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Soul’S DIvIne journeY

the lord knows of our weaknesses, the heartaches
we have endured upon the many twists and turns in the
road, and of the anxiety of our high-paced living, which
merely leads to our eventual demise. the lord knows of
our frustration, our loneliness, and our hidden despair, but
despite all of this, the Divine creator has lovingly prom-
ised all sentient beings that they will never be forgotten or
left alone. the lord has made provisions, for his divinely
appointed Saints have been sent to light the inward path,
illuminating the eternal Way for those who are stumbling
and struggling in their endless search for truth.
With the precise counsel of the living Master and the
celestial Sound which he brings, all spiritual efforts turn into
visible gain, and no lesser power can ever again delay or de-
tour the infant soul. Armed with the Master, the truth, and
the Sound, the soul rises like the phoenix and is never again
required to imprison itself within the human form. the
crowning glory of all spiritual pursuit is for the individual to
become a Saint oneself rather than worshiping at the feet of
the Saints, to become the living embodiment of truth rather
than searching for it in the ancient spiritual scriptures, and to
realize that one’s own body is literally the temple of God,
not the holy shrines and architectural wonders of the world.
the following story of the wandering seeker ade-
quately portrays soul’s plight within the lower worlds,
along with its incessant search for true happiness and the
pearl of great price.

the pArAble of the WAnDerInG Seeker

there once was a man who constantly searched for
the secret to his happiness. this man knew that since no one
was really happy, including himself, there must be a hidden