in your midst are My trust; guard ye My
trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.

"55: O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches..."

O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in
perfect peace advance into the realm of poverty; that from the well-spring
of detachment thou mayest quaff the wine of immortal life.

"56: O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow,..."

O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship
with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart. He that seeketh
to commune with God, let him betake himself to the companionship of His
loved ones; and he that desireth to hearken unto the word of God, let him
give ear to the words of His chosen ones.

"57: O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek..."

O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship
with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into
infernal fire.

"58: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy
Spirit,..."

O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit,
enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of
eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cup-bearer and even as the true
morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead.

"59: O HEEDLESS ONES! Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay,..."

O HEEDLESS ONES! Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay, know ye
of a certainty that in clear characters they are engraved and are openly
manifest in the holy Presence.

"60: O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within..."

O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts
is to Us open and manifest as the day; but that it is hidden is of Our
grace and favor, and not of your deserving.

"61: O SON OF MAN! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My..."

O SON OF MAN! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have
shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto,
inasmuch as every one hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity
unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath put
away the chalice of immortal beauty. Vile is that wherewith he is
contented.

"62: O SON OF DUST! Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine..."

O SON OF DUST! Turn not away