To realize that God is the only power, substance, and
intelligence may be confusing at first. But when man does realize the true
nature of God and brings Him forth into active expression, he will use this
power at all times. He will know that he consciously contacts His power at all
times—when he eats, when he runs, when he breathes, or when he does the great
work before him. Man has not learned to do the greater works of God because he
has not realized the greatness of God's power and has not known that God's
power is for man's use.
God does not hear us through our loud and vain repetitions
nor our much speaking. We must seek God through the Christ within, the
invisible connection which we have within ourselves. When the Father within is worshiped in Spirit and Truth, He hears the calls of that soul which sincerely
opens to Him. The one who makes the connection with the Father in secret will
feel the power flowing through him as the fulfillment of every desire. For he
that sees the Father in the secret place of his own soul and there abides, him
the Father will reward openly. How often Jesus disclosed his individual contact
with the Father. See how He constantly held Himself in conscious communication
with God within. See how He talked with Him as though He were personally
present. See how powerful this secret inner relation made Him. He recognized
that God does not speak in the fire, the earthquake, or the great wind, but in
the still, small voice— the still, small voice deep in our own souls.
When man learns this, he will become poised. He will learn
to think things through. Old ideas will drop away, new ideas will be adjusted.
He will soon find the ease and efficiency of system. He will learn at last to
take all the questions that perplex him into this silent hour. There he may not
solve them but he will become familiar with them. Then he will not need to go
hurrying and battling through the day and feel that his purpose has been
defeated.
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
