26 The Spiritual Life.
mademanifest, thatimprisoned beautyistobe
setfree,andwiththe malletof will,the chisel
of thought,wemust cutawayallthissuperin-
cumbent, useless stone that hides the living
divinitywithin us, hidesits unmanifested gloryfrom thesightof men. Sculptors everyoneof
you,shapingoutwhatyoushallinevitablybein
years,mcenturies,tocome,and the moreskil-
fully,withthemoreknowledge,withthestronger
will, the more powerfully you can use your
malletandyourchisel,theswifterwillcomethe
dayofliberation,thenearerthemanifestationof
the work. Andso,wherever you maybe,in
whatever workshop of this great world you
mayfindyourselvesatlabour,keepeverinyour
heart the ideal that you fain would realise.
Feel the presence of the imprisoned Divinitythat you have the mighty privilege, and you
alone, of liberating; and take in hand your
tools,cutawaytheworthlessstone,liberatethe
splendidstatue,andthenyoushallknowyour-
self self-consciously as that which you really
are,menintheimageofGod. (Loudapplause,
during which Mrs. Besant resumed her seat,
afterhavingspokenwithoutnotesforanhour.)
Mr.Campbell,inexpressingto Mrs. Besant
the senseof obligation to her for her lecture,