II


Out of the silence that is peace a resonant
voice shall arise. And this voice will say, It is
not well; thou hast reaped, now thou must sow.
And knowing this voice to be the silence itself
thou wilt obey.

Thou who art now a disciple, able to stand,
able to hear, able to see, able to speak, who
hast conquered desire and attained to self-knowledge,
who hast seen thy soul in its bloom
and recognised it, and heard the voice of the
silence, go thou to the Hall of Learning and
read what is written there for thee.

1. Stand aside in the coming battle, and
though thou fightest be not thou the warrior.

2. Look for the warrior and let him fight in
thee.

3. Take his orders for battle and obey
them.

4. Obey him not as though he were a general,
but as though he were thyself, and his
spoken words were the utterance of thy secret