A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways.
If one speaks or acts with pure mind, because of that happiness follows one, even as one’s shadow that never leaves.
Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what’s more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their own minds as their standard; never get muddled.
Good is that which elevates the mind and evil is that which degrades the mind. Social virtue and vice are temporal entities; they have nothing to do with your relationship with the Supreme.
“Make your offering,” said the Master. “As you make it be pleased in mind. Make your mind completely calm and contented. Focus and fill the offering-mind with the giving. From this secure position you can be free from ill will.”
