Solitude Is Strength; To Depend On The

It Is A Grave Misconception To Regard The Mystical Progress As Passing Mostly Through Ecstasies And Raptures. On The Contrary, It Passes Just As Much Through Broken Hearts And Bruised Emotions, Through Painful Sacrifices And Melancholy Renunciations.

Whoever Accepts The Higher Mission Of Art And Comes Nearer And Nearer To It Through His Creative Activity, Will Then Go On From Art To The Spirit Deep Within His Own Self... The Philosophic Search For Enlightenment And The Artist's Search For Perfection Of Work Can Meet And Unite. Art Can Be A Path To Spiritual Enlightenment But Not To Complete And Lasting Enlightenment. It Can Be Born Out Of, And Can Give Birth Itself To, Only Glimpses. For Art Is A Search For Beauty, Which By Itself Is Not Enough. Beauty Must Be Supported By Virtue And Both Require Wisdom To Guide Them.

Meditation Is The Fundamental Practice Of The Quest.

Accept The Long Night Patiently, Quietly, Humbly, And Resignedly As Intended For Your True Good. It Is Not A Punishment For Sin Committed But An Instrument Of Annihilating Egoism.

Living In The Present Moment Means Living According To Truth And Principle (but Not According To Hard Rigid Dogma) Flexibly Applied In The Particular Way Required By The Immediate Situation In Which You Are. Such A Way Of Living Leaves You Free, Not Ruled Tyrannically By Imposed Regulations Which May Not At All Suit The Particular Case.