“43: O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of...”


O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of the Friend, and
know that His pleasure is in the pleasure of His creatures. That is: no
man should enter the house of his friend save at his friend’s pleasure,
nor lay hands upon his treasures nor prefer his own will to his friend’s,
and in no wise seek an advantage over him. Ponder this, ye that have
insight!



“44: O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not
thyself,...”


O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not
thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear
it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own
faults may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that
thine own abasement be not exposed. Live then the days of thy life, that
are less than a fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy heart
unsullied, thy thoughts pure, and thy nature sanctified, so that, free and
content, thou mayest put away this mortal frame, and repair unto the
mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom for evermore.