

understanding of the

name
is

of the

Christ

when we pray
we may pray

to

enter into that spiritual world where

everything that

for is

already at hand for us to receive.

Whatsoever ye pray or ask

that ye have received
it

for, believe

and ye

shall

have
it is

it.

It

has already been given;

already at hand in the

kingdom

waiting for us to

come and take

63

possession;

and

Am
we

the door;

we

may
our

enter the

kingdom and
Christ,

receive

own name of
spiritual

providing
the

enter in the
in

the

pure
divine

conception

of

the

significance of that
12.

name.

Thy

will be done.
life

To

place
of

the whole of
Infinite Will, is

in the

power

to go

with

this will,

God always wills to go The Infinite Will is to the highest. ever ascending, therefore when we
and the Will
of

choose to accept this Will as our

will,

we

shall also ascend.

When we
we
shall

will

to do

what God
His

wills,

go and

live in

own
is

beautiful world, beIt is

cause that

His Will.

His Will

that all should enter His

Kingdom

now, and His Kingdom

is

ON THE

HEIGHTS.

64

; ;

My

life is filled

with wisdom,

With power and with love The light of truth is shining With splendor from above.

My path is strewn with roses, My sky is bright and clear My heart is filled with virtue,
And boundless good
is

near.

My

life is filled

with glory.

With happiness and peace I*m free from pain and darkness,

From sorrow and

disease.

I live the life of spirit.

The life of love divine The sweetness of existence

Is

now

forever mint

65

The

Soul's

Prayer

Infinite

Father,

Eternal
the
is

Spirit,

Omnipresent
love of

Divinity,

highest
for thee.

my

heart and soul

Thou
that
is

art all that is beautiful, all

all

is

good,

that

is

true, all that

divine.

From
is

eternity to eternity

my

life

in thee,

and thy house

of the

many

mansions,
I

my

everlasting

home.

behold thy shining countenance,

radiant with loveliness and infinite joy.

I

feel

thy omnipresence, and

know

that thou art closer than breathing,

nearer than hands and feet.

66

Thy
of

infinite love is in
all

my

heart,

going forth to
peace,

the world, an angel

kindness and sympathy.

fills

Thy goodness
me.
live in

me and

surroimds
good.
I

In thee everything
thee and
all is

is

good in me.

Thou

art perfect being,

and

am
art

thy image and likeness.

eternal, without beginning

Thou

and with-

out end, and as thou art, the same

am

I also.

have always lived in thee, and

in thee I shall live eternally ; beautiful,

endless existence divine.

Infinite Father,

God

of all that

is

beautiful
thee.

and

true, I

am

one with
all

We
is,

are united forever in

that

for thou livest in

me and

in thee.

67

Thou

art perfection,
likeness.

and

am thy

image and

Thou

art divine

wholeness, and as thou art, I am, for

in all things I
I

am thy

likeness divine.
in body; I

am

perfect

and whole

am am
I

pure and clean in mind; I

am

strong and beautiful in soul, for I

thy image and likeness.

I

am walking with thee

wherever

go thou art always with me; there-

fore

ness

my ways are ways of pleasantand all my paths are peace.

of thy

The shining glory

is

kingdom

ever before

me;

in the light of thy

radiant countenance do I dwell forever.

Every

moment

of

my

exI

istence is

an

eternity of bliss,

and

rejoice everlastingly while

my heart is

singing with countless angel throngs.

68

Thy

beautiful children, the

num-

berless souls of thy omnipresent king-

dom, are

all

with me; they are

my

eternal companions, their faces

beam-

ing with infinite joy, their garments

shining with the glory and splendor of

thy limiinous presence.

my body may be, whereever my mind may roam, I am always

Wherever
in thee, living in thy beautiful heaven,

abiding forever in thy arms of tender-

ness and love.

Thy
the

spirit

ever leads

me
that

through
de-

endless

pathways of

life's
is

lightful journey,
is

and

all

good

ever coming to me.

Thou

art

my

safety,

my

guide and

my
^
_.

protection,

and

all is well.

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I shall

be taught of thee

all

that I

needs must

know

at every step of the

light of thy wis-

perfect way.

The

dom

shall ever shine

upon me, and

shall think thy thoughts after thee.

Infinite Father,

Supreme Creator

of all the world, thou art

my life and
and
art

my my

power; thou art

understanding;

my wisdom
thou
;

my love thou art peace and my joy; thou art purity and my wholeness; thou art my virtue and my supply. From thee
tenderness and

my my my

do

I ever receive all that eternal life

can give, the boundlessness of thy

infinite

kingdom.
is

In thee there
in thee there is

wisdom and

light;

power and love;

in

thee there

is

glory and joy; in thee

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there

is

wholeness and strength; in

is

thee there
there there
there
is
is

virtue

and peace
life;

in thee

freedom and

in thee

goodness and truth; in thee

that was,
is

is all

or evermore

shall be,

and

in thee I live

and move

and have

my
is

being.

Thou
and
all

livest in

me, and
is

I in

thee;
for I

that

in thee

in

me,

am

thy image and likeness.

My

heart

is filled

with tenderness

and love

for all the world ; every soul

is

in existence
all

dear to me, for

we

are

thy children, forever living in thee,

filled

and surrounded with thy tender and

care.

love

And

before

me

all is

beautiful

and

all is well.

Infinite Father, to

know

thee

is

to

dwell eternally in the secret places of

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the Most High, in the highest heavens,

upon those supreme heights where thy

infinite glory is

shining forever.

And thou

hast revealed thyself to

me

have learned to know thee face

;

to face

am even now

in thy beauti-

ful presence,

and before

me

lies

the

endless

pathway

of the life eternal;

upward and onward

glory,

forever,

ever

ascending into greater and greater

ever

drawing

nearer

and

nearer to the omnipresent throne of

God.
Infinite Father, I

am
it is

forever with
to be here;

thee,

and how good

before

me

all

is

beautiful,

my

very

pathway

glittering

with

celestial bril-

liancy in the heavenly light of the

eternal sun.

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This
all

is life,

and

thank thee with

;

my

heart and soul I thank thee

forever and ever, for thou art good-

ness eternal, kindness and love divine.

Thus
in

shall I ever live; filled

and

surrounded with God; walking hand

hand with the great white throng abiding in the kingdom; living in the
great eternal light; giving to all the

world the boundlessness of the

of

gifts

love

from

on

high;

dwelling
of

eternally

upon the sublime heights

of

divine existence, the shining

tain

moun-

tops

the

spirit,

and ever

ascending to the greater glories prepared for

me

in

my

Father's House.

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; ;

^Onward, souls eternal,

Rise and walk with God

Come and tread the pathway That the saints have trod Ever upward, onward,
Soar to heights sublime.
Live on
spirit's

mountain

All the days of time.

Onward, souls
Rise in
spirit's

eternal,

might.

Rise to realms supernal.

Realms
Live the
Perfect

of endless light;
life

of spirit,

life

divine.

Live where God's great glory

Evermore

shall shine.

Onward, souls eternal Sons of God to be

Rise to endless glory,

Power and majesty. 4

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