The great sin is separation; segregation; "My and mine" as opposed to "Thee
and thine." To the truly illumined one there can be no "mine," as distinct
from another's.
The sinner is no less my brother than is the saint. The beggar is as dear
to me as is the rich man. Every man is a king. There are no "chosen of God"
to the one who has entered cosmic consciousness.
"For our possessions are in heaven. Use, therefore, the things of earth,
while ye are living in the flesh (sons of men), in such a way and to such
purpose that they will not enchain you in the maze of manifestation, and
thereby require that you postpone your claim to immortality."
This statement is distinct enough, as is also the one: "He who longs to be
rich is like a man drinking sea water. The more he drinketh, the more
thirsty he becomes and _never leaves off drinking until he perisheth_."
The hypnotism of the external world is too well illustrated to need further
comment. The man who enters upon the pursuit of worldly possessions;
temporal power; personal ambition; thinking that when he shall have
attained all these, then will he turn to the solution of the mystery of
mysteries, finds himself caught in the trap of his desires, and he can not
escape.
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