Allan Kardec-THE Spirit's Book_ The Principles of Spiritist Doctrine (1989)

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which He lived. The time has now come when the truth must be made intelligible for all. It is
necessary to explain and develop the divine laws, because few among you understand them,
and still fewer practise them. Our mission is to strike the eyes and ears of all, in order to
confound pride, and to unmask the hypocrisy of those who assume the outward appearances
of virtue and of religion as a cloak for their turpitudes. We are charged to prepare the reign of
good announced by Jesus; to furnish the explanations that will render it impossible for men to
continue to interpret the law of God according to their passions, or to pervert the meaning of
what is wholly a law of love and of kindness."
628. Why has not the truth been always placed within reach of every one?
"Each thing can only come in its time. Truth is like light; you must be accustomed to it
gradually; otherwise it only dazzles you.
"Hitherto, God has never permitted man to receive communications so full and instructive as
those which he is permitted to receive at this day. There were, undoubtedly, in ancient times,
as you know, individuals who were in possession of knowledge which they considered as
sacred, and which they kept as a mystery from those whom they regarded as profane. You can
well understand, from what you know of the laws which govern the phenomena of spiritcommunication,
that they received only a few fragmentary truths, scattered through a mass of
teachings that were generally emblematic, and often erroneous. Nevertheless, there is no old
philosophic system, no tradition, no religion, that men should neglect to study; for they all
contain the germs of great truths, which, however they may seem to contradict each otherperverted
as they are by their mixture with various worthless accessories-may be easily coordinated,
with the aid of the key that Spiritism gives you to a class of facts which have
hitherto seemed to be contrary to reason, but of which the reality is irrefutably demonstrated
at the present day. You should therefore not fail to make those old systems a subject of study,
for they are rich in lessons, and may contribute largely to your instruction."
Good and Evil
629. What definition can be given of the moral law?
"The moral law is the rule for acting aright, that is to say, for distinguishing practically
between good and evil. It is founded on