ttached to myself so much. I
was easily irritated, and always restless, wanting something I did not
have. But now my mind is calm and peaceful, my imagination dwells on the
pure, the good and the beautiful. I no longer feel envious or jealous or
greedy; for love seems to be taking the place of those feelings."

"'Continuing, my teacher said, "Let your prayer be for light and
knowledge, and ask the Blessed Infinite One to help you to love all; let
love rule; never mind what others may say about you, or how meanly they
may treat you. Be in earnest to love all. Rise every morning with this
thought: 'How beautiful my brother is; how precious is my sister.' You
may not love a person's ways, but you should always love the person.
Separate the two in your mind and it will help you much. Start the day
with this thought, 'I will live this day without discontent, without
self-seeking, and without anxiety.' Say, 'Lord, deliver me from all
selfish ambitions, and from pride and vanity, and may I become teachable
as a little child.'"

"'I did so, for I was very desirous of advancing in the Divine life.

"'In six months' time I returned to him. He said, "Why, brother, how
happy you look; how clear and bright your eyes are; how sweet your
expression has become."

"'"Yes," I said, "I am becoming like you." He said, "God bless your
efforts in living the Divine life. Let your prayer be: Do thou manifest
thyself in me, thou Blessed Infinite One. See that I want Thee and
nothing else."

"'I did so, for the more I followed his instructions the more of the
Divine life did I realize, and I knew that the angel was ruling the
animal within me. After being his disciple for several years, he said,
"Thou art ready now to become a teacher like myself."

"'I replied, "Dear Guru, my prayer is that in becoming a teacher like
thee, I may be able to lead others in the Divine life as thou hast led
me." I kissed the holy man and he gave me his blessing which has
followed me ever since, and it is with pleasure that I can say in the
spirit of thankfulness and humility, there have been those whose lives
are all the sweeter and brighter through my life and instructions. Sweet
lady, you know what I mean when I say, having obtained freedom through
renunciation I realized illumination, and through the light which I have
received I am in the possession of knowledge which the many know little
about, and through the light and knowledge which I have received I