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Robert J. Karle, D.D., RScF.
PEACE BE UNTO THEE, STRANGER
Peace be unto thee, stranger, enter and be not afraid.
I have left the gate open and thou art welcome to my home.
There is room in my house for all.
I have swept the hearth and lighted the fire.
The room is warm and cheerful and you will find comfort
and rest within.
The table is laid and the fruits of Life are spread before
thee.
The wine is here also, it sparkles in the light.
I have set a chair for you where the sunbeams dance through
the shade.
Sit and rest and refresh your soul.
Eat of the fruit and drink the wine.
All, all is yours, and you are welcome.
FOREWORD
In presenting these lessons on Mental Science, I do not
claim to have discovered any new Truth. The Truth has been known in every
age by a few; but the great mass of people has never even dreamed that
we live in a mental and spiritual world. To-day, however, there is a great
inquiry into the deeper meaning of life because the race has reached a
state of unfoldment where a broader scope is possible.
These lessons are an attempt to put into the spoken word
and into print some of those great truths known to the enlightened of all
ages.
To suppose that the Creative Intelligence of the world
would create man in bondage and leave him bound would be to dishonor that
Creative Power which we call God. On the other hand, to suppose that God
could make man as an individual, without leaving him to discover himself,
would be to suppose an impossibility. Individuality must be spontaneous
and can never be automatic. The seed of freedom must be hid within the
shell of the human. But, like the Prodigal of old, man must make the great
discovery for himself. Although the journey may at times seem hard and
the burden too great to bear, man still feels within a subtle sense, a
mystical presence, a divine Reality. Thus, the inherent nature of himself
is forever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom. We will do well
to listen to this inner voice, for it tells us of a life wonderful in its
scope, of a love beyond our fondest dreams, of a freedom which the soul
craves.
But the great love of the universe must be one with the
great law of Its own Being, and we must approach love through the law.
This, then, is the teaching,—Love and Law. As the love
of God is perfect, so the law of God is also perfect. We must
understand both. "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
I wish to express my appreciation to the authors whose
names are mentioned following the different lessons in this course of instruction,
as well as to many others whose names are not mentioned. The Truth comes
to us from all sources, and our understanding of it is the result of the
time, thought and effort of thousands of people who have given their lives
to its study.
I wish to express special appreciation to Miss Anne Shipman,
of Boston, Mass., without whose untiring efforts it is not probable that
these manuscripts would have ever been gotten in shape for publication;
and to my mother whose great faith in these teachings has inspired me with
the hope and the belief that they may be of benefit to those who study
them.
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