Eventually, Meditation Will Make Our Mind Calm,

The Sufis Advise Us To Speak Only After Our Words Have Managed To Pass Through Three Gates. At The First Gate, We Ask Ourselves, 'are These Words True?' If So, We Let Them Pass On; If Not, Back They Go. At The Second Gate, We Ask, 'are The Necessary?' At The Last Gate, We Ask, 'are They Kind?'

God Made The Senses Turn Outwards, Man Therefore Looks Outwards, Not Into Himself. But Occasionally A Daring Soul, Desiring Immortality, Has Looked Back And Found Himself.

By Removing That Which Is Petty And Self-seeking, We Bring Forth All That Is Glorious And Mindful Of The Whole.

Meditation May Require A Lifetime To Master, But It Will Have Been A Lifetime Well Spent. ... If You Want To Judge Your Progress, Ask Yourself These Questions: Am I More Loving? Is My Judgment Sounder? Do I Have More Energy? Can My Mind Remain Calm Under Provocation? Am I Free From The Conditioning Of Anger, Fear, And Greed? Spiritual Awareness Reveals Itself As Eloquently In Character Development And Selfless Action As In Mystical States.

International War Is The Sum Total Of Millions Of Individual Wars, Raging In The Minds Of The People, Between What Is Selfish And What Is Selfless. To The Extent That You And I Develop Selflessness In Our Own Hearts, To That Extent We Contribute To Peace In Our Family, Community, Country, And World.