The spiritual life

(Martin Jones) #1

Devotion and the Spiritual Life.^83


these; and then having reached Them, the


greater,thatarestillbeyond. Forinthispath


ofspiritual progress bywayof devotion,every


stepopens upnewhorizons,andeveryclearing


ofthespiritualvisionmakesitpiercemoredeeply


intothatintensityof Lightinwhichthehighest


SpiritualIntelligencesareshroudedfromtheeyes


ofthe flesh and of the intellect. And so the


Soulwhoisinhim,theSoulofthedevotee,will


gladlyrecogniseallhumanexcellencearoundhim,


will loveand admirethat excellence wherever


hefindsit; hewill,infact,touseawordwhich


many scoff at-he will be a hero-worshipper,


notasseeingnofaultinthosewhomheadmires,


butasseeingmostthegoodinthemandloving


that, and letting the recognition of the good


overbearthe criticism of the fault: loving and


serving them for what they are to man, and


throwing the mantle of charity overthe faults

whichtheymaycommitintheirservice. And


asheseesandrecognisesthisinthosearoundhim,


hewill come into touch with higher Disciples


than those who move most commonly in the


worldofmen-thosewhohavereachedalittle


farther, those who have seen a little deeper.


Spiritsthataregraduallyburningupallignorance


andall selfishness,andwhoarein direct touch


withThoseWhomwecalltheGreat Masters,

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