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i SouL’S DIvINE JourNEy

with utter helplessness and perple ity. As long as seekers
continue to rely only upon the counsel of their own minds,
this enigmatic dilemma will continue, for it is not within
the mental capacity of the reasoning intellect to discern or
interpret aright either the way back to soul’s place of origin
or the incandescent nature of the absolute truth.
Howe er, this does not mean that absolute truth does
not e ist, nor that it has ne er been a ailable or painstakingly
articulated to the races inhabiting the globe. Illuminated
Saints and Masters from all cultures ha e, in the past and
present times, unfailingly offered this ultimate truth, espe-
cially to those few who ha e had the eyes and ears to clearly
percei e and comprehend.
Ne ertheless, the pursuit of truth has become e ternal-
ized, and thus the original Source of truth, which innately
resides in the indi idual, has been minimized or wholly lost.
No longer is the indi idual seen as the repository of truth,
for truth has been relegated strictly to the collecti e whole
or a specific institution, whether religious, philosophical, or
metaphysical. This is a curious phenomenon, for all Saints
ha e emphasized unanimously that the ultimate truth and
its disco ery lie within the many folds of the indi idual’s
inner consciousness, and without searching within oneself,
the luminous nature of truth can ne er be found.
Therefore, the Saints come not to establish or form a
new outer religion, but to introduce and enli en within us
the true inner religion. The soul has e ternalized itself and
has endlessly worshiped buildings, shrines, and temples;
it has read and studied arious scriptures from around the
world; it has relied on fasts, rites, and ceremonies; it has
worshiped idols made of stone; and it has paid homage to
past prophets, incarnations, and men of God. But the soul
has failed to apply and direct its worship and de otion to
the proper quarters of Spirit’s abode. In truth, our de otion