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

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THE SPIRITS’ BOOK
"Do not allow yourself to be discouraged by hostile criticism. You will have rancorous
contradictors, especially among those whose interest it is to keep up existing abuses. You will
have such even among spirits; for those who are not completely dematerialised often
endeavour, out of malice or ignorance, to scatter abroad the seeds of doubt. Believe ill God,
and go boldly forward. We shall be with you to sustain you on your way; and he time is at
hand when the truth will shine forth on all sides.
"The vanity of some men, who imagine that they know everything, and are bent on explaining
everything in their own way; will give rise to opposing opinions; but all who have in view the
grand principle of Jesus will be united in the same love of goodness, and in a bond of
brotherhood that will embrace the entire world. Putting aside' all vain disputes about words,
they will devote their energies to matters of practical importance, in regard to which,
whatever their doctrinal belief, the convictions of all who receive the communications of the
higher spirits will be the same.
"Perseverance will render your labour fruitful. The pleasure you will feel in witnessing the
spread of our doctrine and its right appreciation will be for you a rich reward, though perhaps
rather in the future than in the present. Be not troubled by the thorns and stones that the
incredulous and the evil-minded will place in your path; hold fast your confidence, for your
confidence will ensure our help, and, through it, you will reach the goal.
"Remember that good spirits only give their aid to those who serve God with humility and
disinterestedness; they disown all who use heavenly things as a stepping-stone to earthly
advancement, and withdraw from the proud and the ambitious. Pride and ambition are a
barrier between man and God; for they blind man to the splendours of celestial existence, and
God cannot employ the blind to make known the light."
"JOHN THE EVANGELIST, ST AUGUSTINE, ST VICENT DE PAUL, ST LOUIS, THE
SPIRIT OF TRUTH, SOCRATES, PLATO, FÉNELON, FRANKLIN, SWEDENBORG,"
etc., etc.