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Light on the Path and Karma
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These rules are written for all disciples: Attend you to them.
Before the eyes can see they must be incapable of tears. Before the ear can hear it must have lost its sensitiveness. Before the voice can speak in the presence of the Masters it must have lost the power to wound. Before the soul can stand in the presence of the Masters its feet must be washed in the blood of the heart.
I. Kill out ambition.
Ambition is the first curse: the great tempter of the man who is rising above his fellows. It is the simplest form of looking for reward. Men of intelligence and power are led away from their higher possibilities by it continually. Yet it is a necessary teacher. Its results turn to dust and ashes in the mouth; like death and estrangement it shows the man at last that to work for self is to work for disappointment.
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These rules are written for all disciples: Attend you to them.
Before the eyes can see they must be incapable of tears. Before the ear can hear it must have lost its sensitiveness. Before the voice can speak in the presence of the Masters it must have lost the power to wound. Before the soul can stand in the presence of the Masters its feet must be washed in the blood of the heart.
I. Kill out ambition.
Ambition is the first curse: the great tempter of the man who is rising above his fellows. It is the simplest form of looking for reward. Men of intelligence and power are led away from their higher possibilities by it continually. Yet it is a necessary teacher. Its results turn to dust and ashes in the mouth; like death and estrangement it shows the man at last that to work for self is to work for disappointment.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
107 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1897
About the author
Mabel Collins
275 books24 followersMabel Collins was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey. She was a writer of popular occult novels, a fashion writer and an anti-vivisection campaigner. According to Vittoria Cremers, as related by Aleister Crowley, Collins was at one time being romantically pursued by both Cremers and alleged occultist Robert D'Onston Stephenson. Cremers claimed that during this time she found five bload-soaked ties in a trunk under Stephenson's bed, corresponding to the five murders committed in Whitechapel by Jack the Ripper. Stephenson is no longer a candidate as being Jack the Ripper due to the efforts of competent, modern researchers. However, Stephenson was a rival with Cremers for Collins' affections, and this account cannot be independently confirmed
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January 4, 2013
These precepts require balance, temperance, and acceptance. Having a teacher is also invaluable. This is a beautifully simple and powerful text.
April 18, 2012
stunningly beautiful and profound; simple and unpretentious.
the text itself is no more than 10 pages, and would be a wonderful way to begin and/or end a day
the text itself is no more than 10 pages, and would be a wonderful way to begin and/or end a day
April 9, 2020
Porque en ti está la Luz del mundo, la única luz que en el sendero puede difundirse. Si eres incapaz de percibirla dentro de ti, es inútil que la busques en otra parte. Está fuera de tu alcance, porque cuando a ella llegues ya no te encuentras a ti mismo. Es inasequible, porque siempre retrocede. Entrarás en el seno de la Luz, pero no tocarás nunca la llama...
September 2, 2021
Read this mainly as it is short and I had became aware of the author's pedigree and associations. It is a good introduction as well as instruction for people who are becoming aware of the esoteric and accept the limitations of the current state of their own knowledge.
December 11, 2019
I will read this great book again and again
April 28, 2020
Very short book, packed with occult wisdom from theosophy and other related disciplines.
October 4, 2020
Practical book for those on the Path.
February 7, 2021
Masterpiece
June 11, 2022
This book is not as a simple as it looks like. I guess before reading this book one needs to read tremendously. Only then the these words will make sense.
February 19, 2023
Inutile, senza contenuti
August 4, 2023
Profunda enseñanza del amado Maestro Hilarión relacionada a la Tercera Iniciación que corresponde a la sublimación de la mente.
March 3, 2025
Me gusto el libro ,hay que leerlo mas de una vez .
December 24, 2025
Illuminating.
January 5, 2025
“Before the soul can stand, its feet must be washed in the blood of the heart.”
January 20, 2021
this is like a hug in book form.
May 25, 2020
La puntuación es una combinación de una calificación muy mala para la primera parte y una demasiado buena para la segunda (por las puertas de oro).
La primera, como eventualmente lo advierte del mismo libro, está orientada a un grupo muy reducido de personas y, obviamente, yo no estoy entre ellas. Me resultó una colección de ideas, pensamientos o reglas complicadas y hasta contradictorias.
La segunda parte, sin embargo, se trata de una serie de reflexiones hermosas y profundas que te invitan y ayudan a crecer.
Sin duda alguna, tanta sabiduría tuvo que haber sido un regalo del Universo para esta mujer, quien plasmó verdades atemporales, hace más de 100 años.
La primera, como eventualmente lo advierte del mismo libro, está orientada a un grupo muy reducido de personas y, obviamente, yo no estoy entre ellas. Me resultó una colección de ideas, pensamientos o reglas complicadas y hasta contradictorias.
La segunda parte, sin embargo, se trata de una serie de reflexiones hermosas y profundas que te invitan y ayudan a crecer.
Sin duda alguna, tanta sabiduría tuvo que haber sido un regalo del Universo para esta mujer, quien plasmó verdades atemporales, hace más de 100 años.
December 18, 2024
This must be The Bhagwad Gita's western counterpart - in all honesty, I actually like and resonate much deeper with this than The Bhagwad Gita itself.
So profound are the words and lessons of this book that the divine soul Osho wrote an entire 500+ page book "The Voice Of Silence" as a commentary.
This is the kind of book you reread every few years - and it delivers completely new insights every time
So profound are the words and lessons of this book that the divine soul Osho wrote an entire 500+ page book "The Voice Of Silence" as a commentary.
This is the kind of book you reread every few years - and it delivers completely new insights every time
June 19, 2014
This is a terrific read if you are thirsty for some knowledge or truth or wisdom or something.
I didn't know what to call the thing I was looking for.
One thing was certain tho',this read satisfied the thirst a bit.
I didn't know what to call the thing I was looking for.
One thing was certain tho',this read satisfied the thirst a bit.
January 30, 2012
Read for reasearch for Donna Hooks Fletcher: Life and Writings.
Collins repurposes tenants of Buddhism and Hinduism for Theosophic purposes. Interesting historically.
Collins repurposes tenants of Buddhism and Hinduism for Theosophic purposes. Interesting historically.
August 17, 2016
A small yet powerful book....Must read for all.
December 17, 2015
Possibly the most profound book I've ever read. And reread, and reread....
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May 17, 2016a classic must read
April 18, 2013
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