Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

1896.] Lov.:sT Taou M t: '? 21
ing out his thought.~ and words, oft times fails. but not ao the
Creator. J [e says by the mouth of one of bi11 prophet~~, "Aa
the rain cometh down, and the snow from beavt!n, and raturneth
not thither. but watereth the eat·th. and maketh it
bring forth an~t, we mean the cle>~it·e pm·ely fm· 11elf. e\·en if
the thing desired be goocl. The love for woman is UMually of
this charactet·,-a clesh·e for the delight we feel in her preMent~e.
Man seeks to pleaRe her that "'he may iu tm·n de .. it•e t.o plea.Ke
him. ThiK luve iM only a fm·t!eful tlesir·e to obtain. ancl belongs
11imply to the animal man. There nre, indeed, a few, who, hy
oh>~ervation a1ul experience. are led to see tlut.t thiK animal.Iove
is nut heRt, ami, learning the law of love, they begin to apply
.it, clistinguishing between the stmsatiotml deRire a.ntl the quali.
tie11 neeclfnl to them. They Mt•ek thE>Me qualities in ot.hers, that.
by a mutual love, they may tlt·aw to themseheR and build for
them11elves an orchwly pt>l·snnality. I u thiR again, however,
the1·e is still a self Reeking: thtt selfishne11s h:u,t but appeared
upon a higher plane.
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